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Concerned about showing symptoms of Lymphoma

Mollie_93
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Hi everyone

I am a 30 year old female who is relatively fit and healthy or so I thought 

it all started in September last year where I developed a persistent cough after having covid in the May time and it has never gone away. It's always worse in the morning and at night it's quite chesty in the morning but throughout the day it's a dry cough. I pushed this under the rug for the longest time when I started to notice things gradually get worse. I developed a wheezing where it would last for up to 20 mins and I felt like my chest was super tight and it was causing me to be breathless. These come and go and seem to happen once or twice a month. I have constant itching. Itching on my hands, feet, lower legs, scalp, chest and arms ( this has been since September too) no obvious rash but I've drawn blood and made marks on my skin from the constant scratching. I get chest pains in the left side that come and go everyday. Unexplained bruising on my legs mainly my thighs. I get so tired so easily and even if I sleep through the night I wake up still just as tired. My heart sometimes feels like it's doing a triple beat which makes me feel light headed and dizzy. I have now developed a pea sized moveable hard lump on the left side of my neck. No weight loss but I haven't exactly gained weight either. I haven't had night sweats but have woken up clammy and hot previously. When I drink alcohol I get pains in my jaw and shoulder 

I have been to the doctor and he gave me an inhaler which sometimes eases the tightness in my chest. He also sent me for blood tests where I had one abnormal result for high CRP which I have another appointment booked to speak to him about next week. I also went for a chest X-ray on Thursday so I'm just awaiting the results from that as it's the Easter weekend I won't know until Wednesday they said. 
the waiting is really killing me and I just want to feel less alone and have someone to talk to who perhaps has been through similar or is going through it too

thank you for reading this far and I hope you are well 

  • Offline in reply to Case4

    Thank you again for your reply

    My haematologist has booked a telephone appointment for 24th May so I think this is to discuss my blood test results which I think they must be abonormal as she said she would only contact me if results showed abnormalities. Still waiting for my CT appointment to come through but it has only been a week since I saw her

    Also all symptoms are still there and still got my lumps in groin, neck and now armpit, just trying to remain positive 

  • Offline in reply to Mollie_93

    Hello there Mollie, nice to hear from you. The waiting is so stressful isn't it - impossible not to feel on edge. Hospital does become like a second home with all the tests. At least mine had a nice Costa in it! I'm glad you're staying positive - I will keep everything crossed for you and I hope the telephone appointment goes ok xx

  • Offline in reply to Case4

    Hey!!

    oh it really is the waiting is horrendous. How are you doing? I hope everything is ok with you?

    I've now got to go and have more blood tests on Tuesday next week a week prior to my telephone appointment I'm guessing this is so my haematologist can compare the two sets of results? First time going through this so just abit unsure about the whole thing really 

  • Offline in reply to Mollie_93

    Hi Mollie I hope you're okz

    just catching up with this thread, I hope everything goes well with your blood results etc.

    im a Lymphoma Survivor - my story doesn't relate to yours so I won't offer any advice as of yet, but always here for support down the road if you should ever need it (all the fingers crossed you won't!)

    Sean

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    Hi again Mollie, I'm fine thanks. I will start radiotherapy in a couple of weeks for five days and then that's it. For me, waiting for biopsy results has been the worst bit by far. Don't think I've ever felt so stressed - I cried more in two weeks than in the past decade!! I hope you've been able to keep occupied for at least some of your wait xx

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