possible Lymphoma diagnosis?I am 22 yrs old, For as long as I can remember my neck (tonsil and lymph node) area will occasionally swell. Sometimes it is accompanied with a sore throat and sometimes it isn't. The swelling gets so severe that you can physically see the swelling from the outside. Well, this past February my neck swelled again, thinking nothing of it I went to my primary physician and was diagnosed with tonsillitis. He gave me an antibiotic shot along with a steroid shot (to speed up the antibiotics and reduce swelling). I was also prescribed a round of antibiotics orally. The medications didn't help much and 10 days later I was back at the doctors office with the same symptoms and was given the same treatment. This routine lasted until July... I can honestly say there were only a few days out of every month that my neck was not swollen. My doctor tested for strep, rapid strep, mono, thyroid conditions and did blood work. All of the results came back negative. He referred me to an ornithologist (ear nose and throat specialist), who took one look at me and my charts and scheduled a tonsillectomy for that very week. He said my tonsillitis was causing my lymph nodes to swell and by removing the tonsils, all of the swelling would be alleviated.Sooo... after 5 months of constant pain and swelling my tonsils were removed. Unfortunately afterward I was still plagued with the constant swelling and pain in my neck... everything was exactly the same as before my surgery.I switched primary physicians and the new doctor told me the same thing and prescribed antibiotics. FINALLY after feeling hopeless and terrible for almost a year, I went back to my ornithologist yesterday. He was surprised to see me back in the office and felt my nodes in the chest and neck area. All of the other nodes except for the ones that are by my tonsils felt normal. He said he was puzzled as to why they were still swollen. He reviewed my entire chart and said there are no indications as to why they are still swelling. The tissue samples from my tonsils were normal and so was all of the blood work that was done before the surgery... I have been doing research online and lymphoma keeps popping up. My doctor scheduled me a CT scan with contrast in 2 days. As for symptoms of lymphoma, yes im always tired but i have 2 toddlers, yes i have night sweats but im hot natured, and yes i have dropped from 200lbs to 165lbs since march BUT I was prescribed weight loss medication because I gained a lot of weight from getting the steroid shots every 2 weeks. Could Lymphoma be a possibility? Will the CT scan give me answers? Is there any other possibilities? Does anyone suffer from the same chronic pain and swelling in only the lymph nodes under the back of the jaw? And why are only these nodes swelling and not the others? PLEASE HELP!!! Thank you!
Hamidreza A
Hi :)
This is Dr.Amirzehni
dear Hope (which your name means too much for me now)
I have to say, yes, there is a possibility about Lymphoma
and I think your Doctor, have requested CT-Scan as a first step to diagnose it. and it is academical.
but we live in year 2010, going to 2011.
Lymphoma in many cases, is not a bad disease, and is treatable these days.
as I said before, Your name means too much for me :)
you have to have hope :) and defeat any condition
I have seen many pationts who survived this war.
and I'm sure you will be one of them.
I'm also by your side, and feel free questioning me about any condition :)
I will respond if It was on my field
I don't know if you believe in god or not,
but I believe.
God is the only one who doesn't want anything from us to respond our wishes
so, be strong and overcome any possible condition :)
I'm sure you will overcome it :)
(Dear Dr.Denise :) with respect I'm a Dr. , and I didn't mean it's absolutely Lymphoma, I said iit's just a possibility :) and I'm agree with you, as you noted we have some evidences against it, but we have many tests, specially mono test with negative result. so, the time means Gold in diagnosis if there is just a little evidence of Lymphoma. and I will be glad connected to you, and discuss more about our Hope's case :), Best Regards. Dr.Amirzehni)
Denisedds
I do not know who the guy above me is, but he is not a doctor.
There is no reason to think you have lymphoma.
Night sweats with lymphoma are not just feeling hot they are drenching sweats that you have to change clothing or sheets.
It sounds like you have an infection.
Helpful answer below. Tonsillitis explained | Better Health Channel
Links to information about tonsillitis , including tonsillectomy.
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