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Re : Pain
Just a quick question i have a biopsy scheduled for July 8th , have lympnodes in chest deep in sems like but any way they were found in march during heart surgery have had to wait this long for heart to get stronger , My question since march and have gotten progressively worse Hip pain, and lower back pain as well as the…
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just a quick question
my son had cancer the lymphonma non hodgkin i was wonding if it can come back as a different cancer. he has been in remission since 1997 he had it when he was 13 but now he is running fever and has no cold and i am worry to death .him and his wife is expanding there frist baby in jan. just wanding that is all thanks so…
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co-pays
i was scheduled for another ct scan (12th. in the last 1 1/2 yrs.) this time i did not have the $200.00 dollar co-pay and was told that they can refuse me if i don't have the money. i was needless to say shocked and very upset. they said they would have to get the okay from my doctor to go ahead with the scan. it was so…
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I think I got fired because I had cancer
I was diagnoised with NHL back in April 2008. At the time I was working for AT&T Wireless as a sales consultant. AT&T did have a good medical program and I was able to take FMLA for about 6 months so I could go through Chemo treatments, two operations and seven trips to the hospital. I went back to work in late October…
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Hate the taste of food whats up with this !!!
As i sit here i feel like the new kid on the block , as i get closer to surgery ( july 8th )i have noticed my weight dropping each week now and hate the taste of food at times now it drives me crazy , even a ritz cracker and cheese turns my palate , still feel ok but am trying to get a handle on this food thing, so any…
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Just a question I can not shake....believe me I have tried
The more lymphoma survivors I communicate with, the more I have this burning question. I have spoken/chatted/communicated with at least 4 other lymphoma survivors who were on weight watchers prior to getting hit with lymphoma. Has anyone else noticed this or am I going nuts? Who else was on Weight Watchers shortly before…
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Can't find local support
I am very frustrated by the lack of local support for lymphoma patients! I am a single mom, and I am currently in treatment for aggressive B-cell NHL. I also just got laid off from my job. I have searched ACS and the local area for support groups, financial, and childcare help and it seems like all the organizations within…
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Longterm effects of radiation therapy
I am 56 years old and I had Hodgkins when I was 16. Treatment was surgery for tumors in my chest and radiation therapy. I am now having problems the worst of which is severe aortic stenosis. There seems to be some question as to whether there is a fix for this. Normally it would mean heart valve replacement. Because…
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Disturbing report from dr
After receiving good blood reports over the past 9 weeks, my wbc have dropped significantly. I am totally bummed out about it. And to top it off, I have discovered a lump on my groin. These two events trigged my doctor to schedule another bone biopsy tomorrow. I am not happy about this at all. I was doing so well. I…
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Primary CNS Lymphoma
Hi, New here. My Dad has just been diagnosed with Primary CNS Lymphoma. His tumor was taken out last month May it was just about the size of a golf ball (at base of brain attatched to spinal cord). Anyway he is out of rehab today and has to have another MRI asap according to Doc. This is scary stuff and Mom and Dad were…
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Scared and worried how to handle this alone ??
Well to make this short , i had a heart atttack in march , made it through ok , am 46 single no kids never married non smoker non drinker , during surgery they found i had enlarged lymnoides in my abdomen and chest that was in march had to wait till heart was strong again to follow up , on my nirthday in may had a pet /ct…
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Daddy's Cancer-Blastic NK Cell Non-Hodgkins Lymphona
August 2008 My dad was diagnosed with this very rare cancer. Very few cases each year worldwide. If anyone has ever heard of it please talk to me
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People that think their disease is the same as having cancer
I developed NHL in 2000, stage 4. I would like to know if other cancer patients have had the problem I have had with friends or family who compare their disease as being as bad as your cancer. Some people say I look well, so how could I be sick. Here's the one that really burns me up. My sister developed Diabetis II a few…
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Symptoms?
Hi. I was just wondering if any of you had any of the symptoms I have before you were diagnosed. I have an appointment set up for later this week with my doctor for a complete health check, but I have to admit I am really scared. I can just FEEL that something is wrong and being a single mom of five kids, that has me…
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Finding survivorship harder than treatment, am I alone?
Hi, This is my first post, although I have been a silent member for a little bit. I was diagnosed with Stage 2A, nodular sclerosis Hodgkins Lymphoma in May of 2007. I was 48 years old at the time and had just celebrated my 25th wedding anniversary. I had 6 rounds of ABVD, no rads. Went into early remission and basically…