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Hello everyone I hope you don't mind me posting here today. It's Steph from the Community team and I'm just popping in to let you know that we've recently shared a Community News Blog you might be interested in. The blog's called ' Let's talk about...
My dad had he’s pet scan last week half way through he’s treatment the consultant was really lovely and showed us the scan results the cancer had completely gone he still had just few more rounds of chemo to go ️
Hello my name is Debbie, im a 55 year old female. I fell whilst walking my dog back in May. A tibia fracture was confirmed but the radiologist requested an MRI. The MRI confirmed an aggressive tumour. I had a biopsy last week. On Monday I was told I have...
Hi my dad is over halfway through he’s treatment he’s very breathless is anyone else getting this spoke to he’s consultant who said he’s red blood cells are a bit low so going to do transfusion weds thanks x
Hi all, I'm Lizzie I'm 32. I received my official diagnosis last week of Large B-cell NHL. I had my first R-CHOP last Wednesday. My symptoms started back in August with a sudden swollen gland above my collar bone and a cough. It's felt like a long...
Hi Mike Thehighlander , just to let you know that I spent the whole afternoon at the Maggie's center in Glasgow , I was invited to join in on a relaxation class , was good I enjoyed just lying back relaxing and day dreaming about somewhere , You are right...
I am 10 treatments into 15 treatments of radiotherapy as “pre-emptive” treatment for lymphoma returning, and am struggling with it more than I did with chemo because I just can’t face any food or liquids as they all taste vile. This started before Xmas...
I was diagnosed with DLBCL on 23rd December 2021 after original diagnosis of leukaemia on 14th December. So had 1 infusion of chemotherapy and 1 spinal infusion to treat leukaemia before moving to R-CHOP having had my 1st on Friday . Not feeling too bad...
My Heros! The Highlander and John R. Over three years clear now of my 'temporary illness'! Hope you two are all good. Your commitment sacrifice and help to those with our specific rouge cell issue ...is superb. Happy New Year!
Hello. It's been a month since I've finished 6 cycles of RCHOP. My Medical Team have scheduled my Methotrexate treatment for the Monday 22/11/21. I'll be a in-patient in a Hospital for 5 days. I was originally told It'll be given by the lumbar puncture...
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