Please i really need some help/opinions, i cant stop crying right now :(
Im 23 and last september (9months ago) i noticed a couple of swollen nodes in my groin, a month later a couple appeared on the other side of my groin, then 1 came up on the left side of my neck at the same time. i now have about 6 in groin areas and one in neck but think another little one is coming up next to the one in my neck.
i went to hospital last september and they done an ultrasound on my groin and neck and they said they didnt think they were cancer, and the one in my neck was a 'reactive node' meaning due to infection, not cancer.
they said to come back 3months later to see if they had got bigger. i went bk and they hadnt grown atall. i went bk in february and again they havent grown, and when they feel all the nodes they dont think they feel cancerous, even though they dont hurt and are a little bit hard not soft, they feel rubbery a little bit but cant mnove them that much. the one in my neck and i can move around but the new little one i can feel doesnt move atall.
they said to me they would have grown in size if it was cancer, but ive read on the internet that it can take years and grow slowly, and multiplication of nodes (not growth) can also be a sign of lymphoma nodes.. i have had blood tests and they always come back fine, ive had chest xrays and they too are fine.
i dont know what to do, i have another check-up tuesday and im so scared. i really do think something bad is going on, why would i just have all these nodes up for 9 months with no sign of infection anywhere?!!!!! do u all think this is lymphoma?? i dont have any other symptoms, no weight loss, no night sweats (sometimes a bit hot in the night). but i get dizzy spells all the time which i know could just be anxiety cos i used to suffer from really bad anxiety and panic attacks a few months back.
i am so scared, im only 23 :( why arent these nodes going away?? why are more appearing?? a doctortold me that 9months down the line i would have other symptoms of lyphoma, and know for sure something is wrong, but i dont agree. ive heard it can take years and years for nodes to grow and the fact is im getting MORE of them, and i dont have ANY sign of infection ANYWHERE.. i am literally sat here in tears and i dont know what to do.. i really do think this is lymphoma as nodes dont just come up, stay there, and multiply for no reason!! if its not lymphoma then i wanna know what infection i have!! ive had a couple of antibiotics last month for bladder infection so if i had any infection anywhere then those antibiotics would have cleared it up right?? i just want the nodes to go down and go away, i need answers, i cant understand why they are multiplying and the doctors dont seem bothered?!! just cos they arent growing and im not losing weight/sweating at night time!! they refused to biopsy in february cos they said it would be too invasive as they dont think its lymphoma. THEY DONT THINK. doesnt sound very positive if you ask me.,.
im so sorry to everyone to moan like this, i just need to know what you all think, i cant stop crying :(
thanks so much for any replies xxxx