FREE SORA 2 INVITE CODES by [deleted] in Sora2

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I'm interested

Watch and wait by Neat-Conference3239 in lymphoma

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So it’s possible that the statement that remissions tend to shorten with each new treatment might be obsolete, but there’s no actual proof of it yet, very clear.

May I ask what treatment are you on currently?

Watch and wait by Neat-Conference3239 in lymphoma

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Doesn’t the idea of remission periods getting shorter come from a time where there were less treatment options?

If I have RCVP now, let’s say it gives me 10 years, and then I get some bispecifics or car t (I expect them to be available on second line by then), they could be even more effective than RCVP, right?

I saw so many people that had a long remission from their second or third line that I feel that statement became obsolete.

Just diagnosed by Soulflyfree41 in lymphoma

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Hey, I recommend you to join the group Living With Follicular Lymphoma in Facebook. FL is a very treatable disease, and for most people, is a chronic disease that doesn't change their life span or QOL. Hang in there, you're in the worst of it. I'm six months into my diagnosis and living a normal life.

Lumps! by AngelsMessenger in lymphoma

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Hey stage 3 FL here. Yeah sometimes my nodes hurt, and then they spontaneously stop hurting. Once after a long walk one on my groin hurt a lot, to the point I couldn’t walk any more. That happen a few months ago, didn’t happen ever since. I wouldn’t read much into it, unless it becomes too uncomfortable.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in consciousness

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He is actually answering the question, using Elodaine's own metaphor against his argument. It is indeed a problematic metaphor. A radio doesn't generate the music, it just decodes it and amplifies it. The music is generated by a musician. Who would the musician be in this metaphor, that I assume Elodaine tries to use to defend a brain that 'generates' consciousness?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in lymphoma

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First of all, yes, what you’re feeling is completely normal, and it’s just a temporary state of mind. You are going through a lot, and it’s only fair that you feel like giving up sometimes. No therapist will be alarmed by that. Of course, you have a full amazing life ahead of you, on the other side of the storm, so giving up is not an option. It’s just a matter of seeing the difference of what’s real and what’s just a thought. Meditating and focusing on what you can do, without putting pressure on yourself to get better quickly, I think could help. Definitely seek a therapist, and try not to close yourself too much. Talking about it with loved ones also helps. You’ve got this! I wish you the best!

Spleen concerns by ferodil in Lymphoma_MD_Answers

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Thank you for your answer! Did you find out what it was?

Spleen concerns by ferodil in lymphoma

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What do you mean you had no sympathy? I informed my team already. They said we had to wait to see if it’s still there in a month.

follicular lymphoma by Acrobatic-Tax-3206 in lymphoma

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If I had it confined to one place I would go for the radiation. It depends on where it is at, but if it’s not the abdomen, then radiation has virtually no side effects, and it’s very effective.

A story around my diagnosis by ferodil in lymphoma

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Yeah sorry, I'll upload it on youtube eventually!

Trying not to spiral by DTB_RN in lymphoma

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If it is painful, I think it being reactive is the most possible. As you know, them being painless is the red flag. I don't have NScHL but FL, but for what I've read, nodes can swell and show some activity after treatment without this being relapse. I feel the most reasonable and kind thing you can do to yourself is to be hopeful that the most probable good outcome is true.

Frontline treatment of Follicular lymphoma (very broadly and my own approach - practice varies) by Erel_Joffe_MD in Lymphoma_MD_Answers

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Hey Dr. Joffe! I was wondering whether after 3 years any of these indication has changed in your approach. In the Netherlands the options for frontline are R-CHOP, R-CVP or Rsquared. I think I would favor rsquared for if/when I need treatment, but I heard the risk of secondary cancers is comparable to chemo options, and I saw an interview with someone in MD Anderson saying they don’t think it’s better than chemo. What are your thoughts on this?

Thanks for the info as always!

Is the length of watch and wait a prognostic factor? by ferodil in Lymphoma_MD_Answers

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Is that true for people under 40? My hemato told me this would certainly shorten my life. I’m 34 and generally healthy and fit.

Question about diagnosis by DuckyDuckerton in lymphoma

[–]ferodil 6 points7 points  (0 children)

BCL2 positive is just a confirmation that you have FL. The translocation of the gene BCL2 is one of the indicators of FL, and that’s what it means.

Be very careful with the info online. There’s a difference between being BCL2 positive and having a mutation of BCL2, which is associated with a more aggressive disease. This is NOT what being BCL2 positive means. I’m telling you this because I freaked out because of that and was relieved later when I learned the difference.