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Has anyone had pressure from the tumors before? Its not really pain but just alot of pressure. What did you take for it if so? I get that all day and it drives me nuts. My dr doesnt really want me taking oxycodone because its an addictive med but I feel...
Hi, just received my diagnosis of NHL, just waiting for PET scan etc for staging. Feeling wobbly but focused in positive thinking.
Hi, I'm currently having chemo for non hodgkins but when I've had my next two, I need to have an iv drip, with chemo, for 5 days. Has anyone else had this please. Thanks x
I finished my treatment last month, i had chemotherapy and radiotherapy. I've not been offered any support, no number to call, no option for counselling, no real understanding of how things are going to be for me going forward. I never had a named nurse...
Hello everyone just had my second R CHOP and, apart from many of the usual side effects , I have suffered from a tingling in the lower legs I know that this is one of the known effects but following this treatment the feet feel more numb than previously...
Had my second R-chop yesterday and on returning home was shaking and freezing- tang helpline and they said ambulance! My temperature was sky high and they feared sepsis- a way after lots of tests was allowed home - seems it was a reaction to the faster...
Hi everyone - I’m new to here. I’m 36 year old mum of 3, running a busy home, business and moving house next week. Eek. Anyway, how have people managed waiting for biopsy results. I’ve been told 6 weeks. Ive had psoriasis for over 30 years and been under...
Hi all, Have indolent follicular NHL. John
I’m a 79 yr old female with stage 4 non Hodgkin lymphoma, it is in the lymph nodes on the side of my face and 20% in my bone marrow.I started chemo on the 6th June having treatment every 3 weeks. When my blood was taken before my 2nd treatment my bloods...
Had my post chemo PET scan today. Now I’ve got to wait till next week to hear if I’m in remission or not. Feeling anxious about it. I was diagnosed with stage four non Hodgkin’s lymphoma in March. Four months of gruelling chemo.
