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hello,
I am 24 year old male in general good health. About 4 moths ago i noticed just one small pea sized lymphonede in my groin area. I have no clue how long its been their and cant seem to figure out what the cuase is. I have no infections, stds, hiv negative, extc...
I went to the doctor about a month after noticing it and he said its small and not to worry about it unless it gets bigger, or i start having fevers, extc...He also took my CBC which came back all normal.
Well now its been 4 months and this one lymphnode is still their. It hasnt gotten any bigger, but it hasnt gone down either. Its just very puzzling becuase I have no idea why this one gland is swollen. I cant find the cuase. IF this was due to some form of cancer, would u think i would show other symptoms by now like weight loss, fever, extc...Or can symptoms not show up for a long time?? Should i have this one node biopesed or just listen to the doctor and keep eyeing it.
Thanks sooo much for any thoughts...
In Reply to: should i biopsy or not? posted by gene vaksman on October 31, 2002 at 19:57:51:
Hi, gene.
How often a week do you check it?
Walt
In Reply to: Re: should i biopsy or not? posted by Walt Stoll on November 01, 2002 at 14:38:37:
Doctor,
Well when i first discovered the gland i was obsessed with touching it.I would feel for it everyday.I think that reall irritated it....Then i discovered yoru website and read how even touching it once can irritate it and keep it up...So since then i would wait like 2 weeks and then feel for it..Just recently, i had gone about 3 weeks and touched it 2 nights ago for the first time...To be honest, it felt like it may have gotten a tiny bit smaller...but after i touch it, the next day it seems like it may get a bit bigger and the area gets a bit sore for a day or two without touching it and then the irritation goes away....I realize i should not touch it all, but im just wondering since its been 4 months, whether i touch it or not, shouldnt it have gone away by now OR can a gland persist for months or even a year for no real reason??
It is only one small gland, and i really dont have any other symptoms....If this gland was a sign of cancer, should i have other symptoms by now??
Docotor, any insight would be most appreciated.
In Reply to: Re: should i biopsy or not? posted by gene vaksman on November 01, 2002 at 22:28:10:
Thanks, Gene.
It has been shown that, if a person knew where to feel a normal node, that they could reliably get it to enlarge just by touching it every day.
Once a node IS enlarged, all it takes to keep it enlarged is to touch it once a week.
It takes an average of 6 weeks of NO touching for nodes to noticeably reduce in size. It might take as long as a year for them to go completely back to normal (with NO touching).
Hope this helps.
Walt
In Reply to: Re: should i biopsy or not? (Archive in nodes.) How often to touch? posted by Walt Stoll on November 02, 2002 at 10:31:37:
Doctor,
Thanks for your responses...Last question....
Knowing a little about my situation..would u think that i dont have to worry about cancerous reasons for the gland? Just forget all about it??
In Reply to: Re: should i biopsy or not? (Archive in nodes.) How often to touch? posted by gene vaksman on November 02, 2002 at 10:50:22:
HikGene.
I would not touch it for 6 weeks and see if it gets smaller or larger. If it gets larger have it biopsied and if it gets smaller fogeddaboudit.
Let us kniow what happens.
Walt
In Reply to: should i biopsy or not? posted by gene vaksman on October 31, 2002 at 19:57:51:
Hi Gene,
I have the EXACT same thing going on with me, although mine is in my arm pit. I've had mine for 5 months, with no change and I have the same questions about cancer as you. Any new findings?
In Reply to: should i biopsy or not? posted by gene vaksman on October 31, 2002 at 19:57:51:
My fear is always lymphoma ...
In Reply to: Re: should i biopsy or not? (Archive in nodes.) How often to touch? posted by Walt Stoll on November 03, 2002 at 07:19:49:
in reply to your question about the lymph nodes in th egroin area. ZIt may just be a lymph node that is meant to be there. If you are thin the lymph nodes in certain areas of your body are easier to feel. My sisters and I are all really thin, a while ago I freaked out because I felt a lump in my groin, it was not like it popped out, I had to feel deeper for it. I told my sisters and they to could feel theirs, I went to the doctor and she told me the same thing, I went to see another doctor and they told me the same thing. I sn't this the truth Dr.
In Reply to: Re: should i biopsy or not? (Archive in nodes.) How often to touch? posted by sara smitty on November 12, 2002 at 22:56:10:
Yup, Sara.
Walt
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