Scared i may have some sort of cancer
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Hey all, new to this so here it goes..
I am a 21 year old male and have some worrying symptoms and the docs say im fine.
About 3 months ago i started to get some pain in the chest near my heart and shortness of breath, so I immediately went to the doctors and after seeing 3 different doctors all telling me i had some sort of virus and there was nothing they could do to help.
I than seen another doctor who did an ecg which was normal. But after a week i still wasnt feeling well so went back and than had a chest xray and some blood work done. When i went to get the results back from the doctor i had gotten worse with my glands in my neck swelling up, my throat was killing me i could barely swallow! And it was all inflammed and puss covered, running a fever of 38.6 and night sweats with an aching body, And i had got an infection where blood was taken. They told me i had what looked like acute bronchitis in my right lung, and had a look over me for other swollen nodes and spleen and liver, which they said my glands in my groin were up and so was my liver and spleen. So the doctor immediately said i had glandular fever and gave me antibiotics. After a week of bed rest and having no appetite i still wasnt feeling well so i went back and the doctor told me i had been infected with ebv virus (which is what causes glandular fever) before so it couldnt be that. I than had more blood tests and a ct scan of my abdomen and pelvis done, which all come back fine aswell.
Since than i still havnt regained my appetite and i have lost about 6 kgs, my glands in my neck are still up but not as bad. I have seen another doctor since and have had more blood tests taken and throat swabs and am due for a ultrasound on my glands on friday. I feel like my bones are starting to ache but i cant actually tell if im just thinking myself into it or not! I am so worried i have leukaemia or lymphoma or some other sort of cancerand i cant help but worry all the time about it i have been told that it could all just be anxiety but im hoping to get to the bottom of it so i can stop worrying myself into it. Sorry for the long post
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JoyKF53 kurt19299
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Don't apologise for a long post, it's good to get it all off your chest. I really wouldn't worry about any form of cancer, all your symptoms are very typical of glandular fever - no appetite, high temperature, swollen glands, extreme fatigue, aching etc. etc. So have your scan done but stop worrying!
kurt19299 JoyKF53
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And my grandma died of leukaemia and thats why im worried it could be that. And well yeh ive had a ct done of the abdomin and no lymphs are up so thats a good sign just need to wait for my ultrasound and than talk to the doc i guess. Ive had what seems to be infection after infection over the last 3 months and my anxiety and worry surely isnt helping
kurt19299 JoyKF53
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my ultrasound of my nodes says they are reactive and my doctor said to get more blood tests done and another ultrasound in 3 months..
i cant deal with the stress of it, i feel like im getting nowhere they have been up for 3 months already
JoyKF53 kurt19299
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What you need to do is get your anxiety issues dealt with first. See your doctor, explain that you're not coping with the stress and let him sort that out. Tell him that you're struggling with having to wait another 3 months.
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JoyKF53 kurt19299
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Hi. Let's get things into perspective. Your bloods and chest x-ray came back normal. That's excellent. You say you have had infection after infection. If you're at a particularly low ebb for whatever reason the body's immune system takes a hit and you're resistance is low. Hence all the infections. If your doctor even slightly suspected that you could have cancer he wouldn't leave it 3 months before another ultrasound. If you're still not reassured the only thing that I can suggest is that you get a second opinion. Good luck and let me know how you get on
kurt19299 JoyKF53
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After further consultation with the doc i am going to get a us guided fine needle biopsy done
JoyKF53 kurt19299
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JoyKF53 kurt19299
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That's good news. Once the biopsy is done you'll know what's what and can deal with it. Please let me know how you get on.
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Yeh still rather annoying though. They may want to look at a full biopsy next as i have more nodes popping up but the existing ones aren't getting any larger or going down
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I think they only do a bone marrow aspiration if a diagnosis of cancer has already been made. They diagnosed my lymphoma and then did the bone marrow aspiration to make sure it hadn't spread to the marrow.
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JoyKF53 kurt19299
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So it's your immune system that's not working. Have you researched the immune system? There must be a reason for that, you must ask your doctor why your immune system is allowing you to contract so many viruses. Let me know.
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JoyKF53 kurt19299
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I agree. You need to be assertive and insist on more tests. In UK we have PALS (patient advice and liaison services) who will step in and help if you're unhappy with treatment, is there anything like that where you are?
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