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Just wanted to say hello as a fairly new (couple months) 50 yr old mantle cell patient. Was discovered pretty randomly after another lymphoma (malt) was discovered. Just finished treatment (radiation) for the malt and been advised to do watchful waiting...
My husband was diagnosed with stage 4 Mantle Cell Lymphoma in February. He has recently completed 6 cycles of R Chop Chemotherapy. He feels very fatigued and had also started to feel very anxious, probably because he is at such a low point? We are both...
I’d like to understand what “mild” chemo means! I’ve been philosophical about my reduced life expectancy, but in a month I’m likely to start a regimen of Rituximab and mi ld chemo. ID like to know what do expect (assuming I’m able to tolerate it. ...
Any support or advice would be appreciated thank you
Hi I'm Kaf2, I was diagnosed with high grade aggressive mantle cell lymphoma Feb 2016, at 41, I was scared of the chemo but it went well, even after the first days chemo treatment you could visibly see the tumours going. My tumours were on the right and...
Hello all... I've gone three years now since diagnosis, chemo etc. And I find myself wondering about the timespan of others in the group?
I was diagnosed with Mantle Cell in June 2021. I had six chemotherapy treatments, which was not as bad as I was led to believe. I had a bone marrow transplant on the 23rd December 2022. A little more difficult, no further treatments since. Just gone onto...
Hi Everyone, I am currently looking after my friend who shockingly walked into his local A&E with extreme back pain, on the advice of 111. 8 hours later they advise him that they are suspecting blood cancer. As soon as I found I made plans to come...
My husband was diagnosed with mantle cell lymphoma at the end of November. After 3 rounds of chemo we were told it had spread to his brain which apparently is very rare. They are experimenting with a new cocktail of chemo in the hope it might buy him...
hi just been diagnosed with MCL and its pretty scary I'm 70yrs old and waiting for a hickman line to be fitted then I embark on a course of maxi-chop then cytarabine alternatively 3 of each then stem cell therapy for 2months the literature is scary think...
