swollen nodes 2 months

[jim509]

I first noticed a swollen node on my neck. Then a couple of weeks later, my armpit nodes became swollen and painful. Other nodes in my neck area also became swollen. Then my groin ones also became a bit swollen and a bit painful. The armpit ones are the most painful. The pain gradually seems to be going away but now I am thinking its just waxing and waning. I would need to give it even more time to see if its really going away but the waiting time is making me sick.

Blood test was normal and ultrasound of node was also normal.

They keep saying its infection but they cant tell me exactly what infection. Also infections dont last this long do they?

So I am led to believe this has to be lymphoma. There is no other possibility other than cancer of some sort if not another serious illness. It cannot be something minor if its persisting for so long?

am I right to be thinking this?

[jim509]

I feel like i am going through a waxing and waning process.

The pain especially waxes and wanes. It is usually better in the morning and then progressively gets worse. Some days the pain is better than others.

Overall though the pain has diminished so its too early for me to say whether this is going to resole or not.

I also get a tingling sensation down my shoulder. This is likely to be the nodes affecting the nerves in the area.

[jim509]

The problem with epstein barr is that A) most people have had it so will test positive. And if everybody has had it, then it doesnt help to pin down the case of the symptoms.

B) The test doesnt tell you when yo had EBV.

In my case I was tested for it and it came up as positive. The report said I had a past infection but as I just said, its impossible to know whether it occurred, within the last month or last 10 years.

So I have completely discounted EBV as the cause.

i keep hearing there are many other possible reasons for swollen nodes but actually theres only a few. Lymphoma, or infection.

If its likely to be infection, which infection are we talking about? why havent i been tested for all of them?

can they be tested for?

I dont have access to the sonogram report. But while i was there, the radiographer said it looked normal. The only thing she couldnt tell me was whether there was distal enhancement of the node. could this be another indicator of lymphoma?

[Ken_PA]

Nope, Jim, you are not right.

Famous persistent infections are Epstein Barr and Lyme, with many others possible.

Nodes can also get scarred internally (fibrosis) and not go down.

Can you post your sonogram report?