buby25
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 Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2007 11:47 pm Post subject: Problems with Lymphnodes, need opinion |
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Hi Everyone,
I am 26 yrs old and have a problem with my lymphnodes in my neck area.
The problem started about 3 yrs ago.
My lymphnodes started to swell up for no reason, I was tired, lost weight. First my doctor thought it was just a normal cold and prescribed antibiotics. They didnt work. Then she prescribed viral medication but they didnt work either.
After a few months she decided to run an MRI and thats were they found out thats its not just one swollen lymphnode, its a whole group (left and right site under my jaw) and their diameter >1cm.
She run some blood work, all I had was an abnormal white blood cell count. She decided to send me to a specialist.
He ran some special tests, ultrasound etc. The only lymphnodes he could ever find was in my neck area, my blood improved after a few weeks but my liver was a little swollen. They also found out that I had at some time in my life contact with infectious mononucleosis, but not at the time when I went to the doc for the 1st time cause of the swollen lymphnodes.
I never got a real diagnosis, nobody knew exactly what was wrong. They docs were debating whether it was hodgkins disease or not. I saw a surgeon and it was planned to take a sample of a lymphnode for biopsy reasons. But it never happend cause the surgeon said it would be to dangerous since the lymphnodes were sitting right over my carotid artery.
I was supposed to go and see my doc for general check ups, but I have to admit after a while I just didnt went anymore because it was frustrating to get pushed around ( it took them over a year just to find the above mentioned things out) not knowing what was wrong. And I started to feel better.
Well anyways within the last 2 yrs I have been feeling pretty good, besides being tired all the time. Everynow and then I felt the swollen lymphnodes in my neck area.
Last week I started to get really tired and exhausted again. Its so bad that I am sleeping about 15hrs a day, cant concentrate on anything. The lymphnodes are swollen again, usually they werent painful but today it hurts a little when I put pressure on them. I havent lost any weight, but am not hungry at all. Since a few days I am having an elevated body temperature, not a fever yet just a little higher than usual. Last night I realized that I was sweating on and off and that my skin is real itchy, but more during night time.
So I am wondering whether I should go and see a doc again but I feel bad cause everytime when I go I feel like a burden cause they cant figure out whats wrong with me.
I am not sure what to do, and need some advise or maybe someone had the same experience and can share it with me.
Thank you! |
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