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recovery questions
Anyone experiencing loss of smell and taste months after finishing chemo? Its been almost 7mths since my last treatment and no smell or taste back yet..I know everyone is different when it comes to treatment /recovery but just wanna make sure I am not being paranoid. Also itchy scalp..what is anyone using/doing for relief?…
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Hairstylist Recommend
I'm undergoing chemotherapy and have hair loss and scalp psoriasis. Where can I find a salon familiar with these issues? Thanks Depressed
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Newbie
Hi everyone! I am a newbie to the group.I was diagnosed Oct 2021 with AITL (Angioimmunoblastic T-Cell Lymphoma) did 6 rounds of chemo and been in remission since Feb 2022. Looking forward to sharing and learning from others :)
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Minimally prominent lymph nodes a few months ago- now more enlarged?
Hi everyone. I posted here back in April with some questions about my lymph nodes. I had a small visible lump under my right side of my chin at the end of last year that my doctor had an ultrasound done on, and all that came back from it was I had two minimally prominent lymph nodes and they would just watch for changes…
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Insurance Battle
I am in the middle of CAR-T cell therapy for Stage 4 Non-Hodgkins Diffuse Large B Cell Lymphoma. The people at my cancer center got insurance approval from BCBS of Texas to have an EKG, PET Scan Bloodwork and my T cells collected & sent out to KITE to be engineered. The cells are done now & waiting to be sent back to be…
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New member
Hi, just diagnosed in June with stage 3 B cell lymphoma. Have undergone 3 r chop so far but this last one has been different. I have never felt so tired and anxious. I’ve gone thru two kidney transplant and I just worry either the treatment or the cancer will damage my transplant. Is it normal to feel so unbearably tired…
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Bug Bites
I’ve had over the summer bug bites that turn into a blister that takes several days to go away. I’ve read that those diagnosed with Lymphoma/Leukemia are more susceptible to these types of reactions. I’ve had a bite/blister on my left outside ankle for maybe 4 days or so. Before turning into a blister it was very red itchy…
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Long-term side effects of cobalt radiation therapy
Calisurvivor asks the following: Where are all the long range side effect survivors of cobalt radiation? I was diagnosed with Hodgkins in the mid 60's in california. after a few cobalt radiation exposures i was clear and here i am now, however, the long range side effects are suddenly all catching up with me. Anyone find a…