This blog provides information on what you can expect to experience while undergoing ABVD Chemotherapy — the most common regimen of treatment given for both early and advanced stage Hodgkin’s Disease (or if you prefer Hodgkin Lymphoma). HL is a rare cancer of the immune system that most commonly effects young adults between the ages of 15 and 35.
The blog is not meant as a substitute for medical advice or to take the place of the information provided by your doctors and nurses. Always consult them for any questions or concerns you have.
That said, what I wanted to know when I was diagnosed with HL in 2007 was what was ABVD going to REALLY be like. I didn’t want to hear about it second hand, I wanted to hear it straight from someone who went through it. And if that was what was on MY mind, it had to be on other people’s minds too.
Hence this blog.
A little bit about your author. She’s a runner with a dark sense of humor and was diagnosed with HL when she was 26 years old in 2007. She was stage III/IV-A bulky and underwent eight cycles of ABVD chemotherapy. As of April 2010, she’s been in remission for three years despite a poor initial prognosis given the extent of her disease.
With that here are the articles on this site:
- A Brief History of Dr. Hodgkin and His Disease. You want to know the history of the disease you’ve been diagnosed with? Go here.
- ABVD for Newbies. Here’s the heart of the site — what you can expect from ABVD.
- Mediports. Since so many people ask questions about them, my information on ports.
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