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Lymphoma (Hodgkin and Non-Hodgkin)
Archives for December 2012
Discussion List
Vomiting
My father is 10 days out from his second cycle of rchop. He has started to vomit small amounts but has no nausea. he says he gets a foul taste in his mouth then he just vomits. has this ever happened to anyone? I am not sure whether to call his doctor or not. He isn't drinking a lot because he is afraid he will get sick
HELP-friend in need
I, personally, have not, nor do I have cancer. My best friend in California was diagnosed last week with stage 4 lymphoma. I'm not sure if it's Hodgkins or non. He has 5 tumors, one on his kidney, one on his liver, 3 in the pelvic region. He is currently at UC Davis hospital undergoing aggressive chemotherapy. I imagine it…
Decadron and loss of taste and smell
Anyone else experience this ?
SIADH Syndrome of Inappropriate Antidiuretic Hormone Secretion
My mom has been suffering for the last week with dehydradion and low sodium. It got to a point where the cancer center was giving her too many fluids to raise her sodium and then when they gave her a dieretic, her sodium would drop. She became very tired and disoriented so off to the ER we went. After a few days of trying…
mabey pnumonia again
i am having symtoms low grade fevor that comes and go shortness of breath lungs ache. i see my onc tommrowand then they will decide if i need to be transported back to wvu i really need your prayers. and i think my platelets are dropping again i am getting the same little red dots under my skin like befor. blessings denise
Funding a stem cell transplant
Hi all-- I have been making slow progress towards a possible stem cell transplant, undergoing salvage chemo right now in the hospital as I write this message. I received an unexpected phone call yesterday from my "transplant coordinator" that I am in an exclusion period, and my insurance will not pay for the transplant…
ANYONE had stem cell transplant who ended up with disease in different location during/post stem cel
Diagnosed with diffuse large b cell non hodgkins lymphoma... Nothing in lungs or chest area, only in abdominal prior to sct... Post stem cell ~8th day went back with low fever what they thought to be pneumonia was finally diagnosed with same lymphoma in chest and lungs few days later... Passed away less than a month post…
Had 12 rounds of radiation
How long before I get my taste buds back does anybody know?
Still waiting
Hello Dearhearts Well, I am still waiting to hear about the results from last weeks scan. This is hard, not knowing anything. I am used to receiving my results fairly quickly. But this new doc, well I just have to wait. This has been such a hard week. I am hoping that next week will be better. Between Thanksgiving, the…
Cancer and Relatives
Re: Cancer and Relatives Just wondering whether anyone has experienced this. I have close relatives who would help me in a bad situation. However, they always seem to "hang tough" when it comes to illness; play it down. One is busy with family and children; the others retired and busy. They do not live nearby and we do not…