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Hodgkin's Lymphoma
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Interview 14
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Can't imagine forming a close relationship after going through such a major crisis alone; feels unattractive and associates her body with illness not
Diagnosed with Hodgkin's Lymphoma in 2003 following tiredness and weight loss. Treated with various chemotherapies. Consistently low blood cell counts led to a splenectomy, resulting in remission.
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Interview 18
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Was warned that treatment might cause impotence but as he doesn't usually feel like sex when he's ill he considered that normal.
Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma diagnosed in 1998 after shoulder pain and finding a lump. Two years of watchful waiting then three bouts of drug treatment, with short remissions in between. Now in longer remission after receiving radiolabelled monoclonal antibody.
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