Yoga*Lover
14-04-17, 20:50
Hi guys! Sorry in advance for the length of this post ��.
I feel like I'm going through mental torture. I've become so obsessed with my temperature. I cannot stop taking it. I've basically convinced myself that I have lymphoma or some other kind of cancer that has spread to my spleen area or all over my body.
I've had a swollen lymph node since I was around 3 (I'm 26 now)! Never bothered me until I developed anxiety in 2010 and started prodding around in my neck, where I found two more.
They have never changed and I've never had any others pop up but over the past three weeks I've had a multitude of symptoms that are freaking me out.
It all started with an infection around my eye, which I was on antibiotics for. Dr had said that if it doesn't improve I may need to be admitted to hospital for IV antibiotics. I then started panicking about this and ended up tachycardic and in a&e two nights in a row. All tests were fine apart from slightly elevated white blood cells on my bloods (I had an infection) and since then I have been through what I can only describe as mental torture.
I've had palpitations, air hunger, stomach pain, tingling sensations in arms and legs, an upset stomach, pain in side, stabbing pain in head, tinnitus, shaking etc.
My latest issue is that my left side just feels odd. Can't explain it but I'm paranoid it's a swollen spleen. I've been obsessively checking my temperature for most of the day and it's varied between 36.9 to 37.5! Granted the 37.5 was when I was working myself up but it seems to have hovered around 37.4 for most of the day.
I am now panicking that this is a low grade cancer fever as I have no signs of infections. In my mind I have indolent lymphoma or some kind of metastatic cancer and my spleen is enlarged.
I've had three abdo exams in the last three weeks - all normal but what if my spleen has enlarged since then??
I can't take anymore of this. It's so much worse because the GP is closed until Tuesday. I can't bare the thought of going to a&e or out of hours. The last visit traumatised me
Xx
I feel like I'm going through mental torture. I've become so obsessed with my temperature. I cannot stop taking it. I've basically convinced myself that I have lymphoma or some other kind of cancer that has spread to my spleen area or all over my body.
I've had a swollen lymph node since I was around 3 (I'm 26 now)! Never bothered me until I developed anxiety in 2010 and started prodding around in my neck, where I found two more.
They have never changed and I've never had any others pop up but over the past three weeks I've had a multitude of symptoms that are freaking me out.
It all started with an infection around my eye, which I was on antibiotics for. Dr had said that if it doesn't improve I may need to be admitted to hospital for IV antibiotics. I then started panicking about this and ended up tachycardic and in a&e two nights in a row. All tests were fine apart from slightly elevated white blood cells on my bloods (I had an infection) and since then I have been through what I can only describe as mental torture.
I've had palpitations, air hunger, stomach pain, tingling sensations in arms and legs, an upset stomach, pain in side, stabbing pain in head, tinnitus, shaking etc.
My latest issue is that my left side just feels odd. Can't explain it but I'm paranoid it's a swollen spleen. I've been obsessively checking my temperature for most of the day and it's varied between 36.9 to 37.5! Granted the 37.5 was when I was working myself up but it seems to have hovered around 37.4 for most of the day.
I am now panicking that this is a low grade cancer fever as I have no signs of infections. In my mind I have indolent lymphoma or some kind of metastatic cancer and my spleen is enlarged.
I've had three abdo exams in the last three weeks - all normal but what if my spleen has enlarged since then??
I can't take anymore of this. It's so much worse because the GP is closed until Tuesday. I can't bare the thought of going to a&e or out of hours. The last visit traumatised me
Xx