Hello everyone

fHello everyone my name is Frank Charles and suffer from stage four NHL  and cancer of the bone marrow . I was diagnosed in 2010 after noticing a lump  on the left side of my neck. After listening to my wife I booked an appointment with our doctor  and after several test and a biopsy I was informed that it was stage four Non Hodgkin Lymphoma B cell and cancer of the bone marrow. the first two years were very testing and scary as I had three incidents of sepsis, severe neuropathy in both hands (left hand slightly better ) which restricts my hand movements. Sores all over my legs but to name a few things. Throughout this my wife has been a pillar of strength along with the McMillan nurse. I've joined this chat room to hear about other people's experiences and to gain some insight into the various cancers that touch people's lives. Thank you for your time and support  Frank.

 

 

 

 

  • Hello Frank,

    Thanks for sharing your story. You have definitely joined the right forum to meet other people with different types of cancer and who may have had similar experiences they may want to share with you. You certainly seem to have been through a lot in the last few years. Neuropathy has been discussed in our forum previously so perhaps you'd like to contribute on this subject in this thread which was posted yesterday. If you ever needed to chat to our cancer nurses about any of this, you can reach them on freephone 0808 800 4040 Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm.

    If you want to talk to someone with experience of Non Hodgkin's Lymphoma specifically, someone who had Non Hodgkin's Lymphoma posted recently so feel free to respond if you wish here. Sometimes it helps to talk to someone who has had the same diagnosis. 

    I will now let your future forum friends come and say hello!

    Lucie, Cancer Chat Moderator

     

  • Hi Frank,

    Sorry no one apart from our lovely Lucie has contacted you as yet but we have had a lot of new people posting on here the last couple of days. My name is Brian and I had prostate cancer a few years ago but have also lost several close relatives to cancer. I just wanted to welcome you to this friendly forum and to say hi.

    Take care, best wishes to you, Brian