i've never posted anything, but i'd really appreciate some peace of mind.
i've had swollen lymph nodes for over a year now. i first called my doctor in march of this year, after my friend pointed out that it wasn't normal for them to have been swollen for that long (it was not very big, but when i turned my head you could see the outline). my doctors referred me for a scan which basically just said they were swollen (as if i couldn't tell that by myself) and left it at that. around this time both me and my mum started getting tiktoks of people with hodgkin's lymphoma which has left me very paranoid as i shared a lot of the symptoms as the people raising awareness. Like itchy skin, fatigue, random bruising, and night sweats. I called my doctors again at the start of July, as they were still there and haven't gone down. everywhere i've searched has said they should go down in around 2 week. my doctor just said "well they're swollen" and when i asked why she just said it was normal. and i'd normally accept that, but in the same phone call she told me me throwing up in pain during my period is normal, so i just don't really trust her. I told her how my friend's (who had similar symptoms) doctor is pushing to see if it's cancer and she just told me it isn't cancer just a swollen lymph node and sounded more irrated at me and left me uncomfortable pushing it any further. I really want to believe her and just not stress, but i can't find anything that says you can tell if lymph nodes are cancerous in a scan, everything is saying a biopsy is the only way to tell if its cancerous. and if it's not cancer then why do i feel so terrible all the time? It feels like my body has aged years, i'm exhausted and don't know where to turn.
sorry for the rambling! but any advice or reassurance would be greatly appreciated.
