non/hodgkinsons Lymphoma fear now

[sam1878]

after doing ok for approx a week and managing to "sort of" put my health anxiety to one side to sort out my depression and general anxiety I started feeling poorly last week turns out on Monday after seeing my doctor that I have tonsilititis, also have a gum infection as well which has been ongoing since early january and am having treatment

However I have got it into my head I have hodgkinsons lymphoma because I was reading about it at the weekend and read that you feel itchy with it. I have been feeling itchy all over

My neck is slightlly swollen on one side and also you can get bone pain, which I have been getting in my leg on and off since sunday. I also keep getting pain in my neck and pain in my head now and again

I rang my GP yesterday and she refused to discuss my symptoms saying I need to come up with strategies to cope with my anxiety and said to discuss my symptoms was feeding my fear

Can anybody help or advise with the lymphoma thing??

[lainey]

Hi Sam

My hubby had NHL 5 years ago and he never had any of thyour symptoms, I'm sure it's all to do with symptoms of anxiety.

Hope this helps

Elaine x

[justbananas]

itching only occurs in a small percentage of lymphoma patients and usually very late after they've experienced many other symptoms for a great deal of time prior. it would not be a presenting symptom in most cases. reading about it has created anxiety - do not read about it further!

[sam1878]

Hi Laney

thanks for your reply. I hope your husband is ok now xx

I got the symptoms by googling and it came up with something called hodgkinsons itch and I have been feeling really hot and a bit sweaty when I wake up in the morning

I have felt off for weeks but doctor keeps saying it is anxiety all the time

Sam x

[justbananas]

also you would not feel itchy all over - you would be experiencing extreme nearly skin tearing itch in certain parts of your body.

[sam1878]

justbananas, I know I have been told by mental health team to stop googling and looking things up and to some extent I have but keep falling back into bad habits

[dave duke]

Hi,

I have been suffering from panic attacks for over 10 years now, they put it down to stress and put me on Diasapam 90mg a day for 3 years (The worst time of my life) it made me even worse. Renently I saw my doctor, as I had lots of symptons, headaches, pains, itching etc. I thought the same. She asked me if I had every been tested for ashma?, I said no. I had the test, and it was verified I Was having panic attacks which seemed to be brought on by ashma which I did not even know I had. I am now on 2 types of inhailers. Since then touch wood, I have not had an attack, the itching has almost gone, and the headaches are getting better. Time will tell if this was the cause, but I never realised you could have ashma and not even know. I was with bupa for 10 years, had loads of tests including lymphoma, thyiroid all kinds of camera here there and everywhere.

Dave



after doing ok for approx a week and managing to "sort of" put my health anxiety to one side to sort out my depression and general anxiety I started feeling poorly last week turns out on Monday after seeing my doctor that I have tonsilititis, also have a gum infection as well which has been ongoing since early january and am having treatment

However I have got it into my head I have hodgkinsons lymphoma because I was reading about it at the weekend and read that you feel itchy with it. I have been feeling itchy all over

My neck is slightlly swollen on one side and also you can get bone pain, which I have been getting in my leg on and off since sunday. I also keep getting pain in my neck and pain in my head now and again

I rang my GP yesterday and she refused to discuss my symptoms saying I need to come up with strategies to cope with my anxiety and said to discuss my symptoms was feeding my fear

Can anybody help or advise with the lymphoma thing??