Bio: I am 24 years old. I was halfway doing my pharmacy course when I was diagnosed with non-hodgkins lymphoma, stage III.
Cancer Type: Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
Stage of Cancer: Stage 3C cancer
Medical Term for the Type of Cancer: Difffuce large B cell lymphoma
Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Symptoms: started with lump on neck. Only one year after the lump that it got diagnosed, and that is because the lymphoma has already spread to the lower abdomen, the intestine, have to remove part of intestine too!
Surgery Description, Dates & Side Effects: Had SO MANY SURGERIES. two to remove the lump on neck, one because the doctor suspected appendicitis, and two on the intestines, apparently still bleeding after the first, so have to reOPEN and reDO
Chemotherapy Description, Dates & Side Effects: GoSH, so many. Six cycles of RCHOP. side effects...
1) affected my eyesight since the 3rd cycle, never got better. It was the first time i feel how its like to be a blind person. Luckily was blind for only a day, and got better but never totally cured.
2) Shingles! yes i repeat shingles! its seriosly the worst thing to get…more