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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...
Hi all, I'm due to be starting ABVD very soon (likely next week) for stage 2 Hodgkin Lymphoma. I honestly don't know anybody near to my age (28) who has or has had any cancer/chemotherapy, so I'm struggling to plan and navigate the next 4 months or...
Hi All, I’m not sure this is right place to ask these questions but the consultant I’m under suggested reaching out in an HL forum and I thought I’d try here. last year I was diagnosed with stage 4 classical Hodgkin lymphoma and underwent 4 rounds...
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...
So here we go, treatment starts tomorrow. Any tips appreciated?
Hi all My husband got the all clear yesterday - he had a Grey Zone stage 3 Lymphoma and had 6 rounds of chemotherapy. Obviously it’s fantastic news, but in terms of follow ups we were told he will be monitored for a couple of years but not have any...
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...
About seven months ago, I started having a diffuse, shifting itch all over my body. At first, the itch would only appear for a few seconds at a time, in different areas – sometimes on my arm, then in a different spot. It would happen when I lightly touched...
Hi, anyone had an experience with exposure to chicken pox. My 23 year old is on day 14 of 3rd escalated beavopdac. He’s usually out of the neutropenic stage at this point. My other son has been back from uni for a week. He had a few spots on his tummy...
