Julie702
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Location: California
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 Posted: Thu Dec 14, 2006 4:10 pm Post subject: Inherited risks? Not doing well.... |
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Does anyone know if a family history of lymphoma increases your risk of developing it? My uncle had it when he was 19, then it came back & took him from us when he was in his 50's.
Since last June, I've been fighting something. I don't know what it is, and the doctors in my HMO are an absolute joke. I signed up for a new HMO this January, and I can self-refer to a specialist if I want to.
I have good days and bad days, but most are somewhere in the middle. Good days rarely come anymore. I have body aches, major aching all through my neck, and the pain goes down into my upper shoulders. Sometimes I run a low fever, especially in the evening. I'll have drenching night sweats for a few days in a row, then nothing for a few weeks. I have a lot of headaches, and the glands in my neck are always swollen, particularly on my left side. It's about the size of a grape, but I'm not sure if that's within a normal range. I also have a large lump on the right side of the back of my neck where my spinal cord meets my skull....that's a few months old. My scalp, chest, upper back, and face itch REALLY bad, usually in the mornings.
Periodically, my breasts swell up really big (I jump 1-2 cup sizes) and they get really hot and they hurt when I walk even. Sometimes a large lump about the size of a golf ball swells up in my right one on the outside, but it comes & goes.
But the thing that's hardest to deal with is the fatigue. I used to have so much energy and was unstoppable. Now my head is just always in a fog. I forget things constantly, and my job is very detail-oriented. I feel like I used to be the best at my job, and now I can barely get out of bed in the morning. I take a lot of pride in doing things well, and now I just can't do much of anything.
Sorry this is so long, and thanks for reading it. If anyone has any advice I'd sure appreciate it.
-Julie |
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fairy-lights
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Joined: 14 Dec 2006
Posts: 4
Location: MIDLANDS
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| Posted: Thu Dec 14, 2006 6:53 pm Post subject: Re: Inherited risks? Not doing well.... |
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 Hi
My Mum died of lymphoma, and I asked the doctor if it was inherited and she said no, I hope that helps, it is a worry. |
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