Possible Lymphoma?

Hello there,

ill get straight to the story. I noticed a lump in my neck around April time so booked myself to see my GP. They said it was probably from a infection and gave me Amoxicillin - the antibiotics did nothing to clear the lump. I’ve visited three times since and they still continue to fob me off saying it’s just an infection which will take time to go. 

I went last week complaining of headache, ringing in one here (left side the side of the lump), dizziness and feeling aches and what not in my neck and lower back. She felt the neck lump, armpits and groin and only found the one lump in my neck and told me to see her again in a MONTH. I’ve had no scans done, no blood tests, nothing other than antibiotics months ago. 

The ringing in my ear doesn’t stop, the aches come and go throughout the day and I am now getting sharp pain in my chest as well as stomach pains, often feeling constipated. 

Any ideas on what I should do? Should I go to my go for a 5th and demand a biopsy etc to determine what’s causing this lump to stick around? The headache and ear ringing 24 hours a day is really getting me down and the doctors don’t seem interested in the slightest.

Are ringing ears the symptoms of lymphoma? I’ve searched and searched and can’t see anything of it being related. Sorry for the long post, after six months of being robbed off I’d thought I’d join on here and get some advice from people who know a wee bit more than my gp...shouldn’t be too difficult.

many thanks 

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  • Hi there, firstly there is nothing more frustrating and stressful trying to find an answer to your medical problem and I sincerely epathise! I am also guessing this is causing you anxiety which does cause ringing in the ears along with a number of other physical symptoms. Stress and anxiety is the last thing you need when trying to deal with what may be cancer.

    I too had a lump on my neck everyone told me it was nothing, all blood tests were normal and no other syptoms but I insisted on a biopsy...I'd had the lump about a year 18 mths by now. And to my utter shock I was duagnosed with follicular lymphoma stage 3 grade 4. 8 rounds of RCVP I had 9 years remission. I am currently doing more chemo after relapsing at stage 3 grade 1/2

    My advice...keep insisting on further investigation. If it is lymphoma the earlier they get it at a low stage the better. Go with your gut instinct! Praying its nothing more than an over active node which can be tamed. But you need to know to put your mind at rest! Good luck! 

     

  • I don’t understand why gps are so reluctant to do a biopsy. Anything over a month for any lump would surely ring alarm bells, but 18 months is ridiculous! 

    Worrying even more so that you shown no symptoms for it.

  • To be honest....I went private in the end! Good job I did and fortunate enough to have a husband whose employer offers private medical insurance.

    My understanding is that a gp can get things done within 2 weeks if they mention a suspicion of cancer....get your gp to refer you on.

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