Lymphoma

I found a lump in my groin. Around an inch long. I’m female and 22. It’s in the crease of my pubic area where the lymph nodes are. It feels like a small hard sausage. I have recently past few months been having night sweats, severe. Making my hair great the next day. Bedsheets wet. I have had severe itchy legs (mainly below the knee) past 6 months. (Not bugs/searched everywhere) I get pins and needles daily in my legs.(to do with the itching maybe?) I am severely tired. I get a pain in my hosukder around 3x times a week lasting 1-3 days. Night sweats 3x a week-5 I have lost a severe amount of weight. None of my clothes fit me. I have constant aches. Am severely tired. I suffer with depression and anxiety. And I’m not sure if I’m over reacting. I searched the lump in groin and the lymphoma is the thing that popped up. Then the symptoms made me feel sick. I don’t know if I’m over reacting but I have two children and am unsure what to do. Do I go to the doctor? I don’t want to leave it any longer. I’m just so unsure and am worried that am not over reacting. I have signed up to this site to speak to other people in the same situation and find out their outcomes as I’m not sure who to turn to. I don’t want to worry my family. And I’m not someone to go to the doctors. I suffer with anxiety wich I believe causes memory loss and confusing and irritability and I’m really struggling with work and university life. Especially since I have found the lump. Thankyou for anyone that takes the time to read

  • Hi Courtney - thank you for asking. 

    I am still non the wiser.  I have got to wait for another urgent referral for an US & biopsy on my right node as the hospital said the location of that one is what they are worried about.  Once US has been done they will then decide whether they need to biospy those or not too.   So yeah, more waiting.... 

  • As if they haven’t even given you an ultrasound yet! I bet that is so frustrating! Did they at least give you a date. When did you get your urgent referral? They have 28 days to give you an answer I read. Also. How long after ur first gp apt/referal did you reciev your letter. My gp said a couple of days and I’m still waiting. Need to book it of work my boss is not really understanding wich is rubbish. Also with the urgent referral do they check your lumps first. Then rebook you in for an ultrasound and then rebook you in for biopsy? Seems so long. I have felt absolutely shocking past two days at work. So lightheaded and dizzy! My shoulder was severely painful yesterday. However today it’s my groin and hip. The groin pain is so dull it just feels like it is in my groin/thigh. So yesterday was worse than today! And I have had half a chocolate bar in two days wich I think is what’s making me dizzy. I just have zero appetite and when I do eat I feel sick or throw up. Hope they don’t mess about and book you in asap x

  • Woke up today and my legs from my thighs down are covered in purple bruises! They were a couple that the doc noticed when I showed her but they have multiplied! Hoping they go away I haven’t injured myself x