Hello, I was diagnosed with stage 4 HL in July 2024 after ongoing chest pain with tiredness, an ultrasound to check gallbladder identified enlarged spleen in June (and anemia on May bloods). I put two and two together and asked my GP for a haematology...
Hello everyone, I am so pleased I have found this forum as I have felt a bit on my own and not sure if the side effects I was experiencing were just me. I feel very reassured having read some of your experiences. I started my treatment in April and...
Anyone else struggled with chills and shivering at night / when you wake up? Start chemo Monday so can't be chemo related. Did have some steroids a week or so back which I guess are an initial treatment whilst waiting for chemo. Thanks.
Hi everyone, 34 year old female with Hodgkins Lymphoma. I'm on day 10 of escBEACOPDac and feeling dreadful. I've just finished my first round and I'm starting the 'rest' week, if it can be called that. I've been getting a fever almost everyday since...
Hi I’ve had a break in my treatment because of flu I start again on Tuesday and my consultant has given me medicine to inject in my stomach three days after my chemotherapy as anyone had anything similar if so did it help with stomach pain thanks Pau...
Hello i am new to the forum. To cut a long story short, a lesion was picked up in my husbands neck at the beginning of July following a scan for something else., After numerous tests he was diagnosed with Hodgkins Lymphoma 3 weeks ago. Enlarged nodes...
I had hodgkins disease 20years ago. A recent PET scan showed enlarged lymph nodes in my neck and chest. I’ve been waiting two weeks for my neck biopsy which was today but unfortunately when they did the ultrasound they said it was too close to my carotid...
Hi I’ve had 5 lots of abvd chemotherapy since September and have suffered every time with stomach pains loss of appetite and sleep but in all that time I’ve never been told about alternative treatment that might help me thanks Paul
Hi everyone, My name is Rachel, and last month, I was diagnosed with Stage 2 Hodgkin Lymphoma. I recently completed my first round of BEACOPP-DAC chemotherapy and am now on a three-week break until after Christmas. Throughout this journey, I’ve...
Hi, I was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s disease in 2004. After 6 months of abvd chemo and 3 months radiotherapy, I luckily made a full recovery and have been in remission for 19years. Recently I had not been feeling well and eventually after a lot of pushing...
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