What is Hodgkins Lymphoma

Hodgkin's lymphoma, formerly known as Hodgkin's disease, is a type of lymphoma described by Thomas Hodgkin in 1832, and characterized by the presence of Reed-Sternberg cells. Unlik...

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I finished my last treatment today!

One thing i can say for sure is that Radiation was somewhat tougher than chemo. which was very surprising.

Out of all the cancers i could of gotten i almost feel a little lucky to have gotten hodgkins lymphoma. Theres such a high cure rate (even if im not cured yet)

It puts alot into perspective, it gives you that extra insight, it shows things and people who they really are, it shows that there are great people out there, and more importantly it shows that were not all invincible.

I know they dont know what exactly causes cancer, but i have a pretty good idea of the biggest factors. One of them is holding stress in.

But i know that whatever happens in the near future happens, and i'll try my best to avoid getting sent back to square one. and if there is another letdown, well then i was letdown. you get let down plenty of times in your life. but im not going to lose hope. because when the chances are slim you can either mope and cry about how tough it is and how unlucky you are, or you can, against all odds, hope for the best.
Posted on 07/21/09, 11:07 pm
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Reply #1 - 07/22/09  4:04am
" Sounds good man. Just keep on a look out for any symptoms. Sometimes it comes back and you want to watch out for any signs. "
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Reply #2 - 07/26/09  3:30pm
" Glad you're done with treatment! Yippee! :-) Time to rest and recuperate! "
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Reply #3 - 07/28/09  2:28pm
" Ya i know what you mean. Before you could interpret all the symptoms as, everything but cancer. Now if somethings wrong, you have to see if it has anything to do with cancer and then move on to the next possibility. "
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Reply #4 - 08/24/09  12:47pm
" I'm happy for you that you finally finished your treatments. I wish you the best of luck for your future, and with your mindset and attitude I'm sure you'll do just fine. Bill still has 2 more treatments to go and he's done. He's counting the days.

Best of luck to you "
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Reply #5 - 09/05/09  4:41pm
" Thats good to hear because i was just diagnosed and kinda greakin out lol "

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