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Hi there on 30.11 I received the news that I have B cell lymphoma. I went into hospital shortly after with a rash, which was my morphine. I then stayed in hospital to complete my first round of chemo and get my port fitted. I was released from hospital...
Hi my husband finished his chemo at the end of Oct beginning of Nov, the results so far are great, all his major organs/bone marrow/blood stream are now cancer free, but he had a floater for which he has just finished a 15 day course of radiotherapy,...
Hi i have recently been diagnosed with Non Hodgkins Lymphoma and the consultant referred me for PET scan and CT scan to fins out if there is another area in my body they can do another biopsy as the original site is in my chest and the original biopsy...
Hi All. I have been scouring this forum for a few weeks and have read a lot of your stories. I would like to share my mum's story to see if I can learn anything more to help her. Earlier this year my mum, who is 81, developed problems with her legs...
Just a brief hello from a newly diagnosed Lymphoma patient, just starting the journey, a well worn path for so many of us. I'm 65 years old, living in East Anglia with my wife and I have three grown up children living in the area. I've even got 5 grandchildren...
Hi there. I play guitar and sing but after 3 rounds of r chop my voice started to become weaker and now after 4 I’ve lost all my higher notes. Has this happened to anyone else and has your old voice returned?
I have a large B cell lymphoma near the Jejenal for the second time. Currently I am not having any treatment because it is too dangerous to obtain a tissue sample needed to confirm this. The tissue sample is required by NICE guidelines. Has anybody challenged...
Hello. During the first half of last year I received a full course of six R-CHOP treatments to address lymphoma/DLBCL which manifested itself on my thyroid. This seemed quite successful at the time, especially as my swollen neck shrank noticeably even...
Hi Guys, Not sure how this forum works, so this is me dipping my toe in!! I was recently diagnosed with B Cell and completed Round 1 of my R CHOP heading to Round#2 and looking forward to learning and sharing. Angie
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