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Large and firm lymphnodes. help
Hey all. First post..not really something friends will know anything about and I'm sick of searching for answers. I am 23 and have not had health insurance so I avoid the doc and stick to home holistic health. Recently have been obsessing over swollen lymph nodes is what I believe they are. One in right groin for year or so and another in my right anterior and medial elbow directly above crease. Both are large and firm at touch. I never thought anything of it until I started realizing I havr persistent symptoms that are getting worse. Terrible headaches and ringing in ears..usually in right ear. Energy levels have dropped and I have sudden stomach aches along with fatigue. Haven't felt like myself and am wondering if alleged lymph nodes are something more to be concerned about. Also what steps to take next. Thank you for your help
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Okay, let's see what we can accomplish without insurance. Everything will only be about odds and tendencies, since only a biopsy can diagnose lymphoma for sure.
1st off, the size is around the very upper limit of what can still be not-cancer.
2nd, your "persistent symptoms that are getting worse" are general, but headaches and ringing in ears not usually heard with lymphoma - though anything is possible.
3rd, if looking at lymphoma, we should look 1st at Hodgkin's Lymphoma because of your age - though most any type is possible in your age group.
HL first showing up inguinal and elbow area is not usual, but possible.
Do you get pain from drinking alcohol?
Easy bruising?
(I often wonder, btw, how a patient is supposed to know what terms like fixed and/or firm mean, since they have nothing to compare with.)
So, this could be infection or lymphoma (or something else).
Next step? Maybe get a CBC on your own. Compare prices at sites like WalkInLabs (~$30). If all cell counts are low (pancytopenia), go immediately to a doctor.
Maybe get the LDH blood test, too.
Also, think about anything that happened before the first node (if they are, in fact, nodes) swelled that might have been a cause.
I'll keep an eye out for your reply.
1st off, the size is around the very upper limit of what can still be not-cancer.
2nd, your "persistent symptoms that are getting worse" are general, but headaches and ringing in ears not usually heard with lymphoma - though anything is possible.
3rd, if looking at lymphoma, we should look 1st at Hodgkin's Lymphoma because of your age - though most any type is possible in your age group.
HL first showing up inguinal and elbow area is not usual, but possible.
Do you get pain from drinking alcohol?
Easy bruising?
(I often wonder, btw, how a patient is supposed to know what terms like fixed and/or firm mean, since they have nothing to compare with.)
So, this could be infection or lymphoma (or something else).
Next step? Maybe get a CBC on your own. Compare prices at sites like WalkInLabs (~$30). If all cell counts are low (pancytopenia), go immediately to a doctor.
Maybe get the LDH blood test, too.
Also, think about anything that happened before the first node (if they are, in fact, nodes) swelled that might have been a cause.
I'll keep an eye out for your reply.
They feel fixed. I have tried massaging them and they don't get smaller or move. They feel firm and roundish. About the size of a penny both of them
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