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Me too, it's been a long time
I am so very sorry for not keeping in touch. I don't mean to whine. I really haven't been myself lately. Forgive me, especially to those who have every reason to whine. My problem isn't my dx of NHL in Sept Oct 2009. I saw my oncologist Feb 4, and there is no reason for concern. I will know more when the results of my…
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Hi, still here
Hi all, Just wanted to take a few minutes to stop in and say hello. I know it's been way too long. I still try to catch up and read through the posts every few days or so. We are now in wedding crunch time. lots of last minute details to work on, plus dealing with my sometimes / a lot of times bridezilla daughter, well I…
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funeral assistance?
My dad died this morning. He had leukemia and was diagnosed 10 years ago, he overcame a lot of obsticles but found out only few months ago he had lymphoma which they say can manifest as leukemia and it overtook him, he was only 45. We are trying to find some place that can help with funeral costs but no luck. I tried the…
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Dumb question
I read that mumps is one of the diseases which relapse because of Rituxan. Does anyone know of an actual case where that happened? Just hoping for mumps I guess.
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My PET scan results
I kept really busy today because my appointment wasn't until 3:30 and I was preparing myself for the worst. The doctor came in and told me they have a scale of 1 to 5, 5 being not so great and one being excellent and that I am a solid ONE!!! Yahoo! I have NED!!!! Absolutely no sign of active disease and the mass in my…
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Bone Marrow Transplant or Not
My brother has non-hodgkin lymphoma and leukemia. They want him to have a bone marrow transplant and I am being checked to see if I am a match. He doesn't think he wants to go thru with it and his wife really wants him to. I would like to locate some people to either email/talk to him who has walked in his shoes and share…
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Blood tests
If you don't mind me asking, was anyone's diagnosis lead to originally from an abnormal blood test? What was that abnormality and what type of Limphoma caused it?
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Blood clot in neck
My son, age 27, recently successfully completed chemo for Hodgkins Lymphomia. However, as a side effect, he has a lot of swelling in his kneck and shoulder area and a large knot or clot on the side of his neck. Dr's believe it is a blood clot, and have him on Warfarin (blood thinner). We are not sure what caused the clot,…
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Dry Mouth
No matter how much my mom drinks and uses her mouth rinse she has her days that her mouth and throat feel very dry. Does anyone experience this? She tends to dehydrate very easily so I get worried. We make sure she drinks plenty of fluids.
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Unsure
Hi everyone, frist can I say that I haven't be diagnosed with anything or might not be. I am experiencing some symtoms that I would like to share with you all and maybe get your feed back. I went to the doctor back in November with flu like symtoms and a lump on each side of my neck. She told me to come back after six…
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DON'T WANT TO BE A BAD FRIEND
I have tried and tried and tried to be as supporting as possible to one of my closest friends diagnosed recently w/ Hodgkins Lymphoma. It's EXTREMELY draining and I feel really discouraged. Just the other night I was away from the phone and I guess chemo has resulted in some shortness of breath, she lost her breath…
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Neupogen self-shots
Hey guys, I was just released from the hosptal from R-ICE #4 and I'm in the mobilization stage. Luckily, my doc has agreed to let me give myself the Neupogen shots at home each day. I've never really done this before, and I practiced on a little flap of skin all day before they released me. (Also-- the lovely nurse…