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*Changes in body image
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*Blood cancers and their treatments will probably make you look quite different. Alongside hair loss other changes can include loss or gain of weight. Some people can find this very distressing and find it really helps to talk about how they feel either with friends and family or with members of their care team. You may want to consider visiting a counsellor if you want to talk to someone you don't know.
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"I lost all my muscle definition and an awfull lot of weight when I had a bone marrow transplant. I lost all my hair too; I was effectively given a blank canvas to start again"
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