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Hi everybody, my hubby was diagnosed just before Christmas, at first they thought it was an aggressive bowel cancer. He had an operation to remove the tumour from his bowel and they then told us it was a lymphoma. We have now been told that it is mantel...
I apparently have the slow growing lymphoma, but not been told much at all only that i'm to be watched at this time. I feel head all over the place, gratfull no treatment as yet, but then left feeling like i'm a time bomb waiting to go off. Hope this...
A warm welcome to all those who have joined us over the past month. We are so sorry that you had to find us but you have found a supportive place where we all understand what this blood cancer journey is like. We have a wide range of first hand life...
Just for info - currently on three-monthly rituximab, and in remission Post R-CHOP. I've now had three full covid doses (despite government muddle), followed up by an antibodies test. This unfortunately showed I have no covid antibodies. Apparently...
hi folks, was diagnosed on 15th oct after a tumour was found in my bowel. sine i had a pet scan i was told friday its in my, throat,chest and spleen. I start chemo on Tuesday and will be having a stem cell transplant after all my chemo. i know the words...
like you I am sorry to be in this particular club . Hey ho what choice do we have . I confused my symptoms with Covid and neglected them . By the time I was diagnosed I was at stage 4. Massive involvment and Splenamagaly. The diagnosis absolutely floored...
Hi - at 76 I've had a good run. Now not so. Does anyone know of a good charity that might place a decent Epiphone acoustic and a fender squire electric? I'm near Hastings.
Hello All, my mum has just been diagnosed with mcl. She is alone, I live in a different country from her. I am so scared and desperate. Feel totally useless.
Hi,I haven't been in touch for a while as I've been on watch and wait for 5 and half yrs. I started treatment on 12th Aug I have chop as a day patient, then a 21 day break then Rituximab and Cytarabine in hospital for 2 nights,the side effects which are...
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