Lymphoma query for 20 year old
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I need help!!
Just turned twenty and for the past few months have been unintentionally loosing a lot of weight, I have a swollen cervical lymph node, sore spleen, reoccurring utis, night sweats, and got a FBC and came back borderline low lymphocytes and borderline low eosinophils. It has taken me months to finally convince my gp to do something about it and finally got an urgent appointment to general medicine.
I work in the cytology lab so work around people being told awful news on a daily basis and to say I am terrified is an understatement. I know my symptoms could be something else but I'm scared its lymphoma, I work with brilliant histopathologist, cytologists and their concern has been growing about me. What do I do? Anyone any ideas what else this good be? I've been screened for myeloma, it's clear, glandular fever, clear, ultrasound clear, I had my appendix removed January this year and have never been right since, I thought the weight loss was due to recovery but have lost two and a half stone since February. I am now classed as underweight.
Please help!!!
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Misssy2 amy50971
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Also the swollen glands...or gland..can be from anything...even a little sore in your mouth..or your body is just tryinhg to fight something.
Your young...you will be ok... I'm sorry you are so upset about all this...Stress also causes weight loss.
amy50971 Misssy2
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Well this is the problem, I feel full all day everyday so have to force myself to eat to keep my strength up, but it's cause a lot of pain doing this. I try eat high calorie and healthy things at these times but doesn't help.
Yea my doctor said but was unsure what was causing it. He said he could explain it isn't bloods came back high white blood cells but they were actually lower than normal for me. He basically doesn't have a clue what's going on. Crohns and all that have been ruled out and I'm at the end of my wits!
Everyone says you just need to eat more but I physically can't I get to a point where a vomit cause my stomach presses on my spleen!!
Misssy2 amy50971
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Do you eat yogurt? Do you drink alot of water?
Lower your stress by taking walks.
Drinking water will actually help many things and also make you feel more hungry. I also read that being hydrated (with water) will make your spleen happy.
amy50971 Misssy2
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Misssy2 amy50971
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The spleen and glands..filter blood and fight infection.
you say that you have "boarderline" blood counts. If they are in the range...you are safe and presumed healthy.
It sounds like the field you are working in is causing you health anxiety. On a daily basis....something hurts in my body. I always think I have cancer...etc. But always get back the good blood results.
Maybe try not to focus (easy to say)...on these things so much and go about your life as IF you are healthy. Anxiety causes so many symptoms that we are not aware of....Stress and anxiety CAUSE symptoms.
Try to tell yourself that you are over playiing these things in your mind and making things worse. For one day....try not to focus on what is wrong with you but what is RIGHT with you...and see if that helps.
amy50971 Misssy2
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Misssy2 amy50971
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Stress good or bad...affects our immune system. Part of your immune system as you know is your spleen and your glands.
Makes sense to me that all your symptoms have been checked....blood tests basically normal and you are under stress.....
amy50971 Misssy2
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selina52893 amy50971
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Good health
Selina
amy50971 selina52893
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If you mind my asking, was it obvious straight away what was wrong? Like did your bloods show it? I have my appointment tomorrow after work so hopefully get more tests and a few more answers. They haven't told me what else they're querying but I asked about lymphoma and they said it's something they were considering.
Thanks you for sharing your story. Reassures me that you were able to get through it and feel better after.