Hi

Personally I wouldn't bother, I have WM and also I am recovering after chemo, radio and surgery for head and neck cancer. My NHL has been ongoing for 5 years now and I've survived lots of colds and other ailments. I think it's an individual thing. If you're gp is like ours it will take 2 weeks to get an appointment, I'd suggest stocking up on cold and flu remedies, paracetamol and ibuprofen and some aspirin if your temperature elevates. All the best.

Thanks, I think you're right. I'm at the start of the illness and not sure whether to act as you would in the past or whether the body is no longer capable of dealing with a cold. Twice in the last 3 years I ended up in hospital with pneumonia and thought oh it's just a cold 

Hi TJA and I see it’s your first post so a very warm welcome to the Community although.

I am Mike and I help out around our Lymphoma groups. 

I was diagnosed way back in 1999 at 43 with my first incurable but treatable type of NHL eventually reaching Stage 4a in late 2013 when a second, very rare was then presenting so with 26 years under my belt I most definitely appreciate the challenges of this journey rather well…….

If you are on treatment and you have a high temperature then you call it into your hospital team. If you are on Active Monitoring or post treatment this is life….. keep hydrated and follow normal cold treatments….. but if you do develop a temperature you consult your GP…… and or your team.

I am 11 years out from treatment and I had a bad cold over the past 2 weeks…… it’s life.

Thanks for the thoughts. It makes me feel less isolated 

No need to navigate this on your own….. this group is always here.

There is so much information it is too much 

I haven't been told which subgroup I am in and Non Hodgkin lymphoma seems to have a hell of a lot. I find the information is like a flood. Not sure what I Am waiting to happen as am just being watched 

I feel more or less normal. Which is good. Travel Insurance is a nono with Lymphoma I have found. It's like waiting for an earthquake and I'm not sure how long and what to expect. 

Hi again TJA …. Lymphoma is indeed a complicated cancer…… but importantly very treatable when required.

When I was diagnosed back in 1999 age 43 I was put on Active Monitoring (Watch and Wait)  as my condition had not progressed sufficiently that treatments were needed…… so I continued to work for 12 years in a demanding teaching job eventually having full on treatment in late 2013.

Travel Insurance can be complicated, you need to find out your ‘exact’ Lymphoma type as with this information it may well open you up to be able to get Travel Insurance.

Where do you live TJA ?