Right now I'm convinced I have lymphoma. I can't think of anything else it can be and I'm so frightened. Basically I can feel A LOT of lumps / (possibly) raised enlarged lymph nodes throughout my abdomen. They are everywhere, of various sizes, some feel very small and others more pea sized maybe bigger. I've never ever felt these before. A lot of them are tender, but some are completely painless. Some are moveable and some not as much. They are located all over from under breast bone , down and across, even deep down in my right side where my waist is. Other symptoms I have are abdominal pain which moves to various areas in my stomach, but mostly it's where the lumps are. A bit of bloating.I get nausea most days but still eating normally etc. No night sweats or itching or anything but I am now having a horrible pain in my right side, my left mid/upper, and right across my lower back. In October I had blood tests due to extreme fatigue & it showed I had an extreme B12 Deficiency of 108. I have to have injections for life because of this as I cannot absorb B12 from food. I also got diagnosed with fibromyalgia and my blood tests also showed slightly elevated liver enzymes of 74. Doc then arranged a full liver profile which were all clear and the liver enzymes have now decreased to 48, so still a bit high but not too bad. Doc just said "some people get raised enzymes from time to time but it's probably just a bit of common fatty liver!". He also arranged a load of other bloods including lymphocytes and the usual inflammation / tumour markers which were all ok, but whilst this is reassuring, I've read sooo many things online where bloods tests are normal with lymphoma even at later stages so I don't really think they are reliable.....
Anyway the lumps/nodes that I have found (whatever they are) are a new thing. Doc said he couldn't examine me due to COVID but said he's happy to refer me to a gastroenterologist as I'm also in pain with a bit of bloating and elevated liver enzymes. Thankfully I have private medical insurance so I'm seeing him on Tuesday next week. I'm sooo worried. How likely is it that this is lymphoma? I should also note I have a raised node in my neck and groin that have been there for 12 years, I had them biopsied 10 years ago and they were fine. The doctor said at the time that they must have just been a reaction to a trauma I went through back then, or an infection somewhere. Thing is I have never EVER heard of anyone having lumps or raised nodes throughout their whole abdomen! And everything I read online screams lymphoma :( I keep thinking how on earth can it be anything else other than this! All I do is sit there and feel my abdomen to see if they've got bigger. As you can tell I do have major health anxiety and always convince myself of the worst. But if anyone with lymphoma or knows anything about could take the time to reply I would be so grateful. Thank you xx
