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Hi my name is Lynne my husband is David , Mike the Highlander has been helping us with advice , he sent me a link of questions to ask when we go for consult on Thursday but i can't find the link , could anyone help please Lynne x
Hi everyone, I've no longer got any hair but I'm working all the hats and headscarfs with style. Does anyone know if I can have manicures and pedicures, just want to feel feminine while I'm dealing with this. I've now got to inject myself after my neutrophils...
Thank you loliefor your reply. I've had pet scan and heart scan so hopefully will get a treatment plan tomorrow
I have been diagnosed with diffuse large Bcell lymphoma and I will be seeing specialist tomorrow to see what treatment I will ne getting. It seems a long time since first diagnosis and this point now but every one says that is the hardest part ,I just...
Hi my name Lynne my husband David , David was diagnosed 2/3 wks who ( lost track of time ) non Hodkins Lymphoma, we don't know what stage its at yet hoping to find out Thur , don't really know how to feel tbh , don't even know what to do , so scared when...
I was diagnosed with Splenic marginal zone lymphoma in 2018. I’m just trying to find someone else out there in the world that might have this type of cancer so I can compare notes or feel like I’m not so alone. Thanks
Hello everyone, Just before Christmas I had a CT scan on my pelvis. It was discovered that I have Prostate cancer and a lump in my bladder. A biopsy was taken and a month later it was diagnosed as a low grade marginal b nhl. It was not anywhere else...
Hello everyone, My 60 year old husband was diagnosed with Angioimmunoblastic T-Cell lymphoma last November. He went through 4 rounds of Chop and 2 rounds of Ice Chemotherapy. He underwent an autologous stem cell transplant (after BEAM conditioning therapy...
Hi. My 16 year old daughter was diagnosed a few months ago. Just completed 4 of the 6 R-CHOP rounds although she needs an R at the end as she started chemo in an emergency situation so missed first R. Just hoping to understand a little of what she is...
I have just had my first session of R- CHOP, and after 11days got an infection as my neutrophils droped drastically. I am now receiving antibiotics every 6 hours intravenously, but the worst is I have acute back pain. I am on day 6 of the stomach injections...
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