lymphadenopathy of the neck.

Bigboy4u · Regular Joined: 12 Sep 2009 Posts: 14

Hi This is a first for me so as you can Imagine I'm terrified.

I had an abscess in the back of my throat about 8 weeks ago, I does it up with strong antibiotics and it went after 10 days a few days later my lymph node swelled under my ear where my jaw bone joins I have just been to have a MRI and awaiting the results including my kidneys the doctor calls it cervical lymphadenopathy .

It is about 1 1/2 " wide and long and some times i get pins and needle in my left small and the next fingers do you think its cancer what do you think the treatment will be I'm now very worried i cant sleep at night. No biopsy yet.

Thanks for any help you Can give me

BB4u

ChemoMan · Posted: Sat Sep 12, 2009 10:36 pm Post subject: Re: lymphadenopathy of the neck.

Hi Bigboy4u

Sorry to hear this is freaking you out so much. Most causes of enlarged nodes are caused by infection and the fact that you recently had a severe infection means that most likely this is the cause. No need to worry about this as the doctor is following it up for you. Normal course of action is to watch and wait for a while, as most enlarged nodes will shrink given time, so you do need some patience while you wait. Don't go on the 'net trying to self diagnose this is only going to raise your stress levels and this is never good.

I will ask an admin to move this to the lymphoma forum and in future if you want to you can post in that forum on this thread

Good luck and Don't panic there is no need.
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Bigboy4u · Regular Joined: 12 Sep 2009 Posts: 14

Thanks for your kind reply,

I was taking very strong antibiotics for 2 weeks and it made no difference this is when I got very worried.

I have just had my MRI scan and the doctor said it was cervical lymphadenopathy even though it was in my neck, its sort or feels like a mini throb some times.

I have no idea if it has come up in 8 weeks like this if its cancer and then what it going to happen as If I don't keep working I cant pay the 20% of the Insurance payments because I came to Thailand to teach as I'm in my 60s i could not get work in the UK.

So many problems to face if its bad news.

Thanks for your ear.

BB4U

ChemoMan · Posted: Sat Sep 12, 2009 11:06 pm Post subject: Re: lymphadenopathy of the neck.

Hi

Don't fret it is unlikely to be cancer. Relax you are in a beautiful part of the world enjoy Smile

I have a brother in law who lives in Thailand near Phuket and it is truly extraordinary. You are very fortunate, don't let this worry you needlessly.

Good luck and we are always here to help if you need us.
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Bigboy4u · Regular Joined: 12 Sep 2009 Posts: 14

Wow thanks its great you understand and I'm so lucky to be with a great hospital and the doctors are amazing, its like a 6 star Hotel Bumrungrad Hospital.

I also have a dream Job at 64 teaching English here in paradise you should come here its nothing like you think.

But I have to keep the job to keep my 20% payments to the hospital as i have no funds after My business and home went into liquidation In the UK.

I'm worried if i have to have an operation I wont be able to teach then him in a real problem.

I wont bore you any more

Thanks once again.

by the way does any one know why its call cervical if its in my neck.

ChemoMan · Posted: Sat Sep 12, 2009 11:33 pm Post subject: Re: lymphadenopathy of the neck.

Hello again

Any operation will be minor and if the doctors think it necessary it will be an excisional biopsy. You should be able to get back to work after a very short break, maybe 1 or 2 days depending on how you pull up. Lymphoma is treated by mainly by chemo and radiation therapy.

good luck
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Diffuse Large B cell Lymphoma
Stage 2a
Finished six cycles of R chop 21 26th May 2008
Officially in remission 9th July 2008
Remission confirmed 1st October 2008
Remission confirmed 17 June 2009
http://cancerforums.net/viewtopic.php?t=9620
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Bigboy4u · Regular Joined: 12 Sep 2009 Posts: 14

Oh dear an operation does that mean they would give me a general Anesthetic how terrifying one thing i dread most in life or can it be does with local anaesthetic.

If I have Chemo do you think I can still teach how good is this treatment will it get rid of the problem after all I have only had the swelling for 8 weeks.

thanks for all your help.

BB4U

ChemoMan · Posted: Sun Sep 13, 2009 12:41 am Post subject: Re: lymphadenopathy of the neck.

Hi

the op can be done under local but it depends on how deep they go..

Re the chemo....you are not even at the point where you have to worry about that, and most likely you don't have cancer. Smile

Enjoy

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Officially in remission 9th July 2008
Remission confirmed 1st October 2008
Remission confirmed 17 June 2009
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Bigboy4u · Regular Joined: 12 Sep 2009 Posts: 14

I went to see the Doctor today after having my MRI Scan he sat me down and said unfortunately, I have a mass at the base of my Tongue, and its not looking good, then he went right down my throat and took a biopsy, not good at all and he said, with his 25 years its look lick a carcinoma of the base of the tongue and that means taking out your tongue and or Chemo all radiation together.

He also said seeing how fast the mass on my lymph node has grown he thinks the mass will grow fast as well.

So when next do you think they can stop to cancer growing with just chemo and Radiation or is it just dreaming if i have 18 months to live all very horrendous I can tell you?

Any one out there who can help me with advise I have no one else Sad

aisha1 · Posted: Sat Sep 19, 2009 10:21 am Post subject: Re: lymphadenopathy of the neck.

Sorry to hear of this.

This may be comming from your nodes, or may have started in your throat/tongue. Either way, you should be glad that they are working on this so fast, and you have a doctor that doesn't pussy-foot around! Best doctor to have in this situation I think!

By the way, cervical means 'neck'. Whenever people think of cervical, they always think of a woman's womb. That's because that is the NECK of the womb that is called cervix! Not a lot of people know that, so you are one of many. Very Happy

I'm sure you are going to be treated very fast, and you should be ok. Try and find out where this all originated, and exactly what type of therapy they will give you. I know that for cancers of the tongue and neck, they often give a few rounds of radiotherapy, which seems to work in many cases.

You've already had a hard time with your business going into liquidation, and other bothers, you have worked around them, I'm sure you will face more difficulties in this way, so good luck. Let us know how it's going, you seem a strong person.

Aisha.
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ChemoMan · Posted: Sat Sep 19, 2009 8:28 pm Post subject: Re: lymphadenopathy of the neck.

Hi Bigboy4u

I am so sorry to hear what your Doctor had to say. Obviously this is not lymphoma but another type of cancer. I have no idea what type of cancer it is so I cannot help you at all. What I can say is that if you have any questions write them down on paper so you don't forget and take all your questions to the doctor. I would if I were you also seek some counselling to help you cope. The hospital you go to may have someone there who may be able to help you.

I am sorry I cannot help you any further as this is completely out of my knowledge base. If I had an idea of what type of cancer you have I could do some research for you, maybe if the doctor could tell you that you could post back here and we can see what we can do.

I wish you luck in your battle against this and all the best.
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Diffuse Large B cell Lymphoma
Stage 2a
Finished six cycles of R chop 21 26th May 2008
Officially in remission 9th July 2008
Remission confirmed 1st October 2008
Remission confirmed 17 June 2009
http://cancerforums.net/viewtopic.php?t=9620
RULE NUMBER 1.....Don't Panic
RULE NUMBER 2..... Don't forget Rule number 1

joepet · Senior User Joined: 18 Dec 2008 Posts: 287 Location: Japan

Hi Bigboy

Sorry to hear of your troubling symptoms. But I won't go as far as ChemoMan and say that it is "obviously not lymphoma", because lymphoma of the tongue, while rare, does happen, as this example case study shows.

http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&ct=res&cd=2&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmedind.nic.in%2Fias%2Ft08%2Fi1%2Fiast08i1p59.pdf&ei=HCC2SornNsOPkQXKkvXDCw&usg=AFQjCNHO9FmmYzx7Ltn220ULUcQGSk8OQg&sig2=lZ1Vy25H63wlVqYtO0ndbQ

You should make sure that your doctors are checking for lymphoma, because if it is lymphoma, then treatment is very different than for other types of cancer.

One thing that ChemoMan says that I do agree with is that you should check if your hospital has some counseling services available. Internet boards like this are great, but it is impossible for us to provide immediate feedback or really get a sense for your condition such as a face-to-face encounter provides. If you are religious, now would be a good time to go back over some of its teachings (the Gospel of Matthew is my personal favorite). If you are not, a book such as Dale Carnegie's "How to Stop Worrying and Start Living" might help get you in the right mindset to confront your condition, as well as help you enjoy life and banish worrying about such things that you cannot control.

Good luck!
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Bigboy4u · Regular Joined: 12 Sep 2009 Posts: 14

Yes the doctor says it more than likely is
Squamous Cell Cancer of the base of tongue.

It is about 1/4 to 1/3 of the base of my tongue with my lymph Gland swelling and massing to about 2" across now.

He said if I do not want my tongue and voice box cut out I would have to rely on only Chemo and Radiation treatment.

A doctor on another forum said the treatment below would give me a good chance of living longer has any one heard of it being tried and tested.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18528311

Does anyone know if rely on Chemo and radiation with a large cancer like this would give me more of a chance to live a reasonable quality of life.

Thanks for your help as you can imagine I am now beside myself with worry and have no one to turn to.

joepet · Senior User Joined: 18 Dec 2008 Posts: 287 Location: Japan

Hi BigBoy,

As ChemoMan said, that is outside of our sphere of knowledge (lymphoma). You might want to check with the folks on the Head & Neck Cancer board for more information on that:

http://cancerforums.net/viewforum.php?f=31
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Diffuse Large B cell Lymphoma
Stage 1AE (localized in colon)
Began six cycles of R chop 21 3rd Dec 2008
Finished R chop 21 Apr 2009
Complete remission as of May 2009

ChemoMan · Posted: Mon Sep 21, 2009 3:17 pm Post subject: Re: lymphadenopathy of the neck.

Hi Bigboy4u

I read that link you supplied and it sounds very promising indeed ! All the patients were alive and only one had a reoccurrence, it sounds like it works well. If you can get that treatment it would be worth taking it I reckon. It certainly gives hope that this can be beaten.

As Joepet suggested it would be in your interest to go to the head and neck cancer forum. the folks there have a better understanding of what you are going through than we do. I wish you luck and a successful outcome to this. I will be following your story and you are very much in my thoughts.
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Age 52
Diffuse Large B cell Lymphoma
Stage 2a
Finished six cycles of R chop 21 26th May 2008
Officially in remission 9th July 2008
Remission confirmed 1st October 2008
Remission confirmed 17 June 2009
http://cancerforums.net/viewtopic.php?t=9620
RULE NUMBER 1.....Don't Panic
RULE NUMBER 2..... Don't forget Rule number 1

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