ok ive gone to 3 doctors telling showing them my lymphnodes and i think they are swollen. they feel them and say i dont think they ar eanything at all. But sometimes i feel that they arent really feeling what i am feeling.
one doctor said just to ease ur mind we can do a soft tissue ct scan and since he wasnt really worried i didnt get it done but that was months ago. i am worried again, i always worry about cancer i am a paranoid person and it makes me sick/
im always itchy all over my body but i have excema and dry skin ive always assumed that was it. i know the only way to know if u have lymphoma is biopsy but if the ct scan shows nothing enlarged does that mean no biopsy then?
is ther a way to prevent lymphoma and cancers
2007-11-01 13:50:08 · 3 answers · asked by nygirlsrdifferent 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Cancer
The itching concerns me. That is a classic sign of Lymphoma. Any night sweats? BIG soak-the-sheets night sweats. How about weight loss? Don't blow this off. It could very well be nothing - but you need to confirm that positively. MANY things can make lymph nodes swell. Also, if it is something bad, there are great treatments out there.
Check this site for info:
http://www.leukemia-lymphoma.org/hm_lls
Best wishes
2007-11-02 03:08:29 · answer #1 · answered by Char 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you have no family history of cancer, and if you eat plenty of vegetables and fruits, less meat, less canned food and less junk food, live a healthy lifestyle, chances are you don't get cancer and lymphoma.
Go get a soft tissue ct scan to stop your worries. Sometimes, our illnesses are just caused by our fears. If the ct scan shows nothing, no need to worry. Just be happy that you're okay. If it turns out there is something enlarged, go get a biopsy.
But if you are just healthy but always worry about getting sick, then that's another medical condition called hypochondriasis.
2007-11-01 14:04:36 · answer #2 · answered by aileen a 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
swollen lymphnodes may be due alot of things. i advice you to do as many tests as you can because they'll always make you feel better when you eliminate deferent causes for your problem. yo said that you have a rash all over your body but its excema. i would be wondering if you've had that all your life or have you had it recently?
these symptoms that you've got are related to the symptoms of syphilis( a sexually transmitted disease). it first of all starts with a sore or ulcer on your genitals, lips or mouth.
i don't know if you've experienced that or not.
there are a lot of tests to confirm whether you have it or not.
i hope that it is nothing of that nor lymphoma nor cancer but as i told you do all the possible tests that you can do, because trust me I've always got something in my head that makes me be like that.better safe than sorry.
good luck.
2007-11-01 14:10:20 · answer #3 · answered by zez 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋