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Hi all, I'm new here. My name is Maddie. I'm a 36 year old woman and I finished my last chemo treatment for Primary Mediastinal NHL in February this year. Did 4 weeks of radiation and waited a month more to have a PET scan. The scan shows that my ovaries...
Hello one and all, I completed my 6 cycles of Bendamustine & Rituximab in February ‘22 - actually ran to 7 months as blood viscosity too high for Rituximab on first cycle. I’m doing well, and am running and lifting weights with no problems; however...
Hi, Never done anything like this before but suggested to me by MacMillan. I am receiving treatment for Non-Hodgkin lymphoma and had my fifth round of R-Chop treatment yesterday. I was doing ok emotionally/psychologically until about before the fourth...
Hi, I'm new, hubby was diagnosed with NHL 5 years ago and after initial sessions of Ritixamub 'it' went quiet. Last year 'it' reared its ugly head again and last week he started chemo, sorry I can't remember the name of the drug. Today isn't a good day...
About the publications from Lymphoma Action. A few months ago I asked for several information sheets and a couple of booklets. Took me all this time to finish reading everything, and I am full of praise and admiration. The information is phrased in a...
My 48-year-old husband was diagnosed with follicular non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma about 16 months ago after what we thought was a lipoma was removed from his upper right arm when the pathology report came back it came back as a lymphoma he was immediately sent...
Hello my name is Tanya I am new here my 48-year-old husband was diagnosed about 16 months ago with follicular non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma I have done endless research and going down rabbit holes on the Internet that I wish I hadn’t but at the end of the day...
Hi. I was diagnosed with the above in November, following an abnormal X-ray in September. The size was 8cm. I had two low dose radiotherapy’s late Jan. And an appointment wiTh my haematologist on Wednesday. Due either to, brain fog or masks, I didn...
Hi there, My mum has aggressive B Cell NHL. It was intially diagnosed as stage 3, she had one cycle of RCHOP in hospital and then was discharge home. She was home for a week when she started to become breathless again, and having pain. She was re...
Hello I have been recently diagnosed with Waldenstoms Macroglobulineamia and i have been offered the choice of standard treatment (DRC) or to be part of a trial where I may be treated with DRC or RI Has anyone got any experiences of the trial or...
