I want to know as if alcohol intake will be factor to remission of hodgkins or amount of alcohol consume is also the factor?
I stopped totally. Liked my hoppy craft beers and a patron sipper. I had two beers this past weekend, first in 3 months. I had terrible reactions. My toes swelled terribly, so bad I couldn't walk. I… read more
June 2019 i was diagnosed with primary cns lymphoma.
This year in march i had an ovary removed. They found diffuse large b cell lymphoma. My oncologist wants to put me on the r-CHOP regimen with stem cell transplant to follow as maintainance therapy.
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
I don’t know yet. But after my recent investigation it was very fast that they wanted to see me again. With my other cancer (brain tumour) I get to see my oncologist on the same day after the MRI. I… read more
I have had no hodgkins lymphoma for over 9 months and receive chemotherapy every three weeks weeks.
So true Pat…Such good words of advice which I will take on board. Xxx
Praying you find a donor soon. 🙏🏼
Maybe depends on the type or we just unlucky to breath something in the air.
I went to oncology and he gave me copy of biopsy. Does anybody know what it means when it says mature low grade B-cell lymphoma with CD5 co-expression , most consistent with small lymphocytic lymphoma/chronic lymphocytic leukemia
Wanda, I was originally diagnosed with what was called an indolent NHL. or lymphoplasmacitic lymphoma. One valuable resource I used to educate myself was the International Waldenstrom's… read more
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 am in remission now. Live on Vancouver Island in BC
I think this should be investigated further.