I have not been officially diagnosed with
lymphoma but I am convinced I have it. I
have had several enlarged tender lymph
nodes on the right side of my neck which
were diagnosed via ultrasound in december.
I thought I had them since january of
last year but despite 3 different doctors
examining my neck throughout the year, no
one felt them. I have had a chest xray
and blood work which was negative. I
also had a fine needle aspiration of the
largest node which also came back
negative. Now for my question. I
suffer from severe hypochondriasis and I
have read that one of the symptoms of
lymphoma is painful nodes after drinking
alcohol. Although I am a regular
drinker, I noticed that for the past 2-3
weeks, approximately 15 minutes after I
drink alcohol, my lymph nodes become more
painful and the pain will last
approximately 15-30 minutes. Then it
goes away and I can continue drinking
without additional pain. I do not have
any other symptoms such as fatigue, night
sweats, fever, itching, etc. Has anyone
with lymphoma had this symptom the same
way I do? Since I am a hypochondriac it
is very hard to distinguish between
symptoms that are really there and
symptoms which appear as a result of my
being convinced I have a particular
disease. Please help me with this. I
am going out of my mind.
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MaggieH
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 23 Jun 2007 Posts: 6 Location: TN
Posted: 06-23-07 23:01pm
wait until you have been officially
diagnosed with lymphoma otherwise you will
continue to drive yourself nuts
