Flyingpenguin
04-07-18, 01:00
Hello there,
I was going in for my flying medicals. I want to become a pilot.
My relative lympocyte count came a little high. It is usually around 45%. Absolute lymphocyte count is always normal. Neutrophil count came normal. Eosinophil count was normal. Wbc count was normal. Blood smear came normal as well. No abnormal cells detected. No blasts seen. Doctor says that it is due to my chronic upper respiratory infection that I have. He says that it is normal.
Being anxious, I searched the reasons for lymphocytosis. One of them was lymphoma. I naturally got scared. I remembered that I have a swollen node behind my ear for last 3-4 years on the left side.. That got me even more scared. It is a little hard, non tender and slightly movable. I tried to find more and as expected, I found more nodes naturally. I showed my nodes to 3 doctors. They were confident that it was not lymphoma. They said that the size of the biggest node was about 1.2 cm and it did not justify a biopsy. I was told that nodes are considered serious when they are 2cms and over.
I am still not satisfied. What to do?
I don't have any B symtoms of lymphoma. No sweats, no rashes, no fever etc...
I have lost 10 kilos over the last 3 moths but I have been dieting and running 5-6 kilometers every day.
My Chest X-Ray is clear. My spleen ain't enlarged (flying medicals).
I really don't want to die. I really wish to become a pilot.
I suffer from health anxiety and always end up googling.
Regards,
Prabal
P.S- My post was quite long but I really need your help. I have gone through all the threads on this forum regarding lymph nodes.
I was going in for my flying medicals. I want to become a pilot.
My relative lympocyte count came a little high. It is usually around 45%. Absolute lymphocyte count is always normal. Neutrophil count came normal. Eosinophil count was normal. Wbc count was normal. Blood smear came normal as well. No abnormal cells detected. No blasts seen. Doctor says that it is due to my chronic upper respiratory infection that I have. He says that it is normal.
Being anxious, I searched the reasons for lymphocytosis. One of them was lymphoma. I naturally got scared. I remembered that I have a swollen node behind my ear for last 3-4 years on the left side.. That got me even more scared. It is a little hard, non tender and slightly movable. I tried to find more and as expected, I found more nodes naturally. I showed my nodes to 3 doctors. They were confident that it was not lymphoma. They said that the size of the biggest node was about 1.2 cm and it did not justify a biopsy. I was told that nodes are considered serious when they are 2cms and over.
I am still not satisfied. What to do?
I don't have any B symtoms of lymphoma. No sweats, no rashes, no fever etc...
I have lost 10 kilos over the last 3 moths but I have been dieting and running 5-6 kilometers every day.
My Chest X-Ray is clear. My spleen ain't enlarged (flying medicals).
I really don't want to die. I really wish to become a pilot.
I suffer from health anxiety and always end up googling.
Regards,
Prabal
P.S- My post was quite long but I really need your help. I have gone through all the threads on this forum regarding lymph nodes.