Linusfy
15-11-15, 19:43
Hi, I've been around here for months since my HA started. My main anxiety is about lymph nodes. Since now my nodes went down completely, I wanna share some thoughts about them. The following is my story:
My anxiety started when I found my lymph nodes in the left side of my neck get swollen. I went to see the doctor, and he referred me to an ultrasound, since he is super cautious. The report went back suspicious. I even tried to google what those alarming words meant in the report. Of course, I was terrified. Then, I did another CT scan requested by my doctor. I saw the report before went to my doctor. Obviously, I was frightened again. At the time, I was basically convinced I got lymphoma. But, guess what? After seeing the reports, my doctor said I was fine, and put me on amoxicillin. I said to him that I believe those reports are bad, and there must be some C word going on. He said, what? No, I didn't find anything wrong. I said, but the report found the suspicious. He simply said that radiologists are usually super cautious, and don't want to miss anything. Besides, just one bad word in the report can't diagnose you with C. That's what he told me. He warned me don't ever play around those nodes, or you never expect them to get down. Today, I found my nodes totally went down, and got a huge relief.
Through this, I wanna share some thoughts.
1. Swollen lymph nodes are not a disease, but a symptom. So there are possibly thousands way to make them swollen. For me, it was my toothache. Besides,
2. If you still want them to go down, stop playing with them. I mean, you could try to feel them once or twice in a month. Most of the time, it's better to leave them alone and let them heal quietly. By the way, those nodes are measured in cm. can you really tell by hand if they gets bigger? If you are that accurate, why do we need ultrasound?
3. Once you found your nodes get swollen , get them checked by a cautious doctor, and then don't worry about them. Trust the doctor.
I know my words are easier said than done. I myself suffered a lot of anxiety because of these nodes. However, these thoughts are really something I learned.
My anxiety started when I found my lymph nodes in the left side of my neck get swollen. I went to see the doctor, and he referred me to an ultrasound, since he is super cautious. The report went back suspicious. I even tried to google what those alarming words meant in the report. Of course, I was terrified. Then, I did another CT scan requested by my doctor. I saw the report before went to my doctor. Obviously, I was frightened again. At the time, I was basically convinced I got lymphoma. But, guess what? After seeing the reports, my doctor said I was fine, and put me on amoxicillin. I said to him that I believe those reports are bad, and there must be some C word going on. He said, what? No, I didn't find anything wrong. I said, but the report found the suspicious. He simply said that radiologists are usually super cautious, and don't want to miss anything. Besides, just one bad word in the report can't diagnose you with C. That's what he told me. He warned me don't ever play around those nodes, or you never expect them to get down. Today, I found my nodes totally went down, and got a huge relief.
Through this, I wanna share some thoughts.
1. Swollen lymph nodes are not a disease, but a symptom. So there are possibly thousands way to make them swollen. For me, it was my toothache. Besides,
2. If you still want them to go down, stop playing with them. I mean, you could try to feel them once or twice in a month. Most of the time, it's better to leave them alone and let them heal quietly. By the way, those nodes are measured in cm. can you really tell by hand if they gets bigger? If you are that accurate, why do we need ultrasound?
3. Once you found your nodes get swollen , get them checked by a cautious doctor, and then don't worry about them. Trust the doctor.
I know my words are easier said than done. I myself suffered a lot of anxiety because of these nodes. However, these thoughts are really something I learned.