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Lymphoma (Hodgkin and Non-Hodgkin)
Archives for October 2003
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surviving after cancer
i have successfully survived my cancer experience twelve years; however, i have had difficulty reintegrating back into society. i believe that our society is lagging with respect in knowing how to deal with cancer survivors and their related side effects. my long term side effects include chronic lymphedemia and shingles.…
HELP Radiation begins Monday
I am 26 Female. diagnosed with 2A Hodgkins in March of this year. I completed 6 months of chemo, ending in September. I had to wait a month between my last chemo for my PET scan. I got the results and they were clear!! I am scheduled to begin radiation on Monday, and I am having some reservations on this issue. I am not…
Looking for support
Hi! My name is Rebecca and Im 23 years old. I was diagnosed with Hodgkins in August as a stage 1b I believe (I was told I am between a stage I and II). I never had any symptoms, I had an x-ray due to a chest cold and it was found. Im suprised to see I have few true friends through this because most dont talk to me anymore.…
Suffering from constant Fatigue
My Girlfriend was recently diagnosed with Hodgkins Stage 3A (non-symptomatic) and has gone through 3 doses of ABVD chemotherapy. All has gone well as she hasn't been too overrun until this last dose. Understanding that things like fatigue will take place over the course of the treatment, but does anyone have any…
Long term (5 yr) side effects
I am a survivor of Stage 2 Hodgkins. I was diagnosed in 1998 and finished 6 cycles of chemo (ABVD- Adriamyacin, Bleomyacin, Vinblastin, D??? and MOPP-M??, O??, Prednisone, Procarbazine) and 4 weeks of daily radiation in May 1999. Since then I have been experiencing weird things and am looking for input. Most recently (past…
how is everyone?
just looking for an update on everyone, no one has made any posts lately; I thought I would post something new to hopefully keep everyone coming back to this message board. So go ahead-post something-let us know how you are doing
What else can be done??? Non-Hodgkins (Diffuse Large B-cell high bulk Lymphoma)
Hello, I am trying to find out what else we can do. My friend has now been given only a few weeks. His history is below: On November 13, 2002 he was diagnosed with Diffuse Large B-cell high bulk Lymphoma. He had a large number of tumors in his chest, stomach, spleen, and down his backbone. He started chemo a week later. >…
Stage 1V
Do not be discouraged about being diagnosed as a stage IV. My husband was diagnosed as a stage IV in March of 2001. Since that time, he underwent 6 cycles of ABVD, radiation to his spine and an autologous bone marrow transplant in January of 2002. It's been a long road, but now he is doing wonderfully. He is back to work…