Six Years of Swollen Lymph Nodes!!! Posted: 10-29-04 13:42pm
Hello all, new here and could really do
with some advice. My lymph nodes started
to come up about 6 or 7 years ago. I
went to my doctor a year and a half ago
and she said it is glandular fever. Some
of them, the ones under my arms and behind
my ears have gone rock hard while the
others are moveable and sometimes hurt. I
have seen her recently and said that six
year glandular fever must be a record and
could she refer me for a biopsy as I am
getting sick of this. I am tired all the
time, my skin looks like an old womans and
I keep getting rashes, colds and sore
throats. My hair is dry, my vision is
full of floaters that came when my glands
started coming up and I have numerous
other things that are not as they should
be. I have had a full sexual health
screen which came back all ok and I do not
know what to do now. The dr said she
would refer me over a month ago but she
made it clear she was doing so under
duress and I know she will have made this
clear in her referal letter . She said
no-one would bother to do a biopsy on me
and that I just have to live with it. I
am worried that as I have had no letter
about a biopsy that she has f*#!Ed it up
for me and I will have to go back to her
again and ask for something that any
normal person would want in the
circumstances. What can I do now???
Someone must have an answer to this.
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Health Angel
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 14 Nov 2004 Posts: 141 Location: Australia
Hi Posted: 11-16-04 04:47am
Well ive just gotten over glandular fever.
My symptoms were very different than
yours. My dr actually said my case was
one of the worse, glandular fever has alot
to do wih your glands but the virus
actually lives in your liver and splein.
My glands were swollen alot and I had very
high fevers and intense pain in my liver.
I slept for 6 months only waking up once
a day to drink some fluid and try and
eat.
I have been up and about and back to work
for about 4 months......Im still tired and
catching alot of other things like the flu
and broncitis but I dont think ive ever
heard of continuous glanduar fever before,
my dr told me that the symptoms can last
6-12 months but after that it should get
better so if you have had it for that long
there must be something else wrong.
Id definately get a second opinion if you
can. I know how it feels to have drs not
do anything about helping you find out
whats wrong. It really sucks. But dont
give up. I could have died because a dr
didnt believe me. I thinks its stupid
she told u that noone would help.
