Lymphoma concern

I'm a worrier and Google symptom checker ill admit!

Frequent abdominal pain at navel and lower right has led to a hospital stay and two US scans, all organs were fine but reactive lymphnodes were found :/

Now 6weeks later with more abdo pain and waiting for a referal appointment to check on the lymphnodes. But I'm feeling utterly drained, on and off night swears like I've come out the gym, stomach cramps with alcohol, difficulty sleeping. I feel off and while all the above could be stress or a bug that won't shift I am secretly worried as they also line up with lymphoma :/. Thankfully no weight loss!

I'm probably just making mountains out of mole hills and appreciate there are genuine sufferes here but not sure where to go and in a but of limbo while I wait for this scan. Dunno if I should keep going to an already stressed GP with what could just be burn out. 

Anything sound familiar? 

  • I had stage 4 Follicular Lymphoma when I figured out what was going on. I had night sweats  like crazy and was totally drainerd all the time as well. I did have weight loss as well. Also I had a ton of pain like you and could not sleep either. I am 2 1/2 years in remission and the treatment I went through was chemo for 6 months and 18 months of Rituxitab. I'm doing great now and am back to a normal life except I am still going in every 6 months for a PET scan and if every thing looks good they are moving the scans out to once a year. All my blood work is back to normal and they say that does not happen to alot of people. I know when I first went in for treatments I met a guy who had my cancer and we were both just starting out on the same chemo and Rituxitab but I made it and he did not. His body was rejecting all the treatments. I am 50 but at the time I was 47 and he was only 44. I have no idea why I made it through with no side effects and he passed away. We both had 2 sons. All I know is a few years before I was told I had cancer I asked my family doctor if I could have cancer and she told me no way. Well my cancer can not be found in the blood work. We found it by mistake getting an MRI for all the pain I was in. I feel had she listened to me better she would have caught it much sooner. I had 28 tumors on my spine and ribs. Now they don't even talk about scar tissue on the bones. The cancer treatments were super easy for me and if you think you might have it by god get it checked out. I hope you don't but I had all the same side effects. Good luck and I will keep my fingers crossed for you as well as say a little prayer. All the best to you................ 

  • [@woody1231]

    Thank you for your reply, firstly I'm sorry you went through all that you did, I hope my fretting doesn't seem offensive to what you have been through. Second I am happy to hear you have recovered well. 

    It is sad about the man you met at the same time, some people just don't make it no matter the treatment, I hope you don't feel guilty or anything at making through to the other side.

    I'll keep an eye on myself, I feel the fatigue has worsened, it could be not sleeping well makes me wake up tired and just kills off what energy I could have had!

  • Still fretting! I've got an appointment on 18th November hopefully for an ultrasound to check on any lymph nodes.

     

    I've been feeling exhausted daily like no energy by lunch time so I requested a blood test thinking perhaps something is low (vitamin d perhaps) but everything was normal.

     

    Last few weeks I've also had a chest tightness.. .like a bug developing but not quite forming into a cough. 

     

    I know all of the above can be stress and anxiety and I'm not keeping as calm as i could while waiting on this scan.

    I suspect I'm just matching how I feel to a diagnosis but don't know if I should feel concern or chill out.

    Anyone have any info?