Inspirational Stories
Lena
diffuse large B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma (DLBCL)
In 2018, I had what I thought was a urinary tract infection (UTI). It ended up being a tumor in my bladder the size of a lime. It turned out to be diffuse large B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma (DLBCL). I ended up doing six rounds of R-CHOP chemo with Neulasta® and a month of radiation afterward. I am grateful to be alive but do have lingering side effects with chemo brain/memory loss, neuropathy in my hands and right arm, loss of taste for certain foods/drinks, and weight gain from prednisone. Chemo also put me into early menopause, and I have hot flashes, and mood swings, and suffer from depression as well.
The road to surviving was not easy, but it is a reality for so many with blood cancer thanks to the resources and research that The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) gives.
