Still worried, any support or advice regarding lymph nodes and constipation?

Hi there,

31yo male, 5ft10, dont smoke or drink, do vape


I have been back and forward to appointments for swollen lymph nodes in my neck for 8 months. they're still there, haven't grown or gone away. I have had blood tests, one also to check for inflammation markers in the body. yet these all came back clear.
I have also been suffering with constipation for months - some days worse than others, very recently I've started to discover pink mucus and light spotting coming out in place of/as well as stool (in small amounts when i actually can go). I'm starting to struggle with the worry of this all. Is the fact the blood tests above clear - likely to mean this isn't something too sinister?
any experience or help would be appreciated, I'm booked in to see the doctor again in a week.

thank you :)

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  • Hi, I also have had this. Lymph nodes in groin and neck. No blood in stool. I had a stool test for blood and calprotectin. Blood was negative in stool but was borderline in calprotectin. I have to redo the test at the end of October. My blood tests also came back clear

  • Hi Cal, thanks for sharing. Has your doctor shed any light on whether the fact you had clear bloods was a good sign? I mean - it sounds like you’re more or less in the same boat as me. However I haven’t had any stool tests. Not yet at least. I’m just trying to work out if the possibility or suddenly finding out I have an advanced cancer is possible even with clean bloods and no tumour markers in my blood. Stressful time! 

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  • Hi Cal, thanks for sharing. Has your doctor shed any light on whether the fact you had clear bloods was a good sign? I mean - it sounds like you’re more or less in the same boat as me. However I haven’t had any stool tests. Not yet at least. I’m just trying to work out if the possibility or suddenly finding out I have an advanced cancer is possible even with clean bloods and no tumour markers in my blood. Stressful time! 

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