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Swollen Lymph Nodes
Well i do not know if i should get a second opion or drop it...
In Nov of 2010 I noticed a Swollen lymph node in my neck on the right side and was not and had not been sick. gave it a month to go away and when it did not i went to my physician.
So months go by it doesnt go down. Physican just wants to watch it. Finally does an untral sound on it in end of jan. before i get my results two more swell up. one in right breast and one in right arm pit. neck lymph node looks normal on ultra sound but he checks the one in my breast first of Feb. Ultra Sound says it is a solid mass and needs mammogram. mammogram says it is a benign lymph node. So he says two months it should go away but if not he will refer me to a breast specialist. that is next week. Now i still have the swollen nodes in my neck and my arm pit and the one in breast feels a little larger and have no other symptoms. Is a breast specialist who i need to see? I am only 28, Breast cancer and lymphoma are both in my family and I feel confused and disregarded. Should i pursue this or just drop it and hope they all unswell over time?
In Nov of 2010 I noticed a Swollen lymph node in my neck on the right side and was not and had not been sick. gave it a month to go away and when it did not i went to my physician.
So months go by it doesnt go down. Physican just wants to watch it. Finally does an untral sound on it in end of jan. before i get my results two more swell up. one in right breast and one in right arm pit. neck lymph node looks normal on ultra sound but he checks the one in my breast first of Feb. Ultra Sound says it is a solid mass and needs mammogram. mammogram says it is a benign lymph node. So he says two months it should go away but if not he will refer me to a breast specialist. that is next week. Now i still have the swollen nodes in my neck and my arm pit and the one in breast feels a little larger and have no other symptoms. Is a breast specialist who i need to see? I am only 28, Breast cancer and lymphoma are both in my family and I feel confused and disregarded. Should i pursue this or just drop it and hope they all unswell over time?
well i have an appt on Friday...and i am a little more worried because it looks as though my groin glands are sweeling now too(but i dont know what that looks like to be sure). i feel a little overwhelmed because i keep finding more and because my dr is dismissive i feel embarrassed to bring it up even though i am. i am one on those people who do not like doctors or going to the dr and always wait until something is really bad before going and this is all making it a little worse. but i am going to go and see where to go know. thanks for your response. this all helps eas my mind in feeling like a hypocondriact (sp).
get that check out. Remember your are your own best advocate.It is your life. I went to the doctor with a swollen armpit and he said that if the lymph nodes did not go down in one month he would do a full biopsy. He was true to his word and thank God, because they caught my Hodgkins early. I know it is scary but the sooner they find out the better. You may not even have cancer there could be a thousand causes, but better safe than sorry.
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