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Patient-to-Patient > Patient Stories

Last edited: 01/03/2018

 

PATIENT STORIES 

Providing hope, inspiration and sometimes invaluable lessons

Indolent Treatment Survey results:

Follicular | Marginal Zone

The survey results above are a more reliable way to see what others with indolent lymphoma have experienced.

  Patient Stories 
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Newly submitted stories
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Encouragement & Tips  
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Treatment Experiences
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Experiences
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Stem cell rescue 
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Radioimmunotherapy (RIT
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Personal Stories: Benefits, Limitations and Policies

In Memorial

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Jamie (1776 - webmagic)
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Lisa de Parry
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Charles Brennan 
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Page Irby
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Antonio Reis
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CLL Memorial
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Remembering Mildred - mom
(my hero and friend)
OTHER GROUPS
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Hodgkins Lymphoma Stories WebMagic
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WebMagic - Our Stories
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CancerGuide Stories

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Patients can find comfort and reasons for hope from personal stories

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Newly Submitted Stories

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Dan Story: Beating HL through a clinical trial with brentuximab vedotin

Personal Stories and Guidance

Encouragement and Tips

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Andrew:
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on the Resolving of Fear Stemming from the Diagnosis of MALT lymphoma
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MALT in the eye with commentary and questions
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Andy: 
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On Letting the Patient Decide, and the limitation of personal accounts
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Andy's journal:  from diagnosis to treatment
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Anjou:  Her doctors doubted her symptoms and missed the diagnosis of lymphoma
  
"The mailman was right, the doctors were wrong. I was not totally crazy, I had cancer." 
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Barbara on W&W for MALT
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Betty: Indolent NHL, still untreated
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Bruce: diagnosed with NHL in 1986
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Daisy: Caregiver's perspective on hair loss - it isn't really a vanity issue
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Dan Story: Beating HL through a clinical trial with brentuximab vedotin
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Dawn: “My Voice” by Dawn Eden
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Diana: My experience with Chlorambucil for treating MALT
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Ian:  20 year war continues ... 
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Gene Wilder video Story, blocked by FOX for copyright reasons ... Boo!
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Group threads: 
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Changing jobs with cancer 
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ESHAP experience treating T-cell lymphoma - PTCL-NOS type
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Living with the "beast" -  Patients Helping Patients
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Jama: 
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My bio
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"A Good List" - CureMagazine
  
Providing humor, wisdom and encouragement.
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In praise of an exceptional doctor and scientist - Thanks to Dr. Levy 
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Jama: Social Security Disability Benefits (Guidance) 
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Joy: Lymphedema and anti-embolism stockings 
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Karl: 
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Our experience with Alternative Medicine
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Lucky to have Follicular (or any indolent) Lymphoma?
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Ken: Having this type of cancer isn't "THE END"
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Ken G: I took this disease a little too lightly
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Kim: I waited way too long with my pain
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Linda:  Story of hope and perspective
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LovesToRead: 
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What Cancer Can't Do
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My Journey with Lymphoma
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Laurie: well I finished my radiation today
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Lucy:  Wigs - I got to the point that I hated the wig
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Margaret: Neulasta Reaction: "Sometimes the older things work well too."
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Mark: Chemo tricks and tips
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Paul Klein: 
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The Ten Commandments for Cancer Survival
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Who gets cancer? Why Me!
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Sands: Parasites and NHL 
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Sandy: On feeling Lost
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Steve: "Unpanic" and find a doctor you trust (MALT)
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Tarzan:
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Another vine waiting for me
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My fear is "NOTHING"
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WebMagic board:
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Being around kids when you receive treatment?  Tips from Patients

 

Treatment Experiences:

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A: MALT affecting eye - Treated successfully with CHOP
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Allan: Transformed follicular treated with SCT including HD Bexxar - with Sep 2007 update
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Andrea: Rituxan plus CHOP ... hasn't been so bad
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Andy's journal:  from diagnosis to treatment
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Barbara: Mycosis Fungoides
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Barry: Update on bladder lymphoma (Mastocytosis)
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Bill: Diagnosed with significant bone involvement; treated successfully ... 
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BG: Remission after diagnosis with advanced indolent Lymphoma with bone and bone marrow involvement
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CH: Bendamustine overcomes refractory nhl
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Christopher:  Battle Against Lymphoblastic Lymphoma (NHL) - caringbridge.org 
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Connie: MALT: Radiotherapy with Amifostine, a drug that protects healthy tissue from radiation 
MALT
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Daughter: Chemo was effective for CNS lymphoma, but caused blood clots.  Trapease started too late.
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Dan Story: Beating HL through a clinical trial with brentuximab vedotin
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Don: CHOP + Rituxan succeeds after CVP fails to work optimally
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Fran: "We saw Dr. Fenske yesterday" (fighting MCL) - www.caringbridge.org
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Graham: MALT with & false positive HIV - Graham's story
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Group post: 
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Jainine: Successful treatment using Total Lymphatic Radiotherapy for stage III follicular NHL 
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Judy: The doctor may be the expert on the procedure, but I am the expert on my body and my life
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Karl & Joanne: Radioimmunotherapy following chemo  
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Matt: Waldenstrom's - great response using Fludarabine and Rituxan
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Maureen: MALT affecting the eye
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Michelle: One year remission so far, despite relapses and change to DLBCL
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Nancy:  Jeff's response to Rituxan after relapse following CHOP-R
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Peter:  follicular, allo SCT
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Sheila: brachytherapy story
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Susan: I've had a good year on Revlimid treating grade III fNHL
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Sofie: spleen removal; overcoming allergic reactions to rituxan
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Rich: 
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Surviving Transformation
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"Thin" Decisions - Patient perspective on consulting experts and making treatment decisions
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Shirley: CLL turned out to be Splenic lymphoma
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Tony: My CVP experience in the randomized Id vaccine trial
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Tony: Sharing his experience with CVP in the Vaccine Trial

    

Stem Cell Transplants (SCT):

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NEW Tips and Questions to Ask PAL
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Allan: Transformed follicular treated with SCT including HD Bexxar - with Sep 2007 update
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Cyberfamily stories about SCT Stories
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Iva: Suggestions for going through Stem Cell Transplant
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Mark: The decision process and experiences with autologous stem cell transplant
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Marrow.org: Bone Marrow transplant stories

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Molly: Tandem SCT for DLBCL - ALL clear after 4 years!
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Steve: Cautionary Story: Harvest stem cells when your marrow is clean

Radio-immunotherapy (Bexxar, and Zevalin):

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Betsy: Profile of Hope
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Karl: Joanne: Bexxar preceded by stem cell collection
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Jan: I'm here today because of a woman named Lynne Murphy 
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Rick: Zevalin experiences - details and response
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Tony Hines - Lymphoma Files
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