Hi all, 21 year old female with stage 3 Hodgkin’s lymphoma, looking for any advice.I was diagnosed February this year with lymphoma in my neck lungs and chest and have now completed 6 months of ABVD chemo (12 sessions) and getting results on Wednesday...
Hi I was on the forum when I was first was diagnosed with HL stage 3 , at the time I was struggling with severe pains in my stomach I’ve have now had two full coarsesofABVD and the stomach pain returns I’ve tried lots of painkillers and trying to eat...
Hi I've had my 2nd coarse of chemotherapy and I've been struggling with stomach ache is there anything I can take to ease this
Hey Everyone, I’m reaching out for some support & knowledge/experiences please. I had 2 x AVBD and 4 x EscBEACOPP for stage 4 classical Hodgkin’s lymphoma. I still have residue disease in my mediastinal mass, so I’m classed as refractory. So disappointed...
Hi all, any advice regarding when to go back to work? I know the fatigue can last typically a year. The complicated part is it’s almost 2 years since I’ve been in work. It took 6 months for a stage 4 Hodgkin’s diagnosis then 2 cycles of ABVD then 4 of...
Hi ive just joined the group. My 10yr old son has been recently been diagnosed with stage 4 Hodgkins Lymphoma and is due to start 5 days straight of chemo for the first time. He has lost a lot of weight very quickly and has almost completely lost his...
Hi all, I’ve read all the information here and taken a lot of comfort in knowing I’m not alone with what feels like a very rare cancer. I’m a 32 year old female with a husband and a beautiful 7 month old son. I’ve recently been diagnosed with Hodgkin...
Hi, Im currently 3cycles in to ABVD (now AVD) for Stage 2 Unfavourable HL, excellent response at interim PET. Im really struggling with the side effects and have been since the start of my treatment, I get terrible nausea/vomiting within an hour of...
Hi everyone, I had the results back from my interim PET scan yesterday and my consultant told me that I’m not where they would expect me to be at this stage. I’m devastated to be honest. I’d like expected a really good scan as my symptoms had reduced...
Well my husband has relapsed Hodgkins for the third time. Previously being too unwell for stem cell so another route was taken. Now we embark on Pembrolizumab and then plan whats next. Its been very hard to take in again and we are in quite a bit of disbelief...
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