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Okay, I have a question about mono and Lymphoma. I have been dealing with all of the symptoms of Mono and have had two mono tests come back positive and my blood work is indicative of mono. But it has been 10 days and I just can't stop having a slight fever after I have tried to be a little active during the day. I read a blog that said that mono tests can be false positives and can actually be hiding Lymphoma. I don't know what to do. Do I just let it ride for a awhile? I have extreme health anxiety and I don't know what to do. Help. Should I push for some other testing?
I know this post is kind of old but I have similar concerns that are really stressing me out! I always go crazy over my health but recently I can't really just relate my sypmtoms to stress and anxiety. I am 23 years old, female. 5'4 105 lbs. I think I am in relatively good health. I rarely get fevers or colds. Although back in November I had a sinus infection treated with antibiotics that is gone.
THE BIG QUESTION: I began to read up on lymph nodes because I had cankers in my mouth which I thought were unusal. They have since gone away. Anyways I realized a few of my nodes on the right side of my neck are more palpable than the left, ONLY BECAUSE I CHECKED FOR THEM other wise who knows if i would have noticed anything different. Needless to say, I am freaked out. There is a node below my jaw where my neck meets. Then there are a couple of weird feelings on that same side further down that Im assuming are nodes. If i press them they move slightly to the other side if my finger but not as if i can move them all around. They don't feel hard per se but they are not tender as in play doh tender. They don't hurt unless I really push. They feel small, I don't know how people mesure their nodes in exact meausrements but the one below my jaw near my neck is very small, pea sized, the others feel like they are long and skinny almost like a nerve but I don't know. Anyways panic sets in. My thoughts are filled with chemotherapy and how I willl deal with it. How I will have to delay my life, wedding, career. It's awful. I went to the doctor all he did was rush me out of there, didn't seem concerned but ordered a blood test. CAME BACK POSITIVE FOR MONO BUT I ALREADY HAD IT WHEN I WAS 15!!. I am so confused I told him I already had it and he saiid: Yep you can have flare ups and reoccurences. He said my throat was a little red. MY MAIN SYMPTOM IS A TIGHT FEELING IN THE THROAT. I CAN BREATHE FINE, MY THROAT DOESNT HURT, NO FEVER, NO WEIGHT LOSS, NO SWEATS. JUST THIS FEELING OF CONSTANT SWALLOWING TO CLEAR THROAT, NOT DIFFICULTY SWALLOWING. I STILL EAT A LOT. MY LYMPH NODES don't feel THAT big, so as to create this feeling. Do I have a tumour in my throat perhaps??? IT'S BEEN A WEEK SINCE THIS FEELING OCCURED WHILE I WAS ON VACATION RELAXED SO ITS NOT STRESS(I put the lymph node scare behind me while I was on vacation) until the day I felt this tightness before we left to come home.
IS MY BODY IMMUNO SUPPRESSED? (I have tested neg for HIV) IS THAT WHY I HAVE MONO...AGAIN!!??
I AM SO SCARED, I WANT TO COMPLETE SCHOOL WORK AND CAN'T. I CAN'T HELP BUT WONDER IF SOMETHING MORE SERIOUS IS BEING OVER LOOKED. EVEN THOUGH OTHER BLOOD LEVELS, RBC, WBC AND PLATELETS CAME BACK FINE! i REMEMBER WBC WAS 6 so within normal range. ARE THESE SYMPTOMS CONSISTENT WITH LYMPHOMA? HOW BIG WOULD A NODE HAVE TO BE TO MAKE YOU ACTUALLY FEEL A CONGESTION IN YOUR THROAT? (my nose is clear so i know its not sinus). I FEEL NO LUMPS besides the random things I mentioned previously that are still really small.
I KNOW THIS IS LONG AND CRAZY SOUNDING BUT I DON'T KNOW IF I SHOULD KEEP CALLING DOCTORS TO GO FOR MORE TESTS. AM I WASTING MY TIME?
A huge thank you to anyone actually taking the time to read this.
THE BIG QUESTION: I began to read up on lymph nodes because I had cankers in my mouth which I thought were unusal. They have since gone away. Anyways I realized a few of my nodes on the right side of my neck are more palpable than the left, ONLY BECAUSE I CHECKED FOR THEM other wise who knows if i would have noticed anything different. Needless to say, I am freaked out. There is a node below my jaw where my neck meets. Then there are a couple of weird feelings on that same side further down that Im assuming are nodes. If i press them they move slightly to the other side if my finger but not as if i can move them all around. They don't feel hard per se but they are not tender as in play doh tender. They don't hurt unless I really push. They feel small, I don't know how people mesure their nodes in exact meausrements but the one below my jaw near my neck is very small, pea sized, the others feel like they are long and skinny almost like a nerve but I don't know. Anyways panic sets in. My thoughts are filled with chemotherapy and how I willl deal with it. How I will have to delay my life, wedding, career. It's awful. I went to the doctor all he did was rush me out of there, didn't seem concerned but ordered a blood test. CAME BACK POSITIVE FOR MONO BUT I ALREADY HAD IT WHEN I WAS 15!!. I am so confused I told him I already had it and he saiid: Yep you can have flare ups and reoccurences. He said my throat was a little red. MY MAIN SYMPTOM IS A TIGHT FEELING IN THE THROAT. I CAN BREATHE FINE, MY THROAT DOESNT HURT, NO FEVER, NO WEIGHT LOSS, NO SWEATS. JUST THIS FEELING OF CONSTANT SWALLOWING TO CLEAR THROAT, NOT DIFFICULTY SWALLOWING. I STILL EAT A LOT. MY LYMPH NODES don't feel THAT big, so as to create this feeling. Do I have a tumour in my throat perhaps??? IT'S BEEN A WEEK SINCE THIS FEELING OCCURED WHILE I WAS ON VACATION RELAXED SO ITS NOT STRESS(I put the lymph node scare behind me while I was on vacation) until the day I felt this tightness before we left to come home.
IS MY BODY IMMUNO SUPPRESSED? (I have tested neg for HIV) IS THAT WHY I HAVE MONO...AGAIN!!??
I AM SO SCARED, I WANT TO COMPLETE SCHOOL WORK AND CAN'T. I CAN'T HELP BUT WONDER IF SOMETHING MORE SERIOUS IS BEING OVER LOOKED. EVEN THOUGH OTHER BLOOD LEVELS, RBC, WBC AND PLATELETS CAME BACK FINE! i REMEMBER WBC WAS 6 so within normal range. ARE THESE SYMPTOMS CONSISTENT WITH LYMPHOMA? HOW BIG WOULD A NODE HAVE TO BE TO MAKE YOU ACTUALLY FEEL A CONGESTION IN YOUR THROAT? (my nose is clear so i know its not sinus). I FEEL NO LUMPS besides the random things I mentioned previously that are still really small.
I KNOW THIS IS LONG AND CRAZY SOUNDING BUT I DON'T KNOW IF I SHOULD KEEP CALLING DOCTORS TO GO FOR MORE TESTS. AM I WASTING MY TIME?
A huge thank you to anyone actually taking the time to read this.
Hello-I know what you are going through. My 8 year old daughter tested positive for mono in Sept of 07. Sunday she complained of her neck and throat hurting so I took her to the doc expecting him to say it's the mono again. Her lymph nodes above her left collarbone were enlarged and he's sending her for bloodwork. I'm praying it's just the mono coming back but I have to be realistic too. I'm so scared that it's something serious. I hate waiting on the docs to run tests...they take forever! I know I don't have any suggestions...but I wanted you to know I know exactly what you are going through and you are in my prayers!
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