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Hi folks, I know travel insurance is a regular question in here but unfortunately my search doesn't seem to be working. My partner is 40 next year and has always wanted to go to Cuba. He's been an absolute rock the last year and really deserves...
Hello again, all still going well but I'm finding it difficult to stick to the advice to have frequent small meals. The first week of treatment cycle is no problem as my appetite is poor and I can happily live on porrige, soups and the like, but by the...
My husband was diagnosed with follicular lymphoma in 2017 and we found out In dec 2020 he needed to start treatment January 2021. I'm so concerned his becoming very depressed with covid and the risks to him as none of the vaccines have worked, his life...
Hi My name is Susan I'm the wife off Bill,who has just been diagnosed with cancer .I'm really annoyed as we have been calling the GP since 2019,just before the Pandemic Started for a swelling around my husband's forehead,and it has taken for him to go...
still a bit confused by everything. Was told I had F Cancer, but then High Grade Non Hodkins Lymphoma. Is it the same thing. I have progressed the 6 months from feeling very poorly, and in hospital, on 3 occasions, to living a reasonable life of eating...
So here comes the new year, with lots of uncertainty ahead but also many positives to look forward to. Like I’m sure many here in this forum, there will be scary times ahead and it can be a roller coaster, but it’s fantastic we have people and places...
Glad to report treatment seems to have shrunk visible lumps quite a lot! I will be seeing my consultant in soon after xmas and as advised in this forum will ask for more detailed dietary advice, but meantime.... I've just been checking how long the chemo...
Reeling a bit from a telephone conversation with my consultant this afternoon after the MDT meeting . At my first appointment they thought I had a curable NHL, now it looks as if it is follicular. Another face to face appointment with them on Monday....
Hi all, I'm now going through my first treatment for Follicular Lymphoma, ritiximab plus bendamustine. The actual treatment was fine, and I had no side effects at all for three days, but then felt very sick, was sick, and although I got over it by taking...
I was diagnosed a month ago with low grade nhl stage 2 with no B symptoms. Waiting for MRI to see if is in my small bowel too. At present I am on active monitoring but my Consultant mentioned having antibody therapy using Rituximab. This will start in...
