I’m in the process of ruling out lymphoma. My spleen is enlarged, my tonsils and my throat. I’ve been fatigued and my neck and chest lymph nodes have been swollen and painful.
I went to the ENT for a test to see why my strep infection didn’t go down with a previous dose of antibiotics. He said that it could be a virus, or part of the suspected lymphoma- (which I am in the process of checking) . But they are running a culture anyway to be sure. I have an appointment with an oncologist tomorrow, and I’m a mess. If it’s not cancer, but bacterial, we are going to take steps to remove my tonsils.
I’m just scared. I don’t want to have cancer. I’m 26, I have a baby, I’m happily married. I’m absolutely terrified.