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My wife starts radiotherapy in a couple days. It will be focused on the lymph node in the submandibular area. She’ll be getting 15 sessions almost back to back. Can anyone who’s had the same treatment tell me what side effects they experienced? We...
Hi all I’m in full remission from stage 4 follicular non Hodgkin’s lymphoma, after 6 cycles of bendamustine and obinutuzamab, So all good. Started maintenance sessions of obinutuzamab 8 weekly for years. Then in June I caught Covid. I have now been...
Hi, I've been suffering with anaemia for months and having transfusions, just been diagnosed with splenic marginal zone lymphoma. I'm starting a 6-week course of Rituximab alone today. Just wondering if anyone who's had the same could say what the side...
Hi, diagnosed very recently with this rate type of bone marrow cancer. Has anyone else been treated with it or diagnosed with this? Any advice greatly appreciated, thanks.
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Hi all.... so my 82 year old dad has NHL for the 3rd time in 14 years and after 5 cycles of chemo he has chemo fatigue and has decided to stop... his body just won't take it. The NHL hasn't gone and was just wondering if anyone could tell me what I should...
My son is 16. He was diagnosed yesterday with burkitt' lymphoma. The doctors already decided to start chemotherapy today. Any thoughts, advice and experiences with this type of cancer on 16 years old boy?
Should the submandibular lump have disappeared by the third round of R-CHOP? My wife (40) was diagnosed with diffuse b-cell lymphoma stage 1A. Caught early. She completed her third and final round of R-CHOP a week and a half ago. The lump has reduced...
My wife (40) was diagnosed with diffuse b cell non Hodgkin’s lymphoma stage 1A and completed her third round of R-CHOP on 8th Dec. Her radiotherapy is due to start on the 11th Jan. Each cycle of R-CHOP lasts three weeks so when the R-CHOP has worn off...
Hi, Im in my early 30's and I've recently been diagnosed with Lymphoma (03/12/2022) and commenced on CHOP chemotherapy 3 days later. I'm still awaiting confirmation from biopsies of a mass in my abdomen, as to which type of Lymphoma I have. Despite...
