Hodgkin's Lymphoma
I was diagnosed with breast cancer in October this year. Previously, I was diagnosed with Hodgkin's Lymphoma (this is a form of blood cancer) and underwent (ABVD) chemotherapy and (full mantle) radiot...
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Yep - I'm the same as you, @Dh5Wy83 - with no family history of BC ANYWHERE - my family usually dies from heart attacks, so I'd always been a bit 'smug' .... but not now!! It can hit ANYONE at ANY stage of life! :( (I didn't have Hodgkin's - but have friends who have and are fit & well today, 20+ years later.) That's Good that it hasn't spread ..... is yours Invasive Lobular or one of the others? We have a group where info is put up re ILC (I am in it.)
I hope you've recovered well from your surgery - it sure looks like you made the right decisions.
Here's a 'search' on the blog for Hodgkin's ..... check it out ....
https://onlinenetwork.bcna.org.au/search?Search=Hodgkin%27s+lymphoma
With a bit of luck, you'll be one of the lucky ones who DON'T get side effects - I have friend's mothers who were on it for 10 years & tolerated it quite well (it is the only one that I HAVEN'T tried! LOL) ...... I think hot flushes is one of the nasties with Tamoxifen - but just give it a go & try not to second guess it. xx. You'll realise pretty quickly if you ARE being affected! Fingers crossed, NOT! We don't always hear of the success stories (re no side effects) as usually they have no reason to be complaining so don't frequent the forum .. So many Side Effects can be 'treated' or 'tolerated' with different strategies ..... in the USA, Tart Cherry Juice is supposed to help - not sure if anyone has tried it on this blog!
Weird, isn't it - you'd have thought that the chemo & rads you went thru previously should have knocked ANY cancer cells on the head ..... but we all know that isn't always the case! :(
Yes - many think that once you've had your surgery that you are 'better' ..... but it is way more complex than that. Most of us find that others whinging about not being able to find a particular colour in nail polish or similar 'outrages' to be amazingly insincere & trivial, when compared to what we are all going thru ..... and as you know, with the ongoing checks etc, you can never really 'forget' that you've had it either! grrr
Take care, I am sure someone who's had Hodgkins will jump on - or if you reply to any of the threads in the 'search' - it will re-activate that thread and the people who've commented on it, will be notified!
Take care xx
I hope you've recovered well from your surgery - it sure looks like you made the right decisions.
Here's a 'search' on the blog for Hodgkin's ..... check it out ....
https://onlinenetwork.bcna.org.au/search?Search=Hodgkin%27s+lymphoma
With a bit of luck, you'll be one of the lucky ones who DON'T get side effects - I have friend's mothers who were on it for 10 years & tolerated it quite well (it is the only one that I HAVEN'T tried! LOL) ...... I think hot flushes is one of the nasties with Tamoxifen - but just give it a go & try not to second guess it. xx. You'll realise pretty quickly if you ARE being affected! Fingers crossed, NOT! We don't always hear of the success stories (re no side effects) as usually they have no reason to be complaining so don't frequent the forum .. So many Side Effects can be 'treated' or 'tolerated' with different strategies ..... in the USA, Tart Cherry Juice is supposed to help - not sure if anyone has tried it on this blog!
Weird, isn't it - you'd have thought that the chemo & rads you went thru previously should have knocked ANY cancer cells on the head ..... but we all know that isn't always the case! :(
Yes - many think that once you've had your surgery that you are 'better' ..... but it is way more complex than that. Most of us find that others whinging about not being able to find a particular colour in nail polish or similar 'outrages' to be amazingly insincere & trivial, when compared to what we are all going thru ..... and as you know, with the ongoing checks etc, you can never really 'forget' that you've had it either! grrr
Take care, I am sure someone who's had Hodgkins will jump on - or if you reply to any of the threads in the 'search' - it will re-activate that thread and the people who've commented on it, will be notified!
Take care xx