How do patients with lymphoma take care of themselves

Lymphoma is a common malignant tumor in clinical practice, which brings great pain to patients. After treatment, it is important to pay attention to nursing work to speed up physical recovery. So how should lymphoma patients take care of themselves in daily life? Specifically, it should start from the following aspects:

1. Appropriate activities: Early patients can engage in appropriate activities. If they have fever or obvious infiltration symptoms, they should rest in bed to reduce consumption and prevent trauma. If pathological fractures occur, appropriate treatment should be given according to the location of the fracture.

2. Improve nutrition: Improve nutrition in diet, eat more high-calorie, high-protein, vitamin-rich, easily digestible food, drink more water, so as to enhance the body's tolerance to chemotherapy and radiotherapy and promote toxin excretion. Avoid eating fried foods and foods that easily produce gas, and avoid eating greasy and cold foods.

3. Pay attention to personal hygiene: Maintain personal hygiene. It is best to scrub the skin with warm water every day, especially to protect the skin in the radiotherapy area.

4. Avoid skin irritation: Avoid skin irritation that may occur in daily life, such as sun exposure, heat and cold, various disinfectants, soaps, adhesive tapes, etc. Choose underwear made of soft cotton fabrics with strong water absorption and should be loose.

4. Observe side effects: The treatment effect and adverse reactions should be observed during radiotherapy and chemotherapy.

5. Regular follow-up visits: After discharge, you should insist on regular follow-up visits. Generally, in the first three to three years, you should have a check-up every three to four months to let the doctor know about your work and life situation and cooperate with the physical examination.