Hard lumps and multiple symptoms, im desperate!

Question

Im a 22 year old female. Two years ago I found a hard finger sized lump on my chest near my sternum. After checking myself out, I found enlarged pea size lymph nodes that arent painful and kinda hard on each side of the middle of my neck and two on the base of the left side of my neck. Fast forward two years...I now have 6 large lumps on my chest bone area and the lymph nodes have not gone away and now I have a couple in my legs..they havent grown any bigger though, just multiply. I am extremely tired and weak..i do have anemia..i take iron but im still exhausted, I get breathless and weak going to the bathroom. I am extremely naseuated all the time. And I recently lost 16 pounds in two weeks. I cant eat i feel so full after eating two crackers (or something extremely small) and then my stomach bloats up. I get migraine headaches all the time now, 3 or 4 a week..and my chronic dry cough that ive had is now producing alot of mucus. Ive been to the doctor and they arent helping me. My blood count and ANA blood test has come back just fine. Therefore, they told me they dont know. I am also starting to get 100 degree temperatures all the time, ive started taking my temp regularly to monitor it. Cancer runs heavily on both sides of my family, my moms sister even died at 28 cuz they misdiagnoised her and found the cancer too late, she had bone cancer. But my xrays are normal, bone scan normal, no autoimmune diseases , no mono no nothing. What could i possibly have? My quality of life is going down hill and the more time goes on its getting worse. Should i get a second opinion? Or am i overexaggerating? Im really desperate and no one is helping me, im not looking for a diagnosis however i would really appreciate some sort of direction or someone that can help me. Thank you.

Inny2009 · Answer

Thank you so much for responding. Im at my wits end. I went to another different doctor today. He did do like a physical on me, listened to my lungs. Found nothing I guess cuz he gave me an antidepressant. I have lost even more weight and i even forced myself to eat the last couple days. Im now down to 113 pounds, I used to be able to eat and gain just half a pound or so just from the weight of the food obviviously. I forced myself to eat some soup and 2 waffles..and i lost more pounds..He thinks im exagerating like everyone else and i refuse to take the antidepressants. Im not crazy, i know this..you can FEEL the lymph nodes in my neck. Im losing so much weight people are starting to accuse me of anorexia, which believe me i love food too much to do! I asked him about it and all he said is if you had cancer we would know about it and looked at me quite crazy like i was the biggest hypochondriac in the world. How can i have enlarged lymph nodes ( i have a cluster of three at the base of my neck, near my clavicle and one on each side of my neck, the other doctor confirmed that) and cough up mucus and have rapid weight loss and nothing at all is showing up on my tests?? I really look like a anorexic hychondriac. Should i insist on a lymph node biopsy? Can you even insist on a test like that? How should i take it from here, or maybe if it is lymphoma if i just deal with it without going to more doctors what could i expect without treatment? With the extensive cancer history in my family I am alittle anxious, no need for antidepressants though. Im not unhappy, im just sick...and need help..and no one is willing to give it to me. Thanks again sooo much for your response!!! It means so much to me. It helps me feel im not such a hypochondraic!

KMathurMD · Answer

Hi 
Welcome to the forum!
It quite obvious, that you have undergone a number of investigations. However multiple lymph node swelling with weight loss can also be seen in HIV, lymphoma, and cancers. Not all cancers will cause an increase or decrease of blood counts. Tuberculosis is another thing that should be looked at. 
Probably the best way out would be to get a lymph node biopsy. Please discuss this with your doctor.
Hope this helps. Please let me know if there is any thing else and do keep me posted. Take care!