How I survived chemotherapy - stage 4 lymphoma

[@MelanieCamille]

Every human's body is so different and we react to things in different ways. So I am curious; have you gone through chemo? What was your experience like?

[@MelanieCamille]

OMG what an amazing story! I can’t believe you continued working while going through chemo! I though me getting my masters online was impressive lol. Thank you so much for sharing your story. You are such a strong and amazing women! Those students are lucky to have you 💕

[@anirudhsaraf8608]

@@brendabevers1653 such an inspiration to many more out there !!

[@markab1382]

My experience was so much similar to yours but I had trouble with smells making me sick. After being good for 3.5 years, I have to start up another round of 6 treatments.

[@GowithLyricsSinhala]

I feel before chemo i was ok but after my 2nd chemo i feel now im sick my legs are weak i have non hodykin lymphoma pmbcl

[@MelanieCamille]

Hopefully this time will get rid of it for good!

[@MrEdwinborja]

You're words are so comforting

[@chrisj8764]

fwiw had my first chemo in past few days - Rituxan and Bendamustine - the infusion process was pretty easy, but got nauseous and vomiting the first night, also sleeping a lot and having to take natural remedies (prune juice and Kiwi crush) to avoid constipation. Am continuing working, went for a longish slow walk including up 360+ steps yesterday (the second day of chemo), and generally feeling fine - so far anyway!

[@yonaleitersdorf3436]

Hi, I am undergoing chemo for lymphoma. Thank you for your video, which is honest and clear, and gave me real support.

[@kirkerin453]

My mom has just been diagnosed. She starts RCHOP on Monday. We are very nervous but this was so informative thank you so much for sharing your experience!

[@MelanieCamille]

Wow! I’m so glad to hear this helped 💕 Your mom is going to beat cancer’s butt! Feel free to keep us up to date ☺️

[@gordanazakula5669]

@@MelanieCamille Great stuff!!! Please see the revolting case of Connecticut teen, Cassandra Callender. Girl was forced into chemotherapy by the Courts. To add insult to injury, they gave the family, a hefty medical bill!!! Had Cassandra been an impoverished African-American, Hispanic, or Ukrainian refugee, they would have said the choice was hers!!! I would rather die than undergo chemotherapy. Nurses wear protective clothing to protect their skin from burns. They are then pouring that toxic stuff into your body!!! Paradoxically, it is a lifesaver, but people have died from it. Sending you hugs!!!

[@gordanazakula5669]

@@MelanieCamille Iam lonely since the death of my lovely mother. Will Jesus look after me? What if l was in an abusive situation, would Jesus deliver me? Many women are abused by their intimate partners, breaks my heart. Please reply to me, sending you hugs. PS; You will kick cancers butt!!!

[@liesalynch9817]

So very helpful.! Thank you so much! I’m in my first week following first round of chemo and yesterday was brutal. I was feeling very discouraged. Today is better. God bless you!

[@AutumnGardMusic]

That’s so impressive that you stayed the same weight throughout chemo!

[@MelanieCamille]

I know! I would eat a bunch of pizza and be like “I need to keep my weight up” lol

[@carlajohnson7361]

I’m so glad I came across your videos. I have just been diagnosed with lymphoma. I’m actually getting a PET scan tomorrow to help identify exactly what I have.

[@gregb6829]

We must be at the same point. I had my Pet Scan on Feb 3rd 2021. I hope your findings were better than you were fearing. Hang in there.

[@MelanieCamille]

How did your scan go? How’s treatment going?

[@Uraharakisuke10]

@@gregb6829 how r you now

[@gregb6829]

@@Uraharakisuke10 Hanging in there. About to do treatment 5 of 6. I have the slow growing NHL B-Cell Follicular form of CA. So I am probably at mile 5 of a marathon. Fortunately I used to do a few of those! I was thinking about doing some videos for folks as well, as I am a former Oncology Nurse myself. But I became pretty fatigued during chemo and at almost 50 years old, I don't look as good as the young women who do these videos. Maybe I will when I am done. Thanks for asking :)

[@timmcvicker5775]

I was recently diagnosed with stage 3 Non-hodgkin's Folllicular lymphoma. I will probably start chemo in the not too distant future. Thank you for your video. I was curious as to what to expect.

[@liesalynch9817]

Me too, stage 3A, non-Hodgkin’s, follicular lymphoma. Second time around for me. I am now 71 and generally a very healthy person. I believing in a miracle from my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ! 💪🏼🛡⚔️🙌🏽

[@duanevanwinkle3488]

Thanks very much...this is very helpful... I will check out your other videos. God Bless You!

[@MsGaloreNails]

Hello, this is my first time speaking.It out loud since it is a new diagnosis for me. I'm super scared and I don't know what to do.I don't want to tell anyone. For a few years now i've been having very heavy night sweats, which my gynecologist assumed was premenopause.. On another note for the past month, i've been having neck pain and brought it up at my yearly... I was supposed to do blood tests anyway and ask the doctor if there's anything she could test me for that would give her an inclination about cancer.. Well, she called me almost immediately and said, my limps We're not in a good number and that I should come back for more tests when I did she saw inflammation. And now I have another appointment coming up for further testing. She basically said the numbers are indicating lymphoma, which I know nothing about. I'm super scared and also find it.Ironic that it's the side that I listen on my phone the most on.. I'm super scared and i'm nervous if anyone wants to leave me a comment on how to get through this.Please do I only found out this week

[@pattycarney8219]

Your experience was a world better than what I have had. Happy for you.

[@MelanieCamille]

I'm so sorry to hear it isn't going as well for you :( But at the end of the day, winning the battle is the best possible outcome

[@michelleking8485]

Love the Bible verse it made me cry with relief that no matter how scared I am, that Gods got this!

[@MelanieCamille]

Absolutely! 💕

[@michelleking8485]

Interested in mental health while going though treatment

[@PAOLELLO]

Thank you I feel so much better now, your side affects are almost the same as my fiancé she’s 24 stage 3 non Hodgkin’s Diffuse large B cell

[@MelanieCamille]

He’s young and will do great on chemo! Wishing you the best of luck. Feel free to let me know how it goes 💕

[@PAOLELLO]

Melanie Camille thank you she starts her second round this Monday

[@sheloshelo4884]

@@PAOLELLO how is he now

[@laurawrld2097]

Thank you!❤

[@billyquilligan1377]

You are an amazingly strong lady 🤩

[@vanessapage5824]

Thank you for sharing I’m older and concern about going through chemo. Holding to my Faith In God.

[@markab1382]

My last chemo was about 2 years ago but now I have to start again this Friday. Oh the memories.

[@MelanieCamille]

Oh no! Was that planned, or did it come back?

[@markab1382]

It came back rather slowly. Been pushing it off for too long. Best to go on the offense.

[@Uraharakisuke10]

how r u now

[@markab1382]

@@Uraharakisuke10 Better than I thought but still with the different drugs come different side effects. On a 3 week schedule between chemo and the next is Friday so starting to get nervous.

[@auntycvsoldier9174]

I so much enjoyed this video. This is a great encouragement to me. Please what was your WBC count , RBC count, lymphocytes count and platelets count at the time of diagnosis? Please help me answer 🙏

[@divyapurushothaman6233]

Same pinch.. I had 1 cycle of rchop and 5 cycles of epochr

[@Uraharakisuke10]

how r u now

[@gardenrose1038]

Did you have to freeze your eggs? I went to the hematologist after being sent over from a abnormal ultrasound on my lymph node and I seen a cancer doctor and a hematologist. The cancer doctor is very set on me having lymphoma I’m having a MRI because I get headaches everyday and two CT scans and a biopsy. I hear that young patients don’t have to freeze their eggs. My blood level was way off on my last blood count at my primary doctor so she did a full blood work which was like 4 big tubes of blood.

[@MelanieCamille]

It depends on the chemo they put you on. The first oncologist I saw said that R-CHOP (the chemo I had) would make me infertile so I did freeze my eggs. But then the oncologist that I switched to said it shouldn’t cause infertility. I wish I had heard that before freezing my eggs because it cost me a lot of money, but none the less I have a few eggs set aside

[@mariusz9374]

After 6 chemo cycles, should lymphoma, swollen lymph nodes be completely squeezed ? - NHL

[@thisismyname007]

Vincristine! It been around since 1963. It comes from a periwinkle plant. How can you forget that!

[@Goloka-vrindavan]

I am diagnosed with hodgkin b cell lymphoma 10 cm in size above the trachea. Just received the first chemo. No nausea but head ache n fatigue. Is that normal?

[@chadwick283]

🙏🙏🙏

[@ladydiYOGADIVA]

Was tour boyfriend allowed to come over to visit? My boyfriend just started chemo.

[@teresab4937]

Had my first rchop a week ago and now in extreme bone pain from the neulasta. Tylenol isn't working. How did you deal with bone pain and how long did it last if you had it. Feels so overwhelming!

[@MelanieCamille]

You’ve got this! To be honest I didn’t really get any bone pain so I’m not quite sure.... you should check out the lymphoma sub reddit! You can post that question and someone might be able to help

[@rekhajaiswal8835]

Hii man can you explain your treatment

[@christineking5326]

How long have u been in remission

[@MelanieCamille]

Currently 3 years and 4 months

[@christineking5326]

@@MelanieCamille so happy for u! And i love ur positive perspective in the video. Super encouraging. Thank u for doing and i thank God in advance for your continued health!

[@MelanieCamille]

You’re so welcome. I’m glad you enjoyed the video

[@brendahidalgo8728]

Hi I had sonagram on neck today So nervios!!! How are U doing??

[@MelanieCamille]

Sorry for the delayed response, I am doing great! How about you?

[@Muskan-gs2ji]

Does hair fell or remove during chemotherapy sections

[@MelanieCamille]

I'm not 100% sure what you mean by this, but my hair started falling out 3 weeks after my first round of chemo. It was getting ALL over the place, so I shaved the rest off

[@Muskan-gs2ji]

Actually my mother diagnosed with lyphmpho stage 4 so she has a fear of losing hair she doesn't want her hair to be removed she is 45 years old. we can't prevent hair fall during chemo sections

[@MelanieCamille]

@@Muskan-gs2ji It will depend on the type of chemo she has, but she will likely lose her hair. What I did, before chemo, was started cutting my hair shorter and shorter in stages, so when I shaved it all off, if was much less of a shock

[@bratatibasu5927]

Hi..my mother is suffering from stage 3 non hodgkin lymphoma.and she is having R chop.2 cycles are already done..bt she is coughing sometimes.is it normal?

[@MelanieCamille]

Hmm, I didn’t experience any coughing personally, but I’d ask her oncologist

[@bratatibasu5927]

@@MelanieCamille ok mam

[@edwinrivera9628]

Hey I’m currently doing rchop and I’ve been having some bad headaches and muscle spasm. I’m worried because I talk to a lot of people that get rchop and they don’t feel what I feel. But as of right now my oncologist said I’m in complete remission. I have 2 cycles left and I’m really dreading them. Any advice of what I’m feeling with my headaches and shortness of breath? And did you also get itchy?

[@MelanieCamille]

Hmm, I don’t recall any of those symptoms. This might sound silly, but are you getting enough water?

[@edwinrivera9628]

Melanie Camille yes I’ve been drinking a lot of water but I think that it might the way I’m eating I’m going to try to change it up. How long have you been in remission?

[@sheloshelo4884]

@@MelanieCamille how are u now

[@fowziahz4984]

A relative of mine has just been diagnosed with lymphoma in the chest , lungs but her mother is refusing her been treated with chemotherapy . Can you please just give us your doctor's name and which hospital . She is planning to go to USA to see the doctor

[@MelanieCamille]

I don't think the lungs are part of the lymphatic system so I'm not sure how you'd have lymphoma in the lungs. But I'm not a doctor so I very well could be wrong. I went to OHSU (Oregon Health and Science University). It's one of the best

[@simplelifedesivibes5262]

My mom has also the same she has lymphoma in lungs

[@MelanieCamille]

I didn’t know you could get lymphoma in your lungs!

[@simplelifedesivibes5262]

@@MelanieCamille it’s spread to lungs after lymphatic nodes

[@MelanieCamille]

Oh no! I’m so sorry to hear that! Is she responding well to the chemo?

[@rekhajaiswal8835]

Only r chop or other treatment

[@brendahidalgo8728]

neck today

[@MsGaloreNails]

Hello, this is my first time speaking.It out loud since it is a new diagnosis for me. I'm super scared and I don't know what to do.I don't want to tell anyone. For a few years now i've been having very heavy night sweats, which my gynecologist assumed was premenopause.. On another note for the past month, i've been having neck pain and brought it up at my yearly... I was supposed to do blood tests anyway and ask the doctor if there's anything she could test me for that would give her an inclination about cancer.. Well, she called me almost immediately and said, my limps We're not in a good number and that I should come back for more tests when I did she saw inflammation. And now I have another appointment coming up for further testing. She basically said the numbers are indicating lymphoma, which I know nothing about. I'm super scared and also find it.Ironic that it's the side that I listen on my phone the most on.. I'm super scared and i'm nervous if anyone wants to leave me a comment on how to get through this.Please do I only found out this week