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Ok...the holidays are over..so...
Whats up peeps??? The holidays are over so lets check in and share whats going on. Up-coming tests? How your feeling? etc,etc. I'll go first...my port gets flushed on the 11th...first CT scan on the 18th and results of the scan will be reviewed with my oncologist on the 25th. I'm still pretty tired, but nothing going on…
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To Don Engel re: Cesium therapy
Hello I'm new to this board and I've jsut read your earlier reply (around March?) where you mentioned that you were using high Cesium therapy for B cell lymohoma. I'm wondering how that is coming along as it's something I'm also considering although I'm a little hesitant as I've heard it can cause heart palpitations. Which…
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NHL / Rituxan or Herbal ESSIAC
Hello, Thank all of you for your responses. Have any of you taken Essiac / Caisse's tea. I have been doing alot of reseach on rituxian and Essiac tea. My doctor recommends rituxan as maintenance therapy. I have 2 more weeks to decide. My specialist is undecided, no evidence shows weather live expectency improves with or…
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Hello there, looking for help. Hubby had SCT for Hodgkins Disease
Hi there. My husband was dx'd with Hodgkins stage IVB 9-09 at age 48. To make a LONG story short he received a rescue autologous stem cell transplant in September with a survival rate of ten-fifteen percent. So far he is alive, but the complications continue. He was hospitalized most of December with c.diff producing…
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New pain?
Hey Ladies, Miss Paranoid here. Ok I have encountered a new pain that I really don't understand, and it's really frustrating me. With this last relapse I had a biopsy taken from my left armpit, actually it's just on the outer edge of my breast. For about the last 24 hours I have been having very uncomfortable…
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Paranoia
Crap. Here we go again. Paranoia setting in....had a drenching night sweat this week. Don't know what it is about this time of year, but for me seems to be NHL. I found swollen nodes Jan 5th originally in 2006. Thought it was back December 2006 (it was). Relapsed again Jan 2010. I sincerely hope I am simply reading into…
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Off for Rituxan
Well in just about 30 minutes I'm off to get another infusion of Rituxan, this time for my RA. I will be getting a much larger dose than for my cancer. I've done this so many times before for my NHL that it's old hat but today I'm nervous. It's going to be a long and I hope uneventful day. But I do want to say HI to all my…
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Good News!
I had my 'biopsy' on tuesday, however when they went in to take a piece of what they thought was an enlarged lymph node, the surgeon discovered it was an abnormally enlarged salivary gland instead! I wish they could have told me that without surgery, but I guess that is what was needed. He felt it and examined it, but…
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Has anyone else experienced continued pain after treatment?
Hello everyone, I was diagnosed with NHL small b-cell, 3A, grade 1. I have had the 4 weeks of treatment and now on every 2 months for 2 year plan. I am experiencing continued left groin, underarm, and chest pain (hard to breath). Sometimes all of this is barely tolerable even on Neurontin 900MG a day and Vicadin 500MG…
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weight gain?
do you always gain weight with treatment? I am worried about this since i am over weight to begin with.
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Early Xmas present
Well,quite a few of us got an early Xmas present this year. We heard the magic word REMISSION. There are still a few more that will hear that same word in about a month. Then a few more that are working hard on it and their gift will be the same. All of you have really helped me thru this diagnoses that I got back in May…
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Following Rituxen
Hi, Had four infusions of Rituxen in Sept-Oct of this year for Stage IV NMZ NHL. No Remission yet. Have had repeated upper resp. infections, on antibiotics twice for them. NOW... I have C-diff, a nasty intestinal infection caused by compromized immune system and too many antibiotics! And even though I am on Flagyl (yet…
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Best Christmas Gift
Hi Y'All, Sorry that I have not had time to read the posts since I got back from Houston. But I wanted to let you all know that my onc at MD Anderson told us that I AM IN REMISSION!!!! He said that I still have several masses in various places, but that nothing is active. All I have to do is go down for full testing every…
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Happy New Year
To my CSN family, have a healthy and happy New Year!!!!! Wishing you all Well Vinny
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A Christmas Wish!
I just want to take a moment to wish all of my CSN family a heartfelt Merry Christmas! You mean so much to me. Thank you. Mary
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Quiet and Clean !
Hi All, Just want to send my love and support to all. I am now sitting in my quiet and clean home. Our youngest daughter(28) moved into her apt. and hubby gave me the gift of housecleaners. The cleaners just left and the only noise is Lola barking for me to give her some attention.. The sun is peeking through overcast…
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To Donna
Hi Donna I just read your post regarding Thermophore. I have a very bad right knee. I did google, and found the site right away. My question, Is it the moist heating pad for about $68.00? I read everyone's post each day. I find the info on this site so helpful with my NHL. Thankfully, I am finding info on another problem I…
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Winter Storms
I just wanted to see how all my CSN family on the east coast are doing with all the winter white weather better known as snow. I hope all of you are warm, dry and most of all safe. Please check in when you can. Blessings, Leslie
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What's Happening
Hi Guys, Okay, the past 2 months have been not so wonderful. I had mentioned that my beloved brother in law passed away from cancer, and his memorial was 2 weeks ago. My sister is having a very difficult time. His birthday would have been Christmas Eve. Today is the anniversary of my other sister's death in 1997, always a…
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Checkin my list...
Food is ready...check Pillows and blankies for the movie...check Oh...wait a minute! Whose that pretty happy face smiling back at me in the mirror? Why it's me..Sue! Thank you Mary Kaye! Now if the hair fairy would just pop in I'd be totally ready to get this show on the road! ho!ho!ho! Love you guys...Sue
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Holiday Wishes
Hi All, Happy Holidays to all of my "new" family. Warmest wishes and peaceful healing, always.. Lisha
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Something Great on the Horizon
Okay, this is just what I heared on the radio news as I was driving home from Costco. According to the report, Stanford University scientists have just identified the gene in the cancer cells which will turn the cells on to our own immunsystem, allowing the immunsystem to kill the cell. No chemo, no radiation necessary. I…
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You
Thank you all for being there night and day as we walk this journey together. There is NOTHING like having support from someone who has walked in your shoes. Thanks for sharing openly, listening without judgement and for giving me hope with your strong spirit when I had little. You are all wonderful and strong and my…
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Hey guys check this out
Hexavalent Chromium 6. Just found out its in the drinking water and the government knows it. They are going to check it out with a survey in a year or so. Its a very high cancer causing mineral. I checked it out on the puter. The levels are extremely high. They are getting ready to add Texas.Washington State is being…
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B-R or R-CHOP?? Help Please
Hi all, I joined a few days ago. My mom (65 yrs old) was diagnosed with NHL 3A for now stage 2 (the bone marrow flowcytomotry showed negative, but they will do an immunocytochemistry to make sure it is not there for sure, why didn't they do that in the first place? go figure! to torture us, I guess) They say it's a bit in…
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Wishing everyone the very best!
Hi all, I havn't posted in some time now, alot has been happening and I will fill you in on another post. I wanted everyone to know that I think of you often and hope and pray that everything goes well for all my friends here on the CSN. Congrats to all who have completed there treatments. I know how long and difficult and…
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Prepping for lymph node biopsy on Dec 28th
So, my surgery is right around the corner and I'm starting to get nervous! I know you guys are warriors in this sort of thing and have been through it all, so I'm coming to you for some support and encouragement since my imagination is getting the better of me. The surgeon talked with me about the risk of nerve damage…
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Need help to cope...
Hi Everyone! The reason I'm writing is I'm looking for advice on how to help my mom deal with my stepfathers NHL diagnosis. Just to give you a background...here is the skinny on the situation.. My stepfather went into an urgent care clinic in March for lower back pain..the physician did an xray and he came home with a…
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Radiation
Hello, I am new to CSN, and I could really use some support. I have hodgkins lymphoma. I was diagnosed about a month after I had my first baby. I am currently undergoing Chemo, I just finished #5 out of 12, so I am almost halfway done. At the end of my Chemo treatments I will have to undergo Radiation therapy. I am…
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711TOM (George)
Hi George, I've been thinking about you and wondering how you are doing since your Zevalin. I think you had it early November which would put you about six weeks out. Have your counts bottomed out yet and how are you feeling? I'm just starting to get some energy back, but my counts are still in the low range. They come up…