Hi Seasidegirl,

Welcome to Cancer Chat, although I'm sorry for the reason that you've joined.This diagnosis must have hit you like a ton of bricks.

If you want a family, please discuss this with your consultant before you start any treatment. There are ways around this problem, but you do need to plan for them in advance.

I sincerely hope that you are successful in your quest.

Please keep in touch and let us know how you get on. We are always here for you.

Kind regards,

Jolamine xx

Hi seaside girl in regards to having children your doctor or consultant should have spoken to you I had sperm banking arranged im sure if you ask they could arrange for the female equivelent they organised my sperm bank appointment pretty quickly so hopefully they can get yours done.

In regards to chemo i had my statred it last week I wont lie its scary and i did feel quiet sick but mine was due to one of my medicines having to be a high dose and the anti sickness not working.The main goal is to work with your doctor to ensure you get the right mix of medicine they will try and tweak it to help as much as possible it may take time but they will get it right.

Its not easy but we are all here fighting and we will get through it i thought i could not do it im still scared but im going to keep fighting and i hope you will too . There will be bad days and if your feeling low you can always talk on here where in this together im going to keep praying for everyone and i will make sure i keep you in my prayers.

Stay strong

Hi 

My husband got diagnosed with acute Lymphoblastic Lymphoma last year in May at 29years old and has been undergoing treatment since then. I am unsure what kind you have but lymphoma is usually one of the better cancers to have( I know that sounds weird). The kind my husband had is treated like leukemia unfortunately so treatment is more aggressive.  You will take some time to make your peace with it but things will get better over time. Feel free to message me for more questions as I have experienced the disease and treatment closely. 

For fertility, do discuss with your doctor. We couldn't get sperm banking done due to urgency to start treatment. 

Thank you jolamine. 

I can already see this website will be a fantastic source of support and help x

Waquarr66 thank you for giving me more details on your chemo journey. I think I'm a little ahead of myself at the moment but you have made some.really good points xx

Indiangirl I'm really sorry to hear your husband and you have been battling for a year already.  Thank you very much for your offer of support, I will take as much as I can xxx