On Friday, September 21, 2012 at 9:45am I was diagnosed with “Classic” Hodgkin's Lymphoma. Dr. Eric J. Seifter, my oncologist, called me at my office and told me the news directly, just as I wanted. As I would find out on the following Tuesday after a PET/CT scan, I have Stage 3A, mixed cellularity subtype HL. The main purpose of this blog is to share information with my family and friends. I have made this a public blog so that others might learn something about HL with a little more ease.
Monday, October 15, 2012
Chemo Treatment #1 (+ 3 Days)
While I'm not sitting around waiting for the less pleasant side effects of ABVD to kick in, I'm feeling pretty lucky so far. It's been more than three days since my first treatment and I'm feeling remarkably good. My appetite is fine although some foods do taste slightly different now. And I'm sleeping well enough to be rested in the morning although I there was a couple times today where I felt a little tired. So I'm keeping to a normal routine as best as possible. Tomorrow is another day and every treatment may be different so I'll take the good times while they last. And Rick (a friend of my Aunt Kirk's) was absolutely correct when he said one of the most important things to know is where the nearest restroom is. I'm drinking plenty of water and the occasional Gatorade and this is requiring much more frequent trips to the WC.
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