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New on Here, Had Recurrent Diffuse Lrg B Cell Lymphoma and a Stem Cell Transplant Recently
Hello All, I am new on here. I was dxed with Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma in Sept. 2015, stage 1. I responded very well with R-Chop chemo treatment (3 of them, 21 days apart). I was surprised that the size of my lump shrunk in half just a few days after the first treatment. After the chemo, I had 15 radiation treatments…
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NHL causes?
Did anyone who was diagnosed with NHL had some kind of x Ray test few months before diagnosis? For example breast cancer mammogram? Asking because my wife was diagnosed with nhl and 2 months before that she had 2 mammograms done with x rays. And nhl showed up right between the breasts. Trying to find the connection...
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Tips for DA-EPOCH-R?
Discovered a mass in my chest on the 11th of this month Went through CTs, MUGA - all the prep scans and tests, and had biopsies that week. Results came in Thursday (took 7 days) and I got the diagnosis Fri - Primary Mediastinal large b-cell Lymphoma. The mass is wrapped around my aortic arch and my vena cava. Doctor is…
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New phase of NHL for mom: follicular -> B-cell
My mom (71) has been living with follicular lymphoma for about 6 yrs. She’s been treated (rituxin, chemo ie r-chop) and had some remissions. Each remission’s been shorter lived. She had a stem cell transplant about a year ago, but the cancer was back within 6 months. Now with new lumps and bumps, pathology shows it’s…
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Fifth time isn't the charm.
Just wanted to share my current predicament of sorts. I have a very long cancer history going back over 25 years. First with breast cancer in 1992. In Jan. 2008 diagnosed with a very rare NHL, only 200 reported cases in the US at that time. Than 6 months later a breast cancer in my other breast was picked up on PET?CT.…
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Mixed Cellularity Hodgkins Lymphoma
Hello i was diagnosed with Hodgkins in October 2017. i started ABVD in november and my oncologist did a scan after 4 treatments and it showed significant decrease in lymph node size and FDG uptake. i am scheduled to complete my last treatment in late April. does anyone has any experience with Mixed Cellularity Hodgkins?…
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R-CHOP Pending
Greetings all! Long story short, I am a survivor/fighter for almost 8 years now. Last year no treatment, but prior to that 19 rounds of Rituxan for Non-Hodgkin's, B-Cell, Follicular, Indolent, Stage 3A. Below left ear LN started swelling October 2016 (almost 5 cm. now) and Lymphedema started in right leg in February of…
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BvICE, BEAM, and stem cell transplant
Hello, I was just treated for stage IV Hodgkin's lymphoma, my last chemo was December 28th. My final PET showed two new lymph nodes that were hot, turns out I have cancer again already, not one month after my treatment. My onc is planning for a transplant, I was wondering if anyone else has had this treatment and could…
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Adult Survivors of Childhood Burkitts from 80s
Hello, I am a 38 y/o female survivor of childhood Burkitts (Early ‘80s). I’m looking for other survivors from this time period. Im not suffering from very adverse effects but also not doing very well in general. Hurting all the time, getting worse over the years. A lot of non-cardiac chest pain (but had full cardiac…
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Peripheral T Cell Lymphoma
My father, 82 has just been diagnosed with Peripheral T Cell Lymphoma late stage. He had his first Mini-CHOP chemo administered to him on Thursday, March 8th, 2018. He is being treated by a fantastic team of folks at University of Colorado, Denver. I read on this forum that someone from Seattle had a father who was 76. I…
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YouTube T-Cell Lymphoma videos
Hot off the press. Done by (IMO) the world's best hematologist. I will admit that I am biased here. Anyway, these videos contain invaluable information for those diagnosed so that they may make informed decisions and interact with their hematologist at this crucial time in their lives. YouTube playlist:…
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Diffuse Large B cell Lymphoma-Non-Hodgkins is diagnosis
Well after a month of head and neck cancer specialists trying to ID the cancer they found, I am told that it is Lymphoma B cell. I don't know if it's HL or NHL, what stage it is or much of anything that helps us find solid hope. I do know that I have an appoitment with a Doctor that specialises in lyphoma at The Roswell…
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Might have lymphoma
Hey guys, I needed somone to talk to about this because it truly has been eating me alive. About a month ago I found a lump on my neck. I have chest pain I’ve lost 10 pounds and I found more lumps on my groin area. I’m just scared. I’m 18 and have just started my first year of college. I have this gut feeling it’s cancer…
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Reaction to Rice treatment
Hi I’m Destiny and been Diagnosed with non Hodgkin lymphoma. I’ve done 8 cycles of rchop and just completed my 1st round of rice. I had a reaction to the ifosfamide and wasn’t able to complete that part of treatment. Has anyone else had a reacation? If so how was it? How did it go? Were you able to complete treatment? I’m…
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Late onset neutropenia from Rituxan therapy
Hello everyone. I'm wondering if anyone here has had any experience with late onset neutropenia. My husband was hospitalised for 10 days, 8 weeks after completion of chemo for follicular lymphoma, with febrile neutropenia. (fevers and extreme night sweats.) He had been declared in full remission having had a PET scan only…
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Off to the races
Well, after six years since diagnosis, my follicular lymphoma, which is both nodal and extra nodal, is back. The swollen glands are deep in my chest near/around my IMA. Its in virtually the same spots as before and they are each about 5 cm long. First go around I had what started as a laproscopic biopsy but turned into a…
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issues after chemo, Lymphoma with mass around stomach
My husband was diagnosis with Diffuse large B-cell Lymphoma of germinal center type with a rather large malignant mass around the lower half of the stomach. He did the R-chop series of chemo. Finished chemo 5 weeks ago. STILL not able to digest well. He eats, drinks water, by end of week, pukes it up, I'd say he pukes up…