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Lymphoma (Hodgkin and Non-Hodgkin)
Archives for December 2004
Discussion List
cough and stomach pain
Hey all I hope everyone is enjoying this holiday season! I just had a quick question. I am suddenly coughing and getting stabbing pain in my stomach. The stomach thing has been on and off for about a month. I never experienced symptoms last time except extreme fatigue. I finished my radiation treatment(all I had) in March…
Hair Loss/Emotions
Well, after nearly 5 treatments almost 3 cycles I am really starting to lose my hair. My hair was very, very thick to begin with and very long. I cut it short to a shoulder length bob, but then had to cut it even shorter to a pixie length just because the shedding of hair was unbearable. (I know, I don't have to tell any…
1st chemo session completed
Friday was my first chemo session. After saying all week that I was not nervous I was soon that way when I got to the hospital, I am being treated at Christie's in Manchester which is meant to be the best cancer hospital in Europe I think. Anyway, although we assumed that we would have a long wait with this being my first…
Radiation induced Pneumonia
Has anyone ever heard or had radiation induced pneuomina? I have a cough that and some scarring on my right lung in which the oncologist has been watching closely. He says there could be a couple of things causing the cough. One of the suggestions was that because the scarring was so severe a mild pneumonia caused by…
thanks for support to recently diagnosed
I know this sounds awful but It is nice to know that there are lots of people who know exactly how you are feeling and what you are going through. Thank you to all of you who responded it means a lot to me and I pray for all of you as I do myself. I must admit that despite a few outbreaks of tears and stress I am quite…
recently diagnosed
Hi I am a 27 year old female from England who was diagnosed with Hodgkins Lymphoma on the 27th November 2004. Apparently I have been living with cancer for approx one year without even knowing. I first found a lump about this long ago, did not think much about it as I have always suffered from swollen glands and the like.…
White Cells Low afer Chemo
Hi; Need info about White Cells. I recently ended my chemo on 9/21/04 for NHL b-type stage 3 lymphoma however white cells still low. I go to the onc and I receive neup shots to bring the whites back up only to see them drop again after a couple of weeks. My question is has anyone experience the same situtation and when to…