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I've volunteered to take part in the REMoDL-A trial, went into the oncology department yesterday and signed up for it. It's standard R-CHOP with an extra drug ( acalabrutinib) added in to possibly enhance the effects of the existing treatment. There was...
Hi all, I completed my sixth R Chop 31st March, however I still have pain in the middle of my back one side and pain under ribs the same side. I have tried to speak to the consultant but the nurses say that I just need to wait for my Pet Scan in a couple...
Hi, my name is Debbie and I was Diagnosed with Diffuse Large B Cell Lymphoma in January 2022. Starting R-CHOP shortly for 18 weeks across 6 cycles. I live in Kent and am 55 years young. I enjoy walking in the countryside with my dog and travelling worldwide...
Hi. Im new to the group. Im 30 years old and recently been diagnosed with this. Originally they thought it was a form of lung cancer that i had. To say i was shocked when I received this diagnosis was an understatement. i have just had my second round...
My other half finished his 15th radiotherapy treatment the 2nd week of March and although we were prepared for a downward turn for a couple of weeks, we certainly were not prepared for him loosing nearly 3 stone in weight, eating virtually nothing and...
Hi there, I’m new to here but to provide some background my poor mum has recently been diagnosed with follicular lipoma, but the consultant said ‘acting like a diffuse large B cell type’. That comment sort of threw me off and I didn’t want to ask too...
Hello. I had my first R-CHOP treatment several weeks ago, and just before my second session I tested positive for Covid (I was isolating at home but it arrived at the house anyway...). I only had mild cold symptoms which passed and I began to test negative...
Hi all, I’ve recently completed 6 rounds of rchop for DLBCL in the mesenteric region. It’s been 3 months since my last chemo and I am extremely paranoid with every feeling I get. Lately I’ve been having a ‘reaction’ where I feel ‘tightness’ or pulling...
Hi I was initially diagnosed with High grade Diffuse Large B Cell NHL stage 1 but after 1 round of R-Chop and analysis of the removed tumour diagnosis changed to low Grade incurable. This was back in autumn 2019. Found more tumours in my neck last spring...
Hi dad had he’s last chemo Thursday and he coming off steroids is it normal to feel emotional angry frustrated
