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Ian Doherty

  • Index Page
  • Treatment’s
    • A.B.V.D.
      • H.L.D This is where the Story Starts : 10th Feb 2014
      • Diagnoses , Staging Feb to March 2014
      • Bone Marrow & Lumbar Puncture March 2014
      • Mental and Physical approach to regimes Feb 2014
      • P.E.T. Scan March 2014 (P.E.T. Number 1)
      • ABVD Chemotherapy Part 1 March to April 2014
      • Diabetes – Chemotherapy Steroid Induced Diabetes
      • P.E.T. Scan May 2014 (P.E.T. Number 2)
      • ABVD Chemotherapy 2014 Part 2 May to August
      • P.E.T Scan Sept 2014 (P.E.T. Number 3)
      • Radiotherapy 2014
      • Ultrasound Fine needle aspiration March 2015
      • P.E.T. Scan May 2015 (P.E.T. Number 4)
      • Tonsillectomy & Biopsies to throat July 2015
      • Diabetes Type 2 Oct 2015
      • P.E.T. Scan Oct 2015 (P.E.T. Number 5)
    • Remission Feb 2016 & Relapse 2017
      • Remission 2016
      • P.E.T. Scan May 2016 (P.E.T. Number 6)
      • Biopsies to Throat & Base of Tongue July 2016
      • P.E.T. Scan Oct 2016 (P.E.T. Number 7)
      • Suspected Kidney Failure Nov 2016
      • My Relapse Story Feb 2017 When it started
      • Think Ahead…
    • I.C.E. Chemotherapy
      • P.E.T. Scan March 2017 (P.E.T. Number 8)
      •  Diagnoses March 2017 My Relapse Begins 
      • I.C.E. Cycle 1 – 10th April 2017  
      • I.C.E. Cycle 2 – 2nd May 2017  
      • I.C.E. Cycle 2 P.E.T. Scan 18th May 2017 (P.E.T. Number 9)
      • P.E.T. Scan (P.E.T. Number 9)
      • I.C.E. Cycle 3 – 27th May 2017
      • Stem Cell Harvest 6th June 2017
    • B.E.A.M. Chemotherapy 6th July 2017
    • Stem Cell Transplant July 2017
      • Stem Cell Transplant 13th July 2017
      • Post Stem Cell Transplant July 2017
      • Post Stem Cell Transplant Plus Day 4 to discharged 
      • Post Stem Cell Transplant Discharged 2017
    • Remission March 2018 & Road To Recovery
      • Remission March 2018
      • Mum 1932 – 2018
      • Oncologist Meeting 22nd May 2018
      • Oncologist Meeting 21st August 2018
      • Oncologist Meeting 18th December 2018
      • Oncologist Meeting April 2019
      • Eyes
      • Various Procedures July 2019
      • Remission: One Year Cancer Clear 2019
      • Eyes Again…Sept 2019
      • Admission Sept 2019
      • Oncologist Meeting August 2019
      • Oncologist Meeting 6th Feb 2020
      • Oncologist Meeting August 2020
      • Oncologist Meeting Feb 2021
      • Oncologist Meeting 26th August 2021
      • Oncologist Meeting March 2022
      • CT NTAP May 2022
      • Oncologist Meeting Scan Results May 2022 “The Impossible Dream”
      • Remission: Officially 5 Year’s Cancer Clear
    • I.V.I.g. Treatment 2022
      • IVIg July 2022
      • IVIg September 2022
    • Remission: Officially 5 Year’s Cancer Clear
  • Site Cancer Warriors 2025
    • Cancer Warrior: Anita
    • Cancer Warrior Anita – Breast Cancer ?
    • Cancer Warrior Dale 2025 Stage IV Oesophageal Cancer – How I Took Control of My Cancer
    • Cancer Warrior: Terry’s Sarcoma War
    • Cancer Warrior: Nuala
    • Cancer Warrior: Andy Whitfield “Be Here Now”
    • Iris House Cork Cancer Support
    • Cancer Warriors Awareness 2017
    • Three in a row….
  • Anita’s Post
    • Anita’s Post: October 2018 About Ian
    • Anita’s Post: Ian’s Birthday June 2021
    • Anita’s Post: Happy 60th Birthday Ian 2022
  • Ian’s Post
    • Our Mission Blog
    • Mental Health
      • Mental & Physical Approach Feb 2014
      • Mental Health, Positive Approach March 2018
      • Friday the 13th July 2018 Vs 13th July 2017
      • Mental Health August 2018
      • Mental Health:13th July 2021 – 4 Years since SCT
      • Mental Health, Covid 19 & Cancer 2022
    • Cancer and CoronaVirus
    • Articles 2022
      • Think Ahead…
      • January and into February 2022
      • Four year anniversary Miss You Mum 2022
      • Anita’s Post: Happy 60th Birthday Ian 2022
      • Cancer Awareness 2023 Sponsor & Donation Appeal
    • Articles 2020 to 2021
      • 2020 looking back at 10’s
      • Three Years ago today.. June 2020
      • Dove – symbols of purity, peace, love, and harmony
      • Update’s November 2020
      • Two Men and a Lady that inspire me: Nov 2020
      • Six years ago today.. Dec 2020
      • 9th April 2021 Miss You Mum
    • Articles 2017 to 2019
      • Lymphoma Awareness Month September 2018
      • November – Love or Hate it
      • December 2019 – 5 Years after Radiotherapy
      • The Last Post for 2019
      • Celebration of Life Ball 2018
      • Honesty is such a lonely Word May 2019
      • St Valentine’s Day 14 Feb 2019
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Author: Ian Doherty

Cancer survivor after two attacks of Lymphoma, initially Stage 4B Hodgkin’s Lymphoma and followed by relapse requiring rescue treatment for Non Hodgkin’s Stage 4 Lymphoma. A ten year battle from diagnoses to full clear 7 years in remission This blog is dedicated to awareness and support
November 13, 2025 Blog

PET Scan 2025 #11 Results

I got allowed access to the scan itself 48 hours after it was completed. But had to wait for radiology

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November 3, 2025 Blog

PET Scan 2025 #11

A PET (Positron Emission Tomography) scan is a medical imaging technique that uses a small amount of a radioactive tracer to

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October 18, 2025 Blog

JJ Stent Removal October 25

Follow my PCNL operation in August where a JJ Stent was inserted during surgery JJ stent insertion is a medical procedure

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August 27, 2025 Blog

Haematologist meeting August 2025.

Wednesday 27th August Five days following my Kidney surgery PCNL I have an appointment with my haematologist. Post surgery my

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August 24, 2025 Blog

Kidney Operation 2025

The last few weeks have been challenging to say the least. I have been aniexly awaiting the call for this

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June 25, 2025 Blog

Urology Meeting 25th June 2025

One of the long awaited appointments today with my new Urologist in Galway. I have had kidney stones for many

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May 12, 2025 Blog

Haematologist meeting May 2025.

Partly an update on my last article and some good news for a change. Good news first. 26th of March

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April 25, 2025 Blog

Iris House Cork Cancer Support

In our cancer warrior section I want to include an organization that I have found incredible, I originally met the

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April 22, 2025 Blog

Site Cancer Warriors 2025

This page is currently under development and some images and links are not available yet As part of our awareness

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April 16, 2025 Blog

Scanxiety

Scanxiety as defined by http://www.RadiologyInfo.org What is scanxiety? Scanxiety is a word that combines the words scan and anxiety. Patients

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March 8, 2025 Blog

The Waiting Game

Anyone that has experienced Cancer will tell you that the amount of time spent waiting for various procedures, test, medical

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February 14, 2025 Blog

14th of February 2025 Valentine’s Day

14th of February 2025 Valentine’s Day & Anita’s Birthday so happy 255th birthday Anita xxx But the 14th of February

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February 7, 2025 Blog

CDM and Oncology meeting 2025

Its that time of year again. My annual Oncology meeting. All abbreviations are explained at the foot of this article:

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December 30, 2024 Blog

2025 the challenges ahead

Time to say goodbye to 2024. Was it a good year or bad ? And what’s facing us in 2025.

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December 10, 2024 Blog

Our annual report on readers 2024

I commenced writing on WordPress in 2017 with a view to creating a positive approach to Lymphoma Awareness. As I

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December 2, 2024 Blog

Colonoscopy Update 2024

Colonoscopy or coloscopy is a medical procedure involving the endoscopic examination of the large bowel and the distal portion of

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October 6, 2024 Blog

What Goes Up Must Come Down

One of the greatest minds in history and an important figure in modern math and science, Isaac Newton, once said

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September 15, 2024 Blog

How Long Will I Live ? Living with Cancer

The greatest unanswered question in history. Lymphoma Awareness day 15th September 2024 Cancer victims in particular find this question more

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July 18, 2024 Blog

Seven Years ago today….. 6 hours left

This exact time 7 years ago on the 18th of July 2017 the professor that was taking care of me

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Mums 6th Anniversary

Mums 6th anniversary  April 9th is engraved deep in my heart. The photo above was taken in 1996 at a

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