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dev
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Location: south africa
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hi everybody,my names devan friends call me dev so please call me dev call we all in this together
i was diagnosed wit NHL 2 weeks ago and already had my first chemo session and i feel great i didnt have any symptoms or side effects they warned me about i had my treatment on the wed and that fri i was out wit friends is this normal? am i lucky or is this a bad thing...im living life like nothin has changed and im scared when i realise whats happening i might jus break down.im 19 and thought this could never happen to me im glad i found this site and will check it everyday. you guys do a great job everyone that posts here thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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brainman
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| Posted: Tue Jul 10, 2007 8:03 pm Post subject: Re: hey all |
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Hi Dev and welcome to the Cancer Forums. I am sorry you had to join because of your cancer. I know very little about NHL. However, I do know a little about how chemotherapy can affect a person. Taking into account that everyone is different, most of the time the effect of chemo gradually becomes worse. It is not unusual for someone like yourself to have a perfectly normal first week. It can become a roller-coaster with some good week and some bad ones. Try to enjoy life as much as you can. You can survive cancer and chemotherapy too. Best wishes of God bless you too.
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1992 Astrocytoma grade 2, left motor strip
2005 Recurrence this time said to be an Oligodendoglioma grade 3, same location.
My Story Part 1: http://cancerforums.net/viewtopic.php?p=7350
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summerlover55
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| Posted: Tue Jul 10, 2007 8:27 pm Post subject: Re: hey all |
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hey dev.. my name is courtney and im a 17 yr old girl with HL stage 3b.. its asoultely great ur going out w/ friends.. i have been in treatment now for about 3 months and i cant even stress how important it is to just live ur normal lfe (eventhough u r limited to somethings... i.e drinking:|) lol but still.. staying inside cooping urself up only make su think too much and dwell on what u have! this is all in my oppinion.. BTW.. but ya.. ur doiing great.. this is just a little road block!
u sound like ur doing great.. keep it up.. |
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dev
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| Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2007 4:39 am Post subject: Re: hey all |
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hey summer
thanks for the reply....yeah its hard not bieng able to do the things i used to but hey its for the best.......thats wat i said the day i found out, im not going let get me down its just a speed bump in my life and yours... after this atleast we can say i survived cancer, cause we are going to!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
keep smiling and dont let anyone get u down!
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effcancer
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| Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2007 1:12 am Post subject: Re: hey all |
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I'm a 22 female, and have 2A/HL. I have never been noxious after chemo. I've had 4 treatments of ABVD so far, and nothing. I've lost about 3/4 of my head of hair, but its all even, no clumps.
I think everyone reacts differently. I've had a decent amount (not normal by any means) of energy, and I'm half way through. I go in for my second PET/CT scan next week to check the progress. We'll see how that goes.
We're the lucky ones who don't get sick. I'm so glad I don't do home puking after chemo. Sounds awful.
-Kara
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