tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-781671514856579833.post1382660431968053993..comments2024-03-27T08:59:24.243-04:00Comments on Lympho Bob: Follicular Lymphoma & HopeLymphomaniachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17519575154615844854noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-781671514856579833.post-25651395247656449862015-04-23T10:34:10.158-04:002015-04-23T10:34:10.158-04:00Hi Jackie. Thanks for reading.Grading is a little ...Hi Jackie. Thanks for reading.Grading is a little confusing. Lymphomation.org has a pretty good explanation of it: http://www.lymphomation.org/grade.htm<br /><br />Basically, the higher the grade, the more large cells, and the more (potentially) aggressive it will behave. Potentially, but not always. Which is confusing, and why some experts think it's not all that useful in guiding treatment decisions. It's a pretty basic way of classifying the disease, since it relies on looking at cells in a microscope. There are so many other, deeper ways of looking at the disease now that will tell the onc more. <br />More importantly, 8 years! Woo hoo! Keep up the good work yourself. <br />Lymphomaniachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17519575154615844854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-781671514856579833.post-49477891098140362932015-04-23T06:24:28.668-04:002015-04-23T06:24:28.668-04:00Great article and love the poem. Bob, what grade ...Great article and love the poem. Bob, what grade was<br />your fNHL? Have you had any treatments? I was dx with Stage 3/4 (had 2 bone marrow biops. but no lymphoma was found in either; however my onc suspected I may have had marrow involvement) grade 3a. I've always been a bit confused about grade 3a because from what I've read it behaves just like grade 1, so why not say I'm a grade 1? Anyway, it's been over 8 years for me. I had 6 rounds of Chop-R and 2 years R-Maintenance...been in remission ever since. <br />I love your blog. Keep up the good work. Thank youJackienoreply@blogger.com