Experiences with

EPOCH chemotherapy

I was admitted into the hospital today for 5 days of DA EPOCH R w Venetoclax for large diffuse large b cell lymphoma, Richter’s Transformation, of my CLL. Still shocked by the diagnosis as I continue to feel pretty good despite the swollen spleen, enlarging lymph modes and fatigue. It’s been a long

I met with the local oncologist today to do treatment plan for confirmed Richters. I will be admitted on Monday to start 5 days of DA EPOCH - R with Venetoclax for 10 days per cycle. The doctor said it will be a challenge but they will see how I tolerate it and adjust appropriately if I have any major

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Finally had a pet scan on May 28 which showed extensive transformed disease above and below the diaphram with extensive head and neck disease, a pelvic mass and spleenomegaly. I am going for a biopsy next week to confirm diagnosis. If RT confirmed, then I will be admitted to Upenn for 5 days of intensive

Hi everyone, I was originally diagnosed with SLL back in June 2024. I have all the bad/high risk markers to include 17p/TP53 and IGHV unmutated. I had very large lymph nodes throughout my neck (10cm) and my chest (6cm) prior to starting Calquence in Nov 2024. At first Calquence seemed to be working

My dad was diagnosed with advanced stage 4b around a month ago. We have seen a Radiation Oncologist who let us know radiation was not on the table right now. We are waiting for an appointment with the Medical Oncologist which seems to be taking some time. My dad is currently two weeks in after his first

Under what conditions should Chemo be used, if patient has very low volume Pca?

After almost 6 months off of all meds and 11 months since Lupron injection Ive been on med vacation. Feeling great , working out, feeling libido surge and just feeling normal again has been great. Lately though my testosterone levels have risen but below baseline still.And my PSA has jumped to 6

I had bad acid reflux and heartburn many years ago and had a fundoplication operation in the late 1990’s. This worked well, until I began to have problems swattowing food around 2015 and was prescribed daily omeprazole. This resolved the swallowing problems until 2022 and I saw my doctor in December

Hello ladies! I was wondering if anyone else has had really high liver enzyme levels? I was diagnosed with HGSOC 3c in December 23, started chemo (paclitaxel , carboplatin & Bevacizumab) in Jan 24. Debulking surgery April 24. Two more chemo cycles post op, (NED) then onto Bev as maintenance, which I

I know this is wordy, forgive me. I got a PSMA-PET scan in January. Showed potential lesion in bilateral ribs. Went to Winship Cancer Center Emory in Atlanta area. Started ADT Lupron and NUBEQA. I wanted to be real aggressive and asked for a Radiology referral. The radiologist sent scan for reevaluation

One year on Erleada and PSA is rising. I had an Orchiectomy in Aug of '23 to shut down the tetestorone. I have extensive mets in my backbone. Looking options besides chemotherapy for the next phase in this battle.

hi everyone, I’m new here and only just found out about the forum after being to referred to late effects clinic. I had cervical cancer, chemo/radio/brachy. 2012 . Have been having bowel issues for many years and GP kept telling me to take fibre gel , it takes over my life and the anxiety I have going

advanced pc with bone Mets Broke hip to find out it is Cancer Hormone Therapy on Eligard want to change to Orgovyx also on Nubequa had one session radiation because of broken hip Seemed to cause fluid retention and lymphedema gained 53 lbs during one month hospital stay and 30 more in 3 months

From my recent PSMA Pet scan: 02/2025: PSA 0.7 hyperactivity along 7th lateral rib max suv 24, multiple hilar thoracic LNs max suv 18, multiple lung parenchymal nodules max suv 2.1. I'm looking for thoughts on Triplet treatment (Regulix/Orgovyx, Docetaxel, Darolutamide/Nubeqa) after RP in '22 and

Hi all, Its 5 years since diagnose (Gleason4+5) As you can see from the plot (sorry about the remove label) my PSA level is on the rise again so I had a PET scan which showed a few small spots of activity on the bones. So we need to adjust the medicines to attack this new growth. But the interesting

I have had on-going pain due to several spinal fractures. I now have pain in the hip. The pain management team want me to have sacroiliac joint injection to help with pain in hip. However, I’m reluctant to have the injection as I had a very bad reaction to facet joint injections in the past that caused

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I wae diagnosed almost three years ago already in stage 5 it moved to couple spots in my bones Psa of 8500 first time checked Started your normal routine of oral chemo,last one I was put on was standing. Now it's stopped working and cancer has spread to lymph nodes and other places. Doctors gave me

After 10 years of babysitting a small tumor in my brachial plexus area, I got the best news ever yesterday during my visit to M D Anderson. My MRI showed no tumor! I’m still in disbelief. I asked if this means I’m NED and they said yes. I never thought it would happen. I’ve been on Ibrance 100 and