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I have several enlarged painless lymph nodes. Started with one enlarged lymph node and then it kind of 'spread'. This started three years ago. A year ago I started developing other symptoms; pressure in upper chest, difficulty breathing when lying down, sometimes non-productive cough. I am constantly tired, I sleep more than before but I never feel rested. I almost pass out when I go for walks outside.
I have moved around over the past few years so I have actually ended up seeing five different doctors about this problem.
Doctor 1: It's probably mono. Tested for mono: Negative
Doctor 2: Says it's probably nothing serious but let's do FNAs and blood tests (blood tests: mild eosinophilia, slightly low hemoglobin). Never got to do FNAs as I was moving away but I was asked to get another doctor to look at it
Doctor 3: Says the enlarged lymph nodes are probably 'normal' for me. Will do chest x-rays if I develop chest symptoms as then it could be lymphoma. Test for mono again: negative
---A few months go by and I develop chest symptoms---
Doctor 4: Reflux? Probably not. Diagnosed with costochondritis... given ibuprofen
Doctor 5: Diagnosed with allergies and hyperreactive airways... given allergy pills and an inhaler
Still no relief. I feel like the doctors are just guessing and I should probably give up on this and just get on with my life but something just doesn't feel right.
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