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Lymphoma (Hodgkin and Non-Hodgkin)
Archives for October 2004
Discussion List
Rituxan therapy
Hi, my name is Vicki and I am an oncology nurse. I am going to be working with Rituxan for NHL and would like to hear about your experience with this drug. How did you tolerate it? Were the side-effects manageable? What was the worst thing? Did you have a good response, etc? Anything and everything you would like to share…
tonsils
I just found out that your tonsils are a lymphnode. I never realized they were. Well Monday morning I am having mine removed due to chronic tonsilitis. I am starting to get nervous that they may contain hodgkins. Please pray that they don't!!!!!!
new oncologist
Hey Everyone, I just had a question about my new oncologist. My old oncologist left and it has forced me to find a new doctor. My old doctor ordered ct-scans every three months and that usually followed with pet-scan. The new doctor doesn't like to do so many scans, so he is just going to do a chest exray. I had hodgkins…
Fertility
How do you know if you are fertile after having ABVD? Do you just have to wait and see or the return of your menstrual cycle enough of an indicatior?
Flu Shot
I wonder if people who had cancer earlier this year can get the flu shot. It seems like every place is running out. Has anyone out there been successful?
What to expect
My journey started with what I thought was a heart attack. After three days in the hospital and OK on my 39 yr old heart...I was adivsed that numerous "nodules" showed up on the CT scan. These chest pains, nodules around my heart/lungs along with horrible night sweats, have my doctor wanting to test for HD. He is…
Radiation side effects
Hi, my name is Leslie. I just finished my ABVD chemo for Hodgkins and will begin radiation on my neck and throat (I guess it is what they call the the mantle area) next week. I will be getting radiation for 2 weeks. I have read the message boards and have a pretty good idea about the side effects ( sore throat, loss of…
Recurrence of non-hodgson's lymphoma
Can someone give me details on salvage therapy and the statistics of having higher dose chemo and bone marrow ransplant