To: SE Mom; All
He was diagnosed with it THREE years ago...Let's wait and see what he has to say..
49 posted on
04/11/2007 6:34:04 AM PDT by
spectre
((Spectre's wife))
To: spectre; Howlin; STARWISE; onyx; Sturm Ruger
http://www.lymphomainfo.net/nhl/indolent.html
Depending on the cancer, often a patient can live years without much treatment. A doctor may chose “Watch and Wait” - a strategy of waiting until symptoms are such that treatment should proceed. With newer immunotherapies, the era of Watch and Wait may be over as effective treatment may be able to proceed as soon as the lymphoma is detected.
74 posted on
04/11/2007 6:39:02 AM PDT by
SE Mom
(Proud mom of an Iraq war combat vet)
To: spectre
Then he probably is in remission. My mother is in remission with Lymphoma and has done really well since her chemo treatments 4 years ago. However, the chemo caused permanent bone marrow damage. For this she is is treated regularly for anemia with injections to stimulate the bone marrow. Those injections have worked really well for her.
141 posted on
04/11/2007 6:55:28 AM PDT by
HollyB
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