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Please... advice.. swollen lymph under armpit
by oddfiend, Aug 25, 2008 02:54PM
Ok, here goes...
I'm a suffering hypocondriac/obsessive compulsive. My life is miserable most of the time. I have panic attacks and contemplate suicide often.
I was in the army last year (05-08) and right before I left I had an HIV test. They sent me the results last year and it said negative (even showed my mom).
Anyway.. around that same time I felt a hard lymph node in my armpit, its about the size of a uh... jelly bean. I went to the doc back in oct of last year and he palp'd it and didn't feel anything. He said to relax and it would go away. So I just forgot about it. Well last month I was washing my armpit and I felt it AGAIN! I don't think it ever disapeared.
So I went back to see him 3 times this month and he tried again but didnt feel it, so I had to feel it and put his finger on it and then he was like "oh, I feel it". He said swollen lymph nodes are generally A)Nothing to worry about, B)An infection/virus or C) Cancer. He told me not to worry and put me on Amoxicillian. Well... the thing is, I sometimes, almost everyday get this general pain under my armpit. Like... its like an aching pain, but the lymph really doesn't hurt when I touch it. So the day I left the doc, I began to feel around my armpit again and I feel a small, small little tiny lymph node lower than my armpit. On my side, about level with my nipple.
I'm 22 male, and I started ground fighting (jijitsu) again, and boxing, which is around the time the pain started to come back this last month and I noticed the lymph. I bring up HIV because I read it's a symptom of it, along with lymphoma, cat scratch (i have cats, have been scratched) among others. I've been taking the Amoxiciilan for about 5 days now, and I still feel the lymph nodes. I don't really feel sick at all, I get diareah sometimes when I drink milk and eat cheese. I work out a lot, sleep well.
I'm going NUTS. N-U-T-S!!!!
I have no idea why my lymph nodes hurt, and the doc told me to come back next week for a follow up. I can't wait, but I dont want to bug him. Now my mind is playing tricks {"well I might have read the HIV card from the Army wrong, and it was pos, or the - meant something else, or it was a false neg). Or that I have cancer now. And Im checking every little thing I feel, and do. Im just literally losing my mind in fear. I don't know what to do. Logic says I'm okay, but my mind says I have hodkens lymphoma, or HIV.
I mean I've had like 5 blood tests just last year in the army for random stuff. I really dont think I have aids. I've even gained 30 lbs this last year since leaving the army, and the last time I had unprotected sex, 1 and only time, was 2 years ago. So I mean... Im using logic here.... but if I had lymphoma, then hmm... then I'll be screwed and probably die. But I do work out a lot, boxing, push ups, arm bars, punched in the stomach, etc. Maybe my deodarant is causing the lymphs to stay swollen. But why the pain? The dull aching shocking pain sometimes? Hmm... my mind is going a mile a minute, im losing it. man man., help me someone. Help me get peiece of mind. Please.... please.............
I'm a suffering hypocondriac/obsessive compulsive. My life is miserable most of the time. I have panic attacks and contemplate suicide often.
I was in the army last year (05-08) and right before I left I had an HIV test. They sent me the results last year and it said negative (even showed my mom).
Anyway.. around that same time I felt a hard lymph node in my armpit, its about the size of a uh... jelly bean. I went to the doc back in oct of last year and he palp'd it and didn't feel anything. He said to relax and it would go away. So I just forgot about it. Well last month I was washing my armpit and I felt it AGAIN! I don't think it ever disapeared.
So I went back to see him 3 times this month and he tried again but didnt feel it, so I had to feel it and put his finger on it and then he was like "oh, I feel it". He said swollen lymph nodes are generally A)Nothing to worry about, B)An infection/virus or C) Cancer. He told me not to worry and put me on Amoxicillian. Well... the thing is, I sometimes, almost everyday get this general pain under my armpit. Like... its like an aching pain, but the lymph really doesn't hurt when I touch it. So the day I left the doc, I began to feel around my armpit again and I feel a small, small little tiny lymph node lower than my armpit. On my side, about level with my nipple.
I'm 22 male, and I started ground fighting (jijitsu) again, and boxing, which is around the time the pain started to come back this last month and I noticed the lymph. I bring up HIV because I read it's a symptom of it, along with lymphoma, cat scratch (i have cats, have been scratched) among others. I've been taking the Amoxiciilan for about 5 days now, and I still feel the lymph nodes. I don't really feel sick at all, I get diareah sometimes when I drink milk and eat cheese. I work out a lot, sleep well.
I'm going NUTS. N-U-T-S!!!!
I have no idea why my lymph nodes hurt, and the doc told me to come back next week for a follow up. I can't wait, but I dont want to bug him. Now my mind is playing tricks {"well I might have read the HIV card from the Army wrong, and it was pos, or the - meant something else, or it was a false neg). Or that I have cancer now. And Im checking every little thing I feel, and do. Im just literally losing my mind in fear. I don't know what to do. Logic says I'm okay, but my mind says I have hodkens lymphoma, or HIV.
I mean I've had like 5 blood tests just last year in the army for random stuff. I really dont think I have aids. I've even gained 30 lbs this last year since leaving the army, and the last time I had unprotected sex, 1 and only time, was 2 years ago. So I mean... Im using logic here.... but if I had lymphoma, then hmm... then I'll be screwed and probably die. But I do work out a lot, boxing, push ups, arm bars, punched in the stomach, etc. Maybe my deodarant is causing the lymphs to stay swollen. But why the pain? The dull aching shocking pain sometimes? Hmm... my mind is going a mile a minute, im losing it. man man., help me someone. Help me get peiece of mind. Please.... please.............
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The more common cause of swollen lymph nodes in the armpit area is still infection. Infection can come from anywhere in the vicinity of the nodes, especially the sebaceous and sweat glands of the armpit itself. This can be treated with a course of antibiotics and should be shown to your doctor.
The lymph node enlargement associated with lymphoma is usually painless, and in your situation, this may be somewhat unlikely. Nevertheless, if this turns out to be lymphoma eventually, then lymphoma is a curable malignancy especially with the good drugs we have nowadays.
I suggest you show this to your doctor and possibly assess for infection first. If persistent, then this may warrant a biopsy.
Regards.