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
I also started coughing took all kinds of medicine. It lasted for about 2yrs. And I never got shots for covid and my better half got Covid and my grand kids got it. Sleep with my better half and never… 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.
Any thoughts on whether those of us with lymphoma should get the shingles vaccine? My oncologist today told me I should get it. I've been pretty die-hard about not introducing toxins into my body....and I'm thinking that is another one. But he said getting shingles would really be hard on my body with the lymphoma.
Rebecca
Thanks I’m going to ask my oncologist when I go in next week.
Sad to see that so much of the medical industry is just a business looking for perpetual customers (patients).
Has anyone with NHL had a terrible time with side effects of the booster? I got mine on Sunday and have had a terrible reaction! So weak sick, tired the works!????
Denise I feel the same -- that there is a connection. I believe the vaccines can "pull the trigger," on something brewing in the body such as cancer, autoimmune disease, etc. I know 5 people diagnosed… read more
I initially had follicular lymphoma, but it transformed to DLBCL. Follicular lymphoma returned two years later after my treatment (R-EPOCH) and I was told then that it would be unlikely that DLBCL… read more
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
Opinions or no opinions from politicians. These vaccines, not like others, that have years of testing to make sure they're safe. Would raise a eyebrow? They had only been tested on rats, which most… read more