Bio: I just graduated from my master's degree and started to work in a service oil company for three moths when I broke my left femur. Later on that day I was diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma. Apparently the tumors have spread to my ribs and femur that caused the destruction on those bones.
Now I'm done with chemotherapy and radiotherapy but…more
Cancer Type: Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
Stage of Cancer: Stage 3B cancer
Medical Term for the Type of Cancer: Diffuse large B cell Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Symptoms: night sweats, back pain, fever, weight loss, lump on my neck, ribs destruction.
Surgery Description, Dates & Side Effects: Dec 19th 2008 lymph node removal for biopsy, bone marrow biopsy.
Chemotherapy Description, Dates & Side Effects: R-Chop, eight sessions
one every 3 weeks.
Side effects: nausea, loss of appetite, some muscle aches, hair loss, effected my eye sight - had to wear eyeglasses since the 4th chemo.