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Lymphoma (Hodgkin and Non-Hodgkin)
Archives for November 2005
Discussion List
Is he going to die
I need all the help I can get for my boyfriend. Our wedding plans have been put on hold due to the B Cell NHL. He had 4 sessions of CHOP and then all of a sudden he has gotten a Staph infection. This has put him in the hospital and now we find out he has 20 nodules in his chest. I dread the biopsy which is tommarrow.Hhe…
"Activity" found in spleen area
My brother was diagnosed last January with Hodgkins. (He is 60 years old). He went through a course of chemo and did very well. He's gained weight, hair has grown back and he says he feels great. The CT scan prior to this last one showed some "small activity". The doctors told him they suspected it was scar tissue (healing…
Reoccurance Question
My wife was diagnosed and beat Hogkins lymphoma that was in her neck, chest, armpits, and groin. She is now 24 and it has been a little more than a year since ending treatments (she did both chemo and radiation). Everything has seemed to be normal except that she has sharp pains in her chest sometimes where the large mass…
No taste
Jared completed his radiation treatments last week and now he can't taste anything. The doctors told us this is a temporary thing and that his taste will come back. Has anyone else had experience with this and how long did it last?
concern of reoccur
I was diagnosed as hodgkin's IIA (neck and chest) in March. I finished my 6 month chemo on late September and did CT and PET scan early October. Everything looks fine. However, from last week, I feel pressure in my chest. The feeling is exactly same as before the chemo. I am very nervous. I went to see my doctor. He told…
Secondary cancers after Hodgkins
Hi, I was diagnosed with Hodgkins at 19 and was given chemotherapy for 6 months. I was told I was in remisssion. However 3 months later I found swollen lymph nodes. This time I was given radiation, after 6 months of treatment I was again pronounced in remission. I have been cancer free for 18 years. However, last week I…
skin sensitivity
Has anyone ever had skin suddenly start to feel extra sensitive..almost like a severe sunburn without the heat, after having chemo and radiation? and not necessarily in the areas you were irradiated?? what did you do for it?