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Sorry its been a while since I posted, but I'm always sitting in the background. I dont know if this is the right place to post, or even what we are looking at anymore, if it even is lymphoma. Its been a tough week I've been unwell and not able to contact...
Hi, I have been diagnosed with Lymphoma again, this is the 4th time it has come back.. 1st diagnosed in Oct 2019, I had RCHOP which put the cancer in remission. Again 3 months later diagnosed again with Lymphoma, I had more chemo to get rid of it...
Hi is it ok to drink small amounts of alcohol ie a glass of wine whilst having RCHOP obv not on the day but maybe a week or so after each round
My name is Keeley and I am English, but live in Spain. I have stage 4 Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma which started in my spine early last year. The tumour in my spine fractured one of the vertebraes. I am now more mobile though can still not walk too far...
Hello everyone. I posted the text below in the New Members Forum and Mike - Thehighlander kindly suggested I copy and paste it here as an introduction, so here goes. I'm husband to a wonderful woman who has refractory DLBCL. Diagnosed initially at...
Back in June I discovered a lump in my wife’s thigh, on 26th October we received the diagnosis. She is due to begin chemotherapy, R chop at Basingstoke hospital on 9th November. We are waiting for an appointment for a PET scan, the consultant thinks it...
Hi, I'm not good with forums and things, I'm struggling to search others stories because I fear seeing something that will knock me out of this state of limbo I've been in since Wednesday evening. I was admitted with suspected gallbladder issue on Monday...
Hi all, I have been reading your posts avidly and you have given so much awareness and support to others. if I could ask advice , my husband aged 59 fell ill suddenly 13 weeks ago. After initially being informed by 4 GPS that it was a virus, we had...
UPDATE original post is under this… first - thanks to all who responded much love to all xxxx If you don’t want to read all / I’m in remission but may need preventative radiotherapy (waiting on that decision & am totally fine with that). Happy...
Hello , Would have any one have any idea why my family member would have changed treatments mid way from r-ceop to D A-EPOCH-R? He never received the common r-chop .. Thank you
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