I'm a 57 year old male recently diagnosed with Lymphoma - specifically Stage 4 Nodal Marginal Zone Lymphoma - one of the rarer ones.

Diagnosis came after I was admitted to A&E with chronic anemia in September I had a  blood level half what it should be. Eight days later I was discharged from Hospital with a tentantive diagnosis of low grade lymphona and after some further outpatient tests was diagnosed with the above which had spread to Bone Marrow ( but not spleen) so causing low blood production.

Started chemo last week -  two days every month for six months and loads of pills - antiviral, fungal and gastro related mostly I think.  I felt dreadful for most of last week - fatigue and nausea mostly though feel a lot better now. A blood test yesterday gave blood levels up  from previous however since then in  conjunction with the Chemo  I've was given 4 bags of blood  so not sure if rise is mostly coming from those.

I'm reasonably optimistic about treatment but of  course we shall have to see, it is a pain generally however as I'm still too fatigued to do anything very useful yet so life is 'on hold'. Also some irony as my father died in August and  for about three years I had been taking him for cheno/radio treatment then monitoring tests for a different lymphoma type ( Blastic Mantle Cell). His Lymphoma wasnt the sole cause of his death as he also had dementia and  pretty much stopped eating. He was of course older.. in his  late eighties.

So last week for the first time I walked into THAT hospital room with the comfy chairs and the drips  for my treatment  and felt rather strange about all this.

Anyways hello again and all the best  , I've a few odd questions which I will post online if I cant find smilar/answers on forums.

Regards

Marky