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Rachel (rachel2000)


March 17, 2009


St. Louis, Missouri


January 4, 1985


Cancer Survivor

Cancer Info


Hodgkin Lymphoma


August 2008


Stage 4


Yes


Lymph Node Removal, Lumpectomy


yes


Vinorelbine (brand name: Navelbine), Gemcitabine (brand name: Gemzar), Adriamycin (chemical name: doxorubicin)


How hard it is to get rid of.


Your close ones are affected and changed, too, for better or worse.


Good thoughts and prayers and any general pointers from native New Yorkers


I'm taking a slew of herbal supplements, my new expreriment.


After successful radiation to the chest, doctors' found it had metastasized to my abdominal lymph nodes.


Most notably, I was itching horribly, and I lost 25+ lbs. Also, I wasn’t sleeping and had vivid nightmares and night sweats when I did. I had a lumpy neck, fatigue, a cough that lasted for months, and finally, my left lung had collapsed (which lead to the diagnosis).

3 bone marrow biopsies
lumpectomy of left side of neck
failed insertion of chest port (too much swelling underneath)
successful insertion of arm port
chest catheter insertion, removal

Received 5 weeks of localized radiation to the chest


ABVD- nausea, fatigue, wooziness, thinning
hair
ICE- nausea, fatigue, wooziness, total hair
loss, bleeding gums and mouth sores
GND- some fatigue, mouth sores

Trying to shrink tumors down to nil before going ahead with stem cell transplant. I now will be needing an outside donor transplant.


Lenalidomide- Generally well tolerated


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rachel2000's Cancer Blog

October 16, 2009

about new york...
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Hey, don’t know what happened, but if anyone else was having problems reading “New York or Bust,” it’s back up and running. It’s about my new treatment plan, my doctor, and my new city! I hope you’ll try to read it again
Thanks for your patience, glad I could fix it.
-Rachel

Posted on October 16, 2009 at 8:52:06 AM by Rachel (Link to this post. , Post a comment. 0 comments)




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