Hello, this is my first time posting on here even though I’ve been a cancer patient for nearly 2 years! I was originally diagnosed with classical HL in 2023 and had chemo, but my lymphoma returned less than 6 months later and so needed further chemo...
Morning all, I am New to this group. Dad was told he has inoperable esophageal cancer stage 4 - however 4 biopsies have shown no cancer cells. We are on Week 9 now - and we are still exploring possible causes! Dr’s have now suggested possible...
Hi, The week before Christmas last year 2024, my 29 year old daughter was told she has stage 4 Hodgkin's Lymphoma. She began ABVD on New Year's Eve. She had 2 rounds of that but the PET scan showed that though it was working, it had not performed well...
Hello all, After day 1 of the final BEACOPP and spending 18 hours vomiting, my daughter made a decision to end her chemo and said she doesn't want to carry on which meant no more GSCF injections as this was a huge source of pain in her back and knees...
So in the end, my daughter agreed to go for her 4th and final BEACOPP yesterday. It was delayed for a week because she was adamant she wasn't going to have it, but eventually she agreed. An hour before the final infusion finished she started vomiting...
When my daughter told her close workmate that her scan was all clear, she wasn't expecting the barrage of comments from the rest of the office and it has surprised me how people react when you tell them. Mostly the comments were genuine i.e. "I knew you...
Hi everyone, Just curious to ask how quickly after the final infusion can the PICC line be removed? It's driving my daughter mad with how sore it is. Thanks
After a very bad week of pain, appointments and anguish, today we were told the scan shows no sign of cancer. It is all clear. My daughter broke down - I think sheer relief. I feel totally numb. Maybe I can't fully take it in because of how poorly she...
My husband has lymphoma and I wanted to join this group for support. My husband now has cancer in his pancreas and liver. I am going crazy and just want to support him.
Hi I was diagnosed in Jan 2023 with Stage 4 Hodgkins Lymphoma. I had a mass in my mediastinum and lung. I started chemo in Feb, every 2 weeks for 6 months. By April the PET scan showed all the Cancer had gone. I continued Chemo till the end of July. 3...
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