It's important for you to take care of yourself by eating well and staying as
active as you can.
You need the right amount of calories to maintain a good weight. You also
need enough protein to keep up your strength. Eating well may help you feel
better and have more energy.
Sometimes, especially during or soon after treatment, you may not feel like
eating. You may be uncomfortable or tired. You may find that foods do not taste
as good as they used to. In addition, the side effects of treatment (such as
poor appetite, nausea, vomiting, or mouth sores) can make it hard to eat well.
Your doctor, a registered dietitian, or another health care provider can suggest
ways to deal with these problems.
Many people find they feel better when they stay active. Walking, yoga,
swimming, and other activities can keep you strong and increase your energy.
Exercise may reduce nausea and pain and make treatment easier to handle. It also
can help relieve stress. Whatever physical activity you choose, be sure to talk
to your doctor before you start. Also, if your activity causes you pain or other
problems, be sure to let your doctor or nurse know about it.
Follow-up Care
You'll need regular checkups after treatment for Hodgkin lymphoma. Even
when there are no longer any signs of cancer, the disease sometimes returns
because undetected lymphoma cells may remain somewhere in your body after
treatment.
Also, checkups help detect health problems that can result from cancer
treatment. People treated for Hodgkin lymphoma have an increased chance of
developing heart disease; leukemia; melanoma; non-Hodgkin lymphoma; and cancers
of the bone, breast, lung, stomach, and thyroid. Checkups help ensure that any
changes in your health are noted and treated if needed. Checkups may include a
physical exam, blood tests, chest x-rays, CT scans, and other tests.
After treatment, people with Hodgkin lymphoma may receive the flu vaccine and
other vaccines. You may want to talk with your health care team about when to
get certain vaccines.
If you have any health problems between checkups, you should contact your
doctor.
You may want to ask your doctor these questions after you have
finished treatment:
How often will I need checkups?
Which follow-up tests do you suggest for me?
Between checkups, what health problems or symptoms should I tell
you about?
Hodgkin's Disease - Symptoms At Onset Of DiseaseQuestion: The symptoms of hodgkin's disease can vary greatly from patient to patient. What were your symptoms at the onset of your disease?
Night sweats are severe hot flashes that occur at night and result in a drenching sweat. In order to distinguish night sweats that arise from medical causes from those that occur because one's surroundings are too warm, doctors generally refer to true night sweats as severe hot flashes occurring at night that can drench sleepwear and sheets, which are not related to an overheated environment.
Leukemia is a type of cancer of the blood cells in which the growth and development of the blood cells are abnormal. Strictly speaking, leukemia should refer only to cancer of the white blood cells (the leukocytes) but in practice it can apply to malignancy of any cellular element in the blood or bone marrow, as in red cell leukemia (erythroleukemia).
Lymph nodes help the body's immune system fight infections. Causes of swollen lymph nodes (glands) may include infection (viral, bacterial, fungal, parasites). Symptoms of swollen lymph nodes vary greatly. They can sometimes be tender, painful or disfiguring. The treatment of swollen lymph nodes depends upon the cause.
HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) is the cause of AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome). HIV is a type of virus called a retrovirus, which infects humans when it comes in contact with a break in the skin or tissues such as those that line the vagina, anal area, mouth, or eyes.
Nausea is an uneasiness of the stomach that often precedes vomiting. Nausea and vomiting are not diseases, but they are symptoms of many conditions. The causes of vomiting differ according to age, and treatment depends upon the cause of nausea and vomiting.
Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma is cancer of the lymphatic system, a vital part of the body's immune system. Symptoms include swollen lymph nodes, fever, night sweats, coughing, weakness, chest pain, unexplained weight loss, and abdominal pain. Treatment depends on which type of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma you have, the stage of the cancer, your age, how fast the cancer is growing, and whether you have other health problems.
Stress occurs when forces from the outside world impinge on the individual. Stress is a normal part of life. However, over-stress, can be harmful. There is now speculation, as well as some evidence, that points to the abnormal stress responses as being involved in causing various diseases or conditions.
Although a fever technically is any body temperature above the normal of 98.6 degrees F. (37 degrees C.), in practice a person is usually not considered to have a significant fever until the temperature is above 100.4 degrees F (38 degrees C.). Fever is part of the body's own disease-fighting arsenal: rising body temperatures apparently are capable of killing off many disease- producing organisms.
Melanoma is a type of skin cancer which begins in skin cells called melanocytes and affects more than 53,600 people in the United States each year. These melanocytes can grow together to form benign moles which, after a change in size, shape, or color can be a sign of melanoma. Caused by sun exposure, early detection becomes extremely important to avoid a spread to other areas of the body. Diagnosis is confirmed through a biopsy of the abnormal skin and treatment depends on the extent and characteristics of the patient.
Chest pain is a common complaint by a patient in the ER. Causes of chest pain include broken or bruised ribs, pleurisy, pneumothorax, shingles, pneumonia, pulmonary embolism, angina, heart attack, costochondritis, pericarditis, aorta or aortic dissection, and reflux esophagitis. Diagnosis and treatment of chest pain depends upon the cause and clinical presentation of the patient's chest pain.
Cancer is a disease caused by an abnormal growth of cells, also called malignancy. It is a group of 100 different diseases, and is not contagious. Cancer can be treated through chemotherapy, a treatment of drugs that destroy cancer cells.
Eye floaters are deposits or condensation that forms in the eye's vitreous humor. These deposits cast shadows on the retina, and as the eye moves, the deposits shift position, making it appear as though the shadows are moving or floating.
Though it's difficult to say why some people develop cancer while others don't, research shows that certain risk factors increase a person's odds of developing cancer. These risk factors include growing older, family history of cancer, diet, alcohol and tobacco use, and exposure to sunlight, ionizing radiation, certain chemicals, and some viruses and bacteria.
Teenagers recognize that they are developmentally between child and adult. Teen health prevention includes maintaining a healthy diet, exercising regularly, preventing injuries and screening annually for potential health conditions that could adversely affect teenage health.
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