Hello Mandy1991,
Poor you you seem to have had a really rough time with these and I hope that the core biopsy will shed some light on what is going on. It must be really frustrating to feel that you are not getting any answers. As you are not feeling very well and experience these night sweats, weight loss and are not sleeping properly, I think it would be worth getting in touch with your GP about this or seeking a second opinion. Do mention that you are not feeling very comfortable at the moment and that this is having an impact on your quality of life and sleep. I hope you feel better soon.
I hope that you will hear from others here who have experienced this before and that they will be along shortly to share their story with you. I
Best wishes,
Lucie, Cancer Chat Moderator
Update - I had a call on Friday from the hosptial, the core biospy showed "suspicous cells", for lymphoma, i have an urgent referral to the Heamatologist with appointment this coming Monday, a specialist nurse will also be at the appointment, im also pregnant with my first. Life really throws challenges - seems like im on the right path for investigation and treatment now, so thats positive.
To be honest, reading your first post before seeing this one, I was thinking "why don't they just remove a lymph node" Core biopsies can miss certain cells and someone i worked with, who also turned out to have lymphoma kept getting told the biopsies were fine. The surgeon then decided just to be on the safe side and take an entire one out. Once they did this, the lymphoma was found.
The problem with core biopsies is, they have to actually hit the spot with the questionable cells before a positive result can be obtained. Taking an entire lymph node allows them to test all the tissue. I get some nodes aren't able to be removed in full due to location or being located right next to major blood vessels, but when there are multiple, you'd think one would have been a candidate.