ImPrettyScaredRightN
01-12-14, 22:17
Hi everybody,
I've been feeling not very well for the past couple of months, and I've been in and out of the doctors trying to figure out whats up, to no avail so far. A few of my symptoms are lymphoma-like, and its driving me mad.
Here's a list of what I've been going through:
Slightly swollen lymph nodes in my neck, i can feel them if i put pressure on and they move.
A few swollen lymph nodes around the top right of my pelvic area, none of them are very big but some of them are hard and rubbery.
Mild stomach discomfort with a loss of appetite, which from time to time becomes very painful stomach cramps. I've also noticed my stomach pulses when I lie down and feel it.
Changes in bowel movement - I have to urgently go to the bathroom to pass stool and its over within a matter of 10 seconds, though I don't have diarrhea. Sometimes I get constipated for a few days
Pelvic pain (more noticeable when I've been lying down for a while)
Small spikes of fever, though this hasn't happened for a couple of weeks or so now
A feeling of malaise and chest discomfort, which can get quite bad at night. Sometimes I get breathless if I'm doing something like walking quickly
Muscle aches and pains, mostly my arms and shoulders. I also have tender/painful fingers/toes.
And finally, whats really caused me a great deal anxiety is over the last couple of days I've been quite itchy, and today I felt really intense itching in my arms that didn't subside with scratching, and keeps coming and going.
I hope you can understand why my health anxiety has been building to a breaking point over the past couple of months, with all of these things weighing on my mind.
I've had blood tests done for things like glandular fever and rheumatoid arthritis, and nothing unusual has come back. Does this rule out rheumatoid completely? I'm seeing my doctor again Wednesday.
I've been feeling not very well for the past couple of months, and I've been in and out of the doctors trying to figure out whats up, to no avail so far. A few of my symptoms are lymphoma-like, and its driving me mad.
Here's a list of what I've been going through:
Slightly swollen lymph nodes in my neck, i can feel them if i put pressure on and they move.
A few swollen lymph nodes around the top right of my pelvic area, none of them are very big but some of them are hard and rubbery.
Mild stomach discomfort with a loss of appetite, which from time to time becomes very painful stomach cramps. I've also noticed my stomach pulses when I lie down and feel it.
Changes in bowel movement - I have to urgently go to the bathroom to pass stool and its over within a matter of 10 seconds, though I don't have diarrhea. Sometimes I get constipated for a few days
Pelvic pain (more noticeable when I've been lying down for a while)
Small spikes of fever, though this hasn't happened for a couple of weeks or so now
A feeling of malaise and chest discomfort, which can get quite bad at night. Sometimes I get breathless if I'm doing something like walking quickly
Muscle aches and pains, mostly my arms and shoulders. I also have tender/painful fingers/toes.
And finally, whats really caused me a great deal anxiety is over the last couple of days I've been quite itchy, and today I felt really intense itching in my arms that didn't subside with scratching, and keeps coming and going.
I hope you can understand why my health anxiety has been building to a breaking point over the past couple of months, with all of these things weighing on my mind.
I've had blood tests done for things like glandular fever and rheumatoid arthritis, and nothing unusual has come back. Does this rule out rheumatoid completely? I'm seeing my doctor again Wednesday.