Cancer Survivor

In 2007, I was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin's "B" cell Lymphoma or SLL...   according to the National Cancer Institute about SLL/CLL:  An indolent (slow-growing) cancer in which immature lymphocytes (white blood cells) are found in the blood and bone marrow and/or in the lymph nodes. CLL (chronic lymphocytic leukemia) and SLL (small lymphocytic lymphoma) are the same disease, but in CLL cancer cells are found mostly in the blood and bone marrow. In SLL cancer cells are found mostly in the lymph nodes. CLL/SLL is a type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Also called chronic lymphocytic leukemia/small lymphocytic lymphoma.

In 2008, I began treatment with Rituxan....  and, added later was Fludara and Cytoxin which made me incredibly sick to the point that a couple of days after treatment, I was in he ER in the hopes of stopping my vomiting.  This lasted for 6 months.  Triandra replaced Rituxan.

In 2012/2013, I was diagnosed with Melanoma on the bottom of my left foot.  It was surgically removed but no follow-up treatment took place.  Four years later, the Melanoma spread to my groin and eventually to my neck.  I was treated with a cocktail of Opidvo/Yervoy and a few months later I stopped the Yervoy because it was replaced with RADIATION.

As far as my non-Hodgkin's "B" cell Lymphoma (CLL/SLL) was concerned, I stopped infusions and began taking pills:  IMBRUVICA which had out-of-pocket costs but I was able to get a grant to pay for those expenses.

During these 12/13 years of my cancer treatments, I was also going to a Dermatologist to have squamous carcinomas removed that were also byproducts of my cancer treatments.  To date, there have been 6 of these removed, including a rather large on from the top of my head.

CURRENTLY there has been no metabolic activity detected from either cancer even though my treatments for both cancers continue and will continue indefinitely as I have been told by my Oncologist.

I AM A CANCER SURVIVOR...