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Katie
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- Hodgkins Lymphoma
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- I was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma in March 2008. I had been going back and forth to the doctors since November 2007 because of enlarged lymph nodes in my neck. The doctors thought it was just an illness that I had picked up from school (I'm a first grade teacher) so they gave me antibiotics. The illnesses went away, but the enlarged lymph nodes never did. I was finally referred to a hematologist who sent me for Cat and Pet scans. It turned out that it was Stage IIA Hodgkins.
I received 4 months of ABVD and 20 radiation treatments to my neck and chest. My last treatment was on September 29th. I'm finally starting to feel better, but I still have a lot of fatigue. I'm also constantly worrying about relapsing or getting a different/worse cancer. People keep telling me how brave and inspirational I have been, but I don't feel that way. I just never let them see me cry. The only people who know how hard it's really been are my husband and all of my fellow cancer fighters. I am so grateful for sites like these that make me feel "normal" and connected.
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- http://myplanet.planetcancer.org/
Comment Wall (4 comments)
- At 9:17pm on December 14, 2009,
Kelly said… - congrats katie! we're hodgkin's twins :) i just celebrated my 5 year anniversary with a big purple party - apparently purple is the color for hodgkins!
- At 11:39am on December 14, 2008,
Alyssa said… - haha nice shirt in you picture
- At 7:58pm on November 4, 2008,
Alyssa said…
- Hey welcome to the site, although I haven't specifically gone through what you have, the people on this site are awesome and they are extremely supportive! :)
- At 6:12pm on October 9, 2008,
Imsurvivor said… - Hi Katie. Welcome to IMSurvivor. Thanks for joining. First off, congratulations on being a survivor. You've definately found the right place. We're all in the same boat and know where you're comming from. It is certainly a hard fought battle, but with each day that passes, that's one more day that you're a Survivor! We're all here for you.
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