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Need help as my daughter has just been diagnosed with Hodgkin Lymphoma. I want to know what is the length of the treatment? I need to know as my daughter has just asked me and I don’t know. As my daughter Zoe is 26 and is autistic and asking questions...
Hi, my name is Mike, I am 63 and disabled with OA, live alone with my cat in the far West of Cornwall and use a wheelchair. I found a lump on my neck a couple of weeks ago and actually managed to get a face to face appointment with the GP. He sent me...
Hello my husband of 10 years (june8th2012) together 14 has been diagnosed with non hodgkin's follicular lymphoma we've been told its incurable and life expectancy is 10 years at best... If he responds to treatment were currently at watch and wait stage...
Hi all, this is my first post to a group, grateful you are here to chat, I am hoping some experienced opinions may help. I was first diagnosed with Stage 2 Hodgkin’s lymphoma in October.After my covid vaccine I noticed reactive lymph nodes in my neck...
Hi all, many thanks in advance for taking the time to read this and especially if replying. My mother, aged 56 has recently been diagnosed with advanced stage 2 Hodgkins Lymphoma, could be stage 3 ( just waiting for further PET scan results) I am...
hello, I was diagnosed with lymphoma cancer last week and my ABDV treatment will start in 2 weeks. I m having really bad lower back pain & extreme nausea. Also i m unable to eat anything.Any suggestions what can be done before treatment starts. Any advise...
i was just diagnosed last week after a biopsy i had on the 29th of december. im 22 years old and an undergrad in 3rd year at uni. I haven’t lived at home in years even before uni so moving home and putting my whole life on hold is having a huge impact...
Hello! My diagnosis is stage 2, but because I am very borderline on two of the risk factors, I’m classified as early unfavorable and my doctor has therefore recommended 12 ABVD treatments (6 cycles) with no RT (ie same treatment as someone my age/gender...
Hi everyone I have recently been diagnosed with Hodgkins Lymphoma, need to say I am absolutely scared. I am 27 years old. I had a lump at the side of my neck, biopsy confirmed was Hodgkins. At the moment I feel absolutely fine , I start treatment on...
Hiya, in case it might be of interest, thought I'd post an update on how it's been going since my last radiotherapy treatment on the left side of the neck. It's been 4 weeks since last treatment Soreness in mouth, throat (inside of neck) This...
