Lymphoma (Hodgkin and Non-Hodgkin)
Discussion List
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Balance
Anyone have issues with balance problems post treatment? My balance has been "off" since I was treated and doesn't seem to be improving.
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Biopsy questions
Hello all! Due to the location of my tumor (an 8cm anterior mediastinul), my doctors elected to do the PET scan first because the tumor was a little hard to reach. The PET scan confirmed that there was in fact hypermetabolic activity in my little "friend". Does this kind of confirm the fact that it's cancer?? Also, now…
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Worried About Lymph Node
Hello, I am 26 years old soon to be 27. About 2 years ago I noticed a small inflamed lump under my arm just below my armpit (a couple of inches below where the hair is), superficial and not able to be seen above the skin. I decided to let it be and not do anything about it, it never grew and only seems to irritate me from…
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New diagnosis help :(
Hello all! I'm excited to be apart of this group. My family is doing their absolute best, but it doesn't compare to people actually going through the same thing. A little background on me: I'm a 24 year old female. Two weeks ago I was in the hospital for what I thought was a kidney stone or kidney infection. They did a CT…
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Past members
Had some time last night so I looked at some old post that go back quite a few years. I came across a member I kinda forgot about. The name was cobra 666. He helped keep the forum going. Anybody know what happened to him. I had a glitch in my computer back then and then I noticed I did not see any more post from him. Also…
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Chemo and Fitness
Hello, Last week I got diagnossed stage 2a Hodgkins Lymphoma. I got my port put in yesterday (man, it hurts!). I start Chemo Monday, they are predicting 4-6 theropy's. I am a very active person. My Dr. predicts that I will still have energy and beable to work out and stay active just fine. I understand that chemo can…
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Port Removal
I have been in remission just over one year. My last scans were completely clear and my doctor suggested removal of my Port. To me it feels premature right now. I'm thinking he may just not want to tie up his staff having to flush it every 6 weeks. Although I'm NED, psychologically it does not feel like it's over and the…
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just diagnosed
My regular dr. had me get a CT Scan. Showed multiple places of probable lymphoma. Scared!!!! Having PET test tomorrow and was told would not be able to see oncologist until next week. Scared!!!!!