Hi everyone, this is my first time on here and I’m really hoping just to hear other people’s stories and reassurance. Just a bit of info about me - I’m 16 with several anxiety/ocd disorders, hypochondria being one of them. I’m having frequent panic attacks about Leukemia and Lymphoma
Last month I felt pain in my left underarm and chest along with constant headaches for about two weeks so I went to the gp for an emergency appointment due to it being chest pain. The doc looked at and felt my armpit for about 10 seconds and told me it was a lymph node infection. For a day or two I was relieved until I did some googling. Obviously when you search swollen lymph nodes the first thing which comes up is lymphoma/Leukemia so I started to panic. The pain in my arm and chest has gone as well as the head aches due to antibiotics but since then I have had other symptoms.
I now have a small, swollen, squishy lymph node behind each ear which causes no pain. I have started wheezing without a cough for almost two weeks amd I have a possible rash on my arm. I have a blood test in two days and I have basically diagnosed myself with the worst forms of Leukemia. I have an amazing girlfriend and family who I’m worried about losing because I see a future with my partner and it breaks my heart to think of this being ruined.
If anyone could help me out, I would greatly appreciate it.