My mother is Diffuse Large B cell Lymphoma (DLBCL), stage 3rd pateint. She has been getting Chemotherepy by the name of R-CHOP. How much chances to cure it by this chemotherepy only? And please suggest should any other medication given with this.

I also have diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma, stage 3, and have just finished the Rituxan-Chop chemotherapy. After three series of chemo the swollen spleen and all swollen nodes were back to normal in size and the prognosis for cure was good. The treatment is continuing for a total of six chemotherapy treatments so I am hoping for good results. Keep up your spirits and hope for good results. Rituxan has greatly increased the success rate for CHOP chemo. Good Luck!

my mom also has diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, stage 3. She just had her 1st chemo treatment last Mon. She is having severe headaches from neck to top of head. Dr says from shot following chemo. Tylenol, pain meds, etc don't seem to touch it. Any suggestions?

When you say 'pain meds' what pain meds are you referring to? Opioid painkillers?

Another question is what shot is she given following chemo?

Finally, depending on the type of pain she's having ("throbbing" "burning" etc) different classes of meds might work better than others, and some of these meds are surprising.

OK, I'm guessing then maybe she was given a shot of Neulasta. and her doc thinks that it is to blame for the headaches? Frankly I don't know much about Neulasta, but her pain is pretty specifically described, surely others have experienced it in the past. I might suggest asking some of the people at this site's sister site, SupportGroups.com, as I know that quite a few people on the NHL boards have had Neulasta.

Hi, I am a DLBC Lymphoma Stage IV survivor from 3 years ago.
I had 6 cycles of R-CHOP then.
I didn't want to load my body with more medication than was necessary. The chemo was toxic enough.
I found drinking warm water cleared the headaches.
I would gulp 2 cups of water (about 500ml).
I would wait to urinate and then take 2 more cups.
I continued this routine until I felt better.
Sometimes I would sit up at night drinking water in this manner and would fall asleep in the wee hours of the morning. Wake up around 9am and have breakfast.
I made it a point to drink up 5litres of water in 24hours.
By the last chemo I was up to 31cups or 1 cup short of 8litres! I wrote everything down. It helped me track what helped and what didn't.

Eat raisins, dates, spinach to help get your haemoglobin levels up after each R-CHOP.
I am no doctor but can share what I learned through my experience - pererafelix@netscape.net - God bless you all