RE: hodgkins lymphoma

jpreiser · Sep 28, 2003, 07:05 PM

Well I was a memeber of this board last year and now I am back..... ALthough I am in the middle of treatments for hodkins lymphoma any one else here had it

? Right now I just have one more chemo treatment to go then iwll have radiation. It s good to be back, butII am not sure how much camping I will be getting in htis summer.

kathybrj · Apr 07, 2003, 06:25 PM

jpreiseryou re certainly in our family s prayers. Hopefully, you ll be feeling up to some camping in the near. until then, take care and keep us posted.

Starryart · Apr 07, 2003, 06:25 PM

jpreiserGlad to have ya back. If you can t camp very often, this is the place to get a " campin fix" .
We ll say a prayer for you.
Take care...[

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gsm x2 · Apr 07, 2003, 08:27 PM

jpreiser

QuoteWell I was a memeber of this board last year and now I am back..... ALthough I am in the middle of treatments for hodkins lymphoma any one else here had it ?

I didn t have it personally, but one of the people I work with got it. Showed up as swollen glands in his neck. After treatments, he recovered fully and completely. Suppose to be a very treatable form of cancer.

So welcome back and good luck. Time spent resting and recovering now can mean years later.

gsm x2

garym053 · Apr 07, 2003, 09:10 PM

jpreiserDitto! Welcome back and we ll keep you in our prayers!

tlhdoc · Apr 07, 2003, 09:24 PM

jpreiserI hope you will recover soon and have a nice camping season.

fivegonefishing · Apr 08, 2003, 09:03 AM

jpreiserWelcome back.

Isn t hodgkins the one that the Montreal hockey player had?

Zooey · Apr 08, 2003, 01:33 PM

jpreiserMario Lemiuex, (Pittsburgh Penguins) had Hodgkins, and he has fully recovered..

Zooey[&:]

texacokat · Apr 08, 2003, 01:34 PM

jpreiserJanet,
I helped a friend through his journey with NON hodgkins. As I recall, your cancer is very treatable. Watching Biography Sunday night, did you know that Tracy Nelson (Ricky Nelson s daughter) also had Hodgkins? She has fully recovered and has 2 babies now!

I hope you have a terrific support network at home; obviously you have one here! Positive thoughts and prayers go your way for a speedy recovery.

hbfc6 · Apr 08, 2003, 04:58 PM

jpreiserMy wife went thru the big guns chemo and radiation for it. She just went past her 10 year checkup. She was really sick. It took a long time to recover. The first year we went on vacation to Myrtle beach and stayed in a motel. We had thought she was better but she was still very very weak. She was only 32 at the time. Had 3 babies 4,2 and newborn. It really changed her outlook. You need to build yourself back up for a while and give yourself some time. Camping might not be the best thing to do right away. You might want to wait a season. You are in the worst of it now it gets better.
Good Luck,
John

jpreiser · Apr 09, 2003, 07:38 AM

jpreiserThanks for the prayers, I cannot wait until all my treatments are over!!

jpreiser · Apr 22, 2003, 01:20 PM

jpreiserWEll I had my last chemo treatment yesterday, I am glad that is over with. Now I have to wait 2 weeks for cat scan then start radiation. I think we might do some drive way camping this summer! WE have a chimanea for the marshmellows!

Venatic · Apr 22, 2003, 10:56 PM

jpreiserSounds like you had the lighter side of chemo. My son went through 3 1/2 years of chemo plus cranial radiation at age 4 for leukemia. He s here with us today, and that s all that matters.[

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It s amazing the miracles of modern medicine and the power of prayer.

Good luck on your upcoming radiation treatments.

brainpause · Apr 22, 2003, 10:58 PM

jpreiserHope all continues to go well for you, Janet.

Larry

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