3 Cancer Blogs from Malaysia

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

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

Cancer Type: Liver and Intrahepatic Bile Duct

Medical Term for the Type of Cancer: Metastatic liver cancer, unknown primary

Liver and Intrahepatic Bile Duct Symptoms: Swollen belly, feels hard Vomiting Pain

Chemotherapy Description, Dates & Side Effects: No chemo as no primary cancer found and chemo will only add a few months to life, yet these extra few months will be with the side-effects of chemo

Cancer Type: Leukemia