I finally went to the doctor several days ago for a very small hard node i felt above my collar bone, the dr examined it and said it was very small. I was very nervous since i have recently had extreme anxiety about lymphoma and HD, so i didnt ask all the questions i should have, I remember the doctor saying "well in a sense this could be very worrisome, and in another its not" About a month ago i experienced all over itching for about three days with no rash, i have no night sweats, i have been gaining weight rather than loosing it, no fevers that i know of, but am slightly more fatigued. I have always been a worrier and my anxiety is starting to drive me to tears. I dont know what to think of the fact that the dr immediately sent me in for a chest x-ray and blood tests whithout really telling me what shes looking for or when she will get back to me. Does this mean theres something shes not telling me. Is a chest x-ray standard practice for a irregular or swollen node? I dont know what to think, Im only 22. Could it be that my worst fears are coming true? Any advice to ease my mind until i hear from this dr would be greatly appreciated, thanks!
I finally went to the doctor several days ago for a very small hard node i felt above my collar bone, the dr examined it and said it was very small. I was very nervous since i have recently had extreme anxiety about lymphoma and HD, so i didnt ask all the questions i should have, I remember the doctor saying "well in a sense this could be very worrisome, and in another its not" About a month ago i experienced all over itching for about three days with no rash, i have no night sweats, i have been gaining weight rather than loosing it, no fevers that i know of, but am slightly more fatigued. I have always been a worrier and my anxiety is starting to drive me to tears. I dont know what to think of the fact that the dr immediately sent me in for a chest x-ray and blood tests whithout really telling me what shes looking for or when she will get back to me. Does this mean theres something shes not telling me. Is a chest x-ray standard practice for a irregular or swollen node? I dont know what to think, Im only 22. Could it be that my worst fears are coming true? Any advice to ease my mind until i hear from this dr would be greatly appreciated, thanks!
IF you live in the U.S. the doctor is practicing "cover yourself" medicine. If you have good insurance or good money they are making a living. If you live in Canada or another place where socialized medicine is practiced. The doctor may be genuinely unsure as to what this is. Please do not spend too much time worrying about this. The radiation from the xray is more dangerous than the lymph node. However, the itching thing is definitely not to be worried about. The itching phenomenon slowly develops over time, is a factor that is caused by antibodies trying to produce against a cancer, and would not go away after three days. It would start out slowly, here and there and then gradually develop over time but during this time other symptoms would also start to develop as well. Remember, most people have cancer up to 17 years prior to its symptoms being noticed. Not every one has every symptom that is talked about in any cancer some people have terminal cancer at deaths door, and do not have altered blood test results or anything except a little indigestion or fatigue and that is because, the treatments that are being used now days, Slash/burn/and drug do more harm to the body than most cancers do. I am not against treatment because sometimes it is necessary. More often than not, the treatment is worse than the SYMPTOMS of the disease. I know this is debatable and I am up for a discussion.
Marimac - Hummm, very interesting. My dad died of lung cancer and he never went to a doctor - hated doctors, from the old school. He had broken a rib and they found it then. He lived ten days but it was a rough ten days.
My late husband died of Hodgkins 15 yrs ago. He had treatments for six years. At that time, the standard was chemo, he was stage 3/4. Upon his death, the doctor said he should have only lived two years, we were an effective team but I wish I knew then what I know now about cancer treatments. I feel he was over treated which killed any chance of a bone marrow transplant.
In part, I do agree with you, the treatments are worse than the disease. But how do you live knowing you have the disease and not be treated for it?
17 years -- is that scientific or just a guess? Did you research? Very interesting as I wonder how long my Dad had lung cancer before being diagnosed. He was a very heavy smoker. I can't guess how long my late husband had Hodgkins before the diagnosis - it may have been awhile. He was the type that fell asleep on the sofa but he was a carpenter and worked hard so we never really chalked it up to anything but normal tiredness - I often wonder.
What a scary post, that freaked me out and definately didnt make me feel any better! I am so sorry for your hardships Nanci2439 no one person should have to experience such loss in one lifetime, you must be very strong. If anyone else reads my post i would like to hear of some stories of encouragement if any, that this is not necessarily the worst case senario, as i am still waiting for test results and trying to stay posotive. Thanks.
hi, just to let you know that not all scenarios are bad. esspecially when it comes to hodgkins. i've read more happy endings than bad endings with this type of cancer. don't have any personal experience with it but apparantly, it is one of the easiest cancers to treat.
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