Monday, May 17, 2010

Are rock hard nodes always lymphoma?

i have some swollen lymph nodes and one hard one?

Are rock hard nodes always lymphoma?
no they can be so many differential diagnoses ,lymphoma l.node are firm and non tender
Reply:i have swollen nodes also. can be due to stress, mine were. my nodes flared up after a period of great stress in my life. my eating was bad, my sleep schedule messed up. not exercising, all these factors can cause your immune system to get screwed up and the nodes to flare up. the ENT specialist said they can take up to 6 months to settle down again. do you have loss of appetite? weight loss? itching? night sweats? fever? if you don't have these other symptoms, you most likely do NOT have cancer.
Reply:Not always. It could be an easily treated infection. You should have it checked out by a physian as soon as possible becuase you never know.My fiance had the same issue with lymph nodes around his chest, with one of them becoming a lump on his chest. We found out 2 weeks ago that it is Lymphoma. Go see your doctor. Better safe than sorry.


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