I have been thinking about these swollen lymph nodes (ramped in my armpits and beside breasts, one in neck, possibly 3 in groin) and I was just wondering if a gastrointestinal ulcer or an ulcerated gastrointestinal tract could cause them to swell???
I healed my c-section with Ibuprofen instead of painkillers (given as an option at the hospital). I took 800 mgs a day for quite sometime, but I also have TMJ and the only medicine to knock out the headaches is Migraine Ibuprofen, so I took it much longer after the postpartum period – the last doctor I saw thinks my stomach troubles are from that.
Is there any chance that my lymph nodes would be swollen because of this? They are mostly in my armpits and around my breasts. They are not painful anymore. They are not fixed because they roll all over in there, but I continue to find them in the same place each time. However, every now and again I DO feel pain over there and my hand leads me right to a pulse. Could one of the lymph nodes be pressing on a vein? (Too many questions for one post…)
My question is whether an ulcerated gastrointestinal tract could be THE “infection” causing this?
(I have read all over the internet and my symptoms mirror Leukemia more than Lymphoma. I have an appt. with a surgeon on Tuesday, but everyday that I feel like poo is another day I search for answers somewhere.)
I have been thinking about these swollen lymph nodes (ramped in my armpits and beside breasts, one in neck, possibly 3 in groin) and I was just wondering if a gastrointestinal ulcer or an ulcerated gastrointestinal tract could cause them to swell???
I healed my c-section with Ibuprofen instead of painkillers (given as an option at the hospital). I took 800 mgs a day for quite sometime, but I also have TMJ and the only medicine to knock out the headaches is Migraine Ibuprofen, so I took it much longer after the postpartum period – the last doctor I saw thinks my stomach troubles are from that.
Is there any chance that my lymph nodes would be swollen because of this? They are mostly in my armpits and around my breasts. They are not painful anymore. They are not fixed because they roll all over in there, but I continue to find them in the same place each time. However, every now and again I DO feel pain over there and my hand leads me right to a pulse. Could one of the lymph nodes be pressing on a vein? (Too many questions for one post…)
My question is whether an ulcerated gastrointestinal tract could be THE “infection” causing this?
(I have read all over the internet and my symptoms mirror Leukemia more than Lymphoma. I have an appt. with a surgeon on Tuesday, but everyday that I feel like poo is another day I search for answers somewhere.)
Many over the counter pain medications will cause a reaction from lymph nodes. An ulcerated gastric system will definitely keep your nodes jumping. There are numerous lymphnodes in and around the gastrointestinal tract. This is a dense area where infection will occur if it is gonna occur. There are many lymphomas with varying symptoms. Sounds like a good idea to let the doctors check it all out.
Thank you, and I figured the info could lend itself to either/or – seems to be the battle with researching this stuff. So many “could be” & “what if” scenarios...
I just found a rather large “lump” in my leg – the pit, if you will, of my leg between thigh & groin. The reason I keep finding these is because of a slight tinge of pain, or irritation, which leads me to feel there, and wha-la… another lump or lymph node. If a lymph node just appears quickly and hasn’t been there prior, is this a good or bad sign? It would seem that (from what I have read) they progress slower when it is lymphoma, but then I read somewhere else and it will discuss how rapidly is spreads. I get so befuddled, and I consider myself to be relatively intelligent at least. :: shrug ::
I say "lump" because sometimes I almost think a couple feel like cysts beginning... do the two run side-by-side? Also, the pain of my lymph nodes seems to become more when drinking coffee...? Being "in tune" to your body can sometimes feel like a curse.
Plus, with me, I am 5’6” and 99lbs, so with a few of these that I can feel I am uncertain if they are even swollen – others I *know* are swollen.
Last night my right underarm was very, very sore where the most of my lymph nodes are, but the pain was directed to a pulse (that ran into my breast). These appts. can’t come soon enough, can they?...
Your advice is full of wisdom on the subject, thank you.
i just wanted to tell you that lymphoma does not hurt nor change in size. it sounds as though you have an infection that your body is trying to fight. let us know what the doc says. good luck hun.
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Thank you, and I figured the info could lend itself to either/or – seems to be the battle with researching this stuff. So many “could be” & “what if” scenarios...
I just found a rather large “lump” in my leg – the pit, if you will, of my leg between thigh & groin. The reason I keep finding these is because of a slight tinge of pain, or irritation, which leads me to feel there, and wha-la… another lump or lymph node. If a lymph node just appears quickly and hasn’t been there prior, is this a good or bad sign? It would seem that (from what I have read) they progress slower when it is lymphoma, but then I read somewhere else and it will discuss how rapidly is spreads. I get so befuddled, and I consider myself to be relatively intelligent at least. :: shrug ::
I say "lump" because sometimes I almost think a couple feel like cysts beginning... do the two run side-by-side? Also, the pain of my lymph nodes seems to become more when drinking coffee...? Being "in tune" to your body can sometimes feel like a curse.
Plus, with me, I am 5’6” and 99lbs, so with a few of these that I can feel I am uncertain if they are even swollen – others I *know* are swollen.
Last night my right underarm was very, very sore where the most of my lymph nodes are, but the pain was directed to a pulse (that ran into my breast). These appts. can’t come soon enough, can they?...
Your advice is full of wisdom on the subject, thank you.
I wil have to concur with the last post. Rapid onset of lymphoma in the medical world is not the same time frame as in real time. For instance, lung cancer can be present up to 17 years before being detectable in the human body. Lymphoma can sit and come and go. This means that it can be undetectable on some tests and then become detectable. Lymphoma has been called the cancer that if you have to get cancer is the best one to get because it takes so long for it to impair the body that most people who get it have died from unrelated causes. (I do not know if that is a true statement or not) but I have heard of older people who have had it for years.When HIV is put into the mix is when you start hearing the rapid death stories.
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