Sally134
15-10-16, 09:38
I've been having a few odd symptoms lately. Just want to give a little bit of background information on me in case that helps.
I'm currently being treated (outpatient) for anorexia after leaving hospital for the illness in 2015. My BMI is currently in the underweight section (17.4) but nothing like what it was in hospital so I don't think this has anything to do with my problem. Recently I've been feeling like my bones are constantly aching. It started with my right leg but would sometimes stop and move to my right arm or my left elbow or my lower back or my collarbone. Pretty much everywhere. The pain is currently in my right leg and hipbone and two days ago I noticed three slightly swollen and tender lymph nodes at the top of my right thigh, almost in the crease at the top of the leg. They are movable and not fixed. Obviously I start freaking out and googling (again) and I've been looking up possible causes for literally three days (at least four hours a day) and it is driving me insane :weep: and this morning I woke up with a sore throat and felt very chesty. Also, my right knee and ankle have been cracking a lot. I almost feel relief when my ankle cracks. I don't know if this has anything to do with my problems.
I had a routine bloodtest three weeks ago (I have them every three weeks for my eating disorder) and everything came back fine (bone marrow, blood count etc all okay). I mentioned to my doctor about how my bones feel like they are aching (I didn't mention the swollen lymph nodes because I hadn't noticed them then) so I'm having another bloodtest next week with added ESR and CRP tests. He mentioned rheumatoid arthritis but doesn't think that is what is causing it and doesn't think I have anything to worry about, but my symptoms seem to be worse than the last time I saw him. My next appointment is on Tuesday and I'm so scared. I feel 99% certain that I have a type of lymphoma since I googled my symptoms and that is the first and most common thing to come up. I keep thinking about how I'm going to go to doctors and eventually they'll tell me that I have cancer and it's spread and they can't do anything about it. I know it all sounds really dramatic but I can't think of anything else right now. I don't think I've ever been this anxious, it is all I am thinking about :(
I guess I'm just wondering if anyone else has had similar symptoms and has been diagnosed with something? The "not knowing" is so frustrating.
I'm currently being treated (outpatient) for anorexia after leaving hospital for the illness in 2015. My BMI is currently in the underweight section (17.4) but nothing like what it was in hospital so I don't think this has anything to do with my problem. Recently I've been feeling like my bones are constantly aching. It started with my right leg but would sometimes stop and move to my right arm or my left elbow or my lower back or my collarbone. Pretty much everywhere. The pain is currently in my right leg and hipbone and two days ago I noticed three slightly swollen and tender lymph nodes at the top of my right thigh, almost in the crease at the top of the leg. They are movable and not fixed. Obviously I start freaking out and googling (again) and I've been looking up possible causes for literally three days (at least four hours a day) and it is driving me insane :weep: and this morning I woke up with a sore throat and felt very chesty. Also, my right knee and ankle have been cracking a lot. I almost feel relief when my ankle cracks. I don't know if this has anything to do with my problems.
I had a routine bloodtest three weeks ago (I have them every three weeks for my eating disorder) and everything came back fine (bone marrow, blood count etc all okay). I mentioned to my doctor about how my bones feel like they are aching (I didn't mention the swollen lymph nodes because I hadn't noticed them then) so I'm having another bloodtest next week with added ESR and CRP tests. He mentioned rheumatoid arthritis but doesn't think that is what is causing it and doesn't think I have anything to worry about, but my symptoms seem to be worse than the last time I saw him. My next appointment is on Tuesday and I'm so scared. I feel 99% certain that I have a type of lymphoma since I googled my symptoms and that is the first and most common thing to come up. I keep thinking about how I'm going to go to doctors and eventually they'll tell me that I have cancer and it's spread and they can't do anything about it. I know it all sounds really dramatic but I can't think of anything else right now. I don't think I've ever been this anxious, it is all I am thinking about :(
I guess I'm just wondering if anyone else has had similar symptoms and has been diagnosed with something? The "not knowing" is so frustrating.