Symptoms - Advice Please

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Hello,

Thank you for reading, any advice or words of support are appreciated. 42 year old female.

About 3 months ago I noticed a small lump in my groin. It was fairly soft, moveable and painless. I didn’t rush to the GP as I thought it was a cyst or fatty lump. When it didn’t disappear I booked in to see my GP. She confirmed it was an enlarged lymph node but wasn’t concerned and said it was reactive, although I had no possible reasons or signs as to why this would be the case. She ran some bloods which all came back normal, except for slightly low folate. I am taking folic acid for this now. The lump did feel as if it was shrinking ever so slightly. But never fully disappeared. Fast forward to now - 2/3 weeks later and the lump has got significantly bigger over the last 24 hours, it is now painful / tender and the skin on the surface is red and warm. I’ve been having night sweats for many years - probably 9, so I didn’t think much of this symptom. So my questions is - is it possible to be lymphoma with a painful, red and tender lump / lymph node? Most of what I’m reading suggests this is not the case? I appreciate those reading are not medical professionals, but any experience is appreciated. Thank you for reading. I will be contacting my GP again tomorrow.

Thehighlander 13 days ago

Hi again BunnyDog456

I have put up a reply on your post in the Non Hodgkins Lymphoma group so I won’t repeat myself on here.

Mike (Thehighlander)

It always seems impossible until its done - Nelson Mandela

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Tiffany203 11 days ago

Hi 21 year old female with Hodgkin’s lymphoma here,

When I was diagnosed I had an enlarged lymph node in my neck that also kept getting g bigger however it was not at all painful or red, only a little bit tender when I pushed down on it as it grew bigger. I never had night sweats but had extreme itching all over my body that started as mild but continued to get worse over time and fatigue.From speaking with others that had similar symptoms to mine, it wasn’t common for lumps in the groin or neck area to be painful or red. I do recommend getting a CT or PET scan done or even an ultrasound on the lymph node just to make sure. I went to get all of those done and they found more in my chest and lungs but they were able to tell that it was lymphoma from the ultrasound alone before even getting results from the biopsy and scans. Ask the GP to refer you. I hope this helps and fingers crossed it’s nothing serious best of luck!

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