I have read that this condition is rare but I have a biopsy for breast cancer coming up and I also have non hodgkin lymphoma. I am wondering if you can have both at the same time!
Angela
Yes. But mine was just a lymphoma node in my breast
My check up yesterday, I knew would be with assistant, I met 1 time prior and tried not to make judgment. Yesterday I asked pointed questions! I couldn't get an answer!!!! Agh! I asked "what is the name of my leukemia?" She's scanning my chart online... ummm I don't know, it doesn't say. Wow I say. The initial blood work said CD5 small B cell leukemia. She then says "yeah, yeah it says that". Then I asked "Is that the name then?" She said "Um I don't know" I said OK then what's the name of… read more
Thank you
Thank you very much for your story and wish you luck.
I received my biopsy results today. I have
T cell NHL. I am being referred to a doctor that specializes in this.
Has anyone been diagnosed with this?
Thank you.
I was just diagnosed with Nodal Follicular Helper T Cell Lymphoma. Looks like mine is localized. After fairly good scans and blood work; the oncologist told me it was localized and no treatment… read more
But recently my cervical, above shoulder and occipital lymph nodes got swollen for the last 30 days without symptoms. Actually I am fit, healthy and hitting my gym regularly. My question is should I stop wait & watch and opt for treatment of Betamustine, Rituximab therapy as my Doctor suggested at the beginning when diagnosed, but he followed wait and watch till any symptoms appear. Can you guide me in this situation.
When I first went to the doctor my lymph node had been enlarged for over a year (or even more 😳) but I still felt good. I was diagnosed with stage 3 (FL) and sent to chemo. So you better see your… read more
I’m on watch and wait for follicular lymphoma for a little over a year. Bloodwork , CT and PET scans. I got a second opinion and they agreed watch and wait was best. I’m hoping I can go a long time… read more
I was just diagnosed a week ago and don't meet with my doctor to discuss next steps until after the new year. He mentioned possibly doing "watch and wait" method and I've read a lot that backs that up, which really surprises me. Why would you wait until things got worse to pursue any type of treatment?
For some types of blood cancer there's no evidence that early treatment, when you have no symptoms, improves outcomes. Instead, doctors recommend saving treatment for later, when it will have the best… read more
Thank you, Cheryl!
At this point, I’ve decided not to start treatment
I have lost two friends in the last year to other types of cancer
They both went through chemotherapy and radiation treatments.
They continued telling me that the chemotherapy had caused many uncomfortable side effects and weren’t sure whether it was causing more painful issues than it was worth.
They both have passed in the last three months.
They both expressed to me that their quality of life, and getting some extra months, wasn’t really… read more
I found out I had follicular lymphoma in my right groin in February 2021. In Dec 2021, I had a CT scan and found a small lymph in my right armpit. I am on watch & wait with no symptoms. I had a mammogram last week& need to do a follow up on the right breast. I am nervous. what others did watch and wait and at what point was it changed to treatment. My doc said that I wouldn't need chemo, and if the groin lymph node got bigger, they would do radiation. But not sure if that changes with lymph… read more
Briefly…I had follicular lymphoma and went on watch and wait until it transformed into double expressor diffused large B cell lymphoma and then I started chemo and reached remission. Two years later… read more