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Thamilton's Journey with Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma

  1. 1 Oh No Icon Oh No
    Diagnosed
  2. 2 Oh No Icon Oh No
    MUGA prob...
  3. 3 Procedure or Surgery Icon Procedure or Surgery
    Implant c...
  4. 4 Drug or Chemo Therapy Icon Drug or Chemo Therapy
    Chemotherapy
  5. 5 Drug or Chemo Therapy Icon Drug or Chemo Therapy
    Nausea me...
  6. 6 Oh No Icon Oh No
    Hospitalized

Spouse/Partner: Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma (NHL) > B-Cell Lymphoma > Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma

Patient Info: Newly diagnosed (has not begun treatment), Diagnosed: over 9 years ago, Male, Age: 72

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    • Thamilton
    • Experience with Diffuse Large B-Cell...
    over 9 years ago
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    Diagnosed

    Oh No

    My husband retired Sept 7 2011. Within a week of retirement he started having stomach issues that he believed were from the stress of the recent retirement. Three weeks later the "issues" were so bad he was in the ER with extreme pain. Before he had been retired even a month he was diagnosed with Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma. The pain is still building daily. Port is scheduled to be implanted Oct 31 and the first round of Chemo is on Nov 1, 2011. What was supposed to be his chance to relax has become a whirlwind of doctor's appointments and procedures.

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    • Thamilton
    • Experience with Diffuse Large B-Cell...
    over 9 years ago
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    MUGA problems

    Oh No

    Counts are low need an Echo, but Echo didn't work either because laying flat is not an option.

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    • Thamilton
    • Experience with Diffuse Large B-Cell...
    over 9 years ago
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    Implant chemotherapy port

    Procedure or Surgery

    This person has yet to add any details about this experience.

    Went as Expected: Agree
    Minimal Recovery: Agree
    Minimal Side Effects: Agree
    Minimal Impact to Daily Life: Agree
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    • Thamilton
    • Experience with Diffuse Large B-Cell...
    over 9 years ago
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    Chemotherapy

    Drug or Chemo Therapy

    So far he's not even on the hard stuff just the drugs to get ready for the heavy stuff and nothing is staying down :(

    Easy to Do: Disagree
    Minimal Side Effects: Strongly Disagree
    Minimal Impact to Daily Life: Disagree
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    • Thamilton
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    over 9 years ago
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    Nausea medicine

    Drug or Chemo Therapy

    So far NOTHING has worked.

    Easy to Do: Neutral/NA
    Minimal Side Effects: Neutral/NA
    Minimal Impact to Daily Life: Neutral/NA
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    • Thamilton
    • Experience with Diffuse Large B-Cell...
    over 9 years ago
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    Hospitalized

    Oh No

    Drugs causing Nausea which caused dehydration. Trip to ER. DXed with Pneumonia.

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