Lymphoma The Begining

i decided if i was going to talk about my lymphoma (what else is happening to me these days??) i should start at the beginning.

where to start?

i dont even know!

how about when i finished TAFE in the end of 2005 i was weighing 110 kilos! i hated what i looked like and was uncomfortable in my skin, but at the same time did not realise i was THAT big.
in January 2006 i got a job at a preschool and i started pulling the weight off, i had also cut down my sugars as it was scarily high and my fertility doctor said i needed to bring it down and loose weight if i hoped to fall pregnant (we had been trying to fall pregnant unsuccessfully since July 2002 and had been refereed on to IVF Australia when i was diagnosed with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome in march 2003.) By October 2005 i weighed 89kilos and had joined the gym.

but thats not where the lymphoma started but the weight lost hid a symptoms

in January 2006 i started having back pain, i started using paracetamol to ease the pain and at first i couldn't even swallow panadol i was crushing them up on teaspoons! by march i was getting pain every day i was taking nurafen plus and using heat packs. i had had a ct scan and xray on my back all clear and we couldnt pin point an actual injury.

during 2006 i continued to loose weight it was great and my back pain got worse.

during 2007 my back got worse and worse i couldnt get off the floor properly i was sent t o a physio. i continued to loose weight i was down to 75kilos by my birthday

i had under gone 5 cycles of IUI (artificial insemination) all unsuccessful.

when Christmas came along i was 60 kilos. my appetite was smaller i thought because i was smaller it became smaller but i was finishing any meal!, i was exhausted really exhausted i spent most weekends falling asleep on the lounge and just wanted to sleep when i got home i had lost momentum at work as i was so exhausted. i just thought i was so exhausted because it was the end of the year.
i had a dry cough that was causing heavyness on my chest i went to the gps and got anti biotics for it.
every night i was waking up drench in sweat which i have never had experience before
i wasnt shaving my legs because they were soo itchy but i always had sensitive skin.

these were all symptoms of lymphoma little did i know

when did the lymphoma start?

i dont know.......