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    Lymph Node Update - Scared

    It's been a few weeks since I posted.

    Unfortunately, it's not good news. After having some pain in my neck, I asked my mom to ultrasound my neck. In one area near the pain, she found a 1.98 x 0.54 cm lymph node. I am devastated.

    Combined this with being itchy (which had started before I knew the lymph node was there) and also can feel a lymph node in my groin - I am certain that I have lymphoma. It's essentially a 2cm lymph node in my neck. I am shocked. I am devastated. I am depressed.

    I have an ENT appointment next Thursday to look at the node. I have been having a lot of itchiness for the last month as well as neck pain.

    I am sorry this may trigger other worriers but I am really struggling here. At this point it looks very possible I have lymphoma.

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    Re: Lymph Node Update - Scared

    How come your mum did it?
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    Re: Lymph Node Update - Scared

    Because she is a sonographer and I asked her to check my neck.

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    Re: Lymph Node Update - Scared

    Remember when you were sure you had stomach cancer because of the results of unnecessary testing?

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    Re: Lymph Node Update - Scared

    Well, the combination of symptoms here is scary:

    - Enlarged node
    - Itching
    - Neck Pain

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    Re: Lymph Node Update - Scared

    Quote Originally Posted by darkside4k View Post
    Well, the combination of symptoms here is scary:

    - Enlarged node
    - Itching
    - Neck Pain
    That’s what you say EVERY SINGLE TIME.
    Honestly, I feel bad for you, and even worse for your wife and kids that you’re unwilling to recognize the patterns of your behavior, when any 9 year old could read through your posts and see it clear as day.

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    Re: Lymph Node Update - Scared

    Also I forgot to mention the past few days at night after dinner I have been having high left-sided fullness... I believe due to swollen spleen from the lymphoma.

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    Re: Lymph Node Update - Scared

    Frankly I don't think you should be leaving medical testing to your relatives knowing your history, whether they are sonographers or not. I'm sure if most of us got ultrasounds when they weren't needed you would find all sorts of lumps and bumps that shouldn't be there. Doesn't mean it's Lymphoma and with respect you are making links that you have no proof exist.
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    Re: Lymph Node Update - Scared

    I am a bit confused about your mum doing this. Did she do this at work then? Surely she knows how to interpret the results so what did she say?
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    Re: Lymph Node Update - Scared

    Yes, she did it at her work (a hospital) but on the weekend while she was "on call" and there weren't a lot of patients getting ultrasounds.

    She said it didn't look that bad to her and usually lymphoma nodes are more rounder whereas mine was kind of longer and skinnier. She did show a surgeon that she works with and he wasn't super concerned about it but said I could see an ENT if I wanted to get more follow up on it.

    She said the node generally looked pretty normal but is larger than most typical nodes since it is almost 2cm long. But, like I said, somewhat skinny at 0.54cm.

    I'm not sure how long it has been there to be honest. I probably would not have ever noticed it had I not had some neck pain and been feeling around in that area in general a lot recently.

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