lymphoma??

hi,i am lynda1966.i had a scan in April,as i have 4 swollen lymph nodes on left neck,2 on the right and also ,feel my neck swells,i have underactive thyroid and take 200mg tyroxine daily.well the scan came back normal,dr said to go drink some wine and see if it effects my nodes/neck,strange i thought,but took his advise,i am not a drinker,only on special occasions.had some guiness last week,and my neck started aching like it came alive,but with discomfort.tonight,drank,two,glasses of wine same thing has happened uncomfortable,throbbing.dr told me to go back if this happened.  but i thought the scan,hat came back normal,would say if i had lyphoma,now that i have pain with alcohol,is it possible it could be lymphoma(HODGKINS)Please reply,as i have had this pain in neck,without drinking alcohol aswell,and want to get sorted.Dr said maybe a biopsy is the next step? help. thanks,lynda.

[NickOne7]

Pain in lymph nodes after drinking alcohol is a possible sign of Hodgkin's Disease. A blood test reveals VERY LITTLE. The only way to diagnose Hodgkin's Disease is by biopsy of an affected lymph node. They may initially do a fine-needle biopsy before an excisional (surgical) biopsy.

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[lynda1966]

thank u for ur reply,i have 4 swollen lymph nodes on right side and 2 on the right.  Would they have to do fine-needle biopsy on all og the lymph nodes??? thank you,lynda.

[lynda1966]

sorry,i have 4 swollen lymph nodes on the left and 2 on the right side.lynda.

[Mochadelicious]

Hi Lynda1966,
I don't think they would want to biopsy all of them because it could probably be assumed that if you have lymphoma in one it's in the others also.  Scans are helpful but not always accurate.  Did you have a PET scan or a CAT scan?  Sometimes they can read false positive due to other reasons such as an infection.  I had several spots like that on my PET scan.  

Once you tell your doctor about the reaction you had to the alcohol he will probably suggest a biopsy.  Please let us know how your appointment goes.