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She said radiation can make s premature labor and can afftet a baby where baby later can develop a cancer. My gynecologist doesn't want me to do CT scan at all because she said if is not urgent it can wait. He called my ENT and agreed to wait until I am 20+ weeks. My ENT ordered a CT scan than after Radiologist found out that I am pregnant he said It will hurt a baby, because CT with contrast pass a placenta. I've felt very "pushed away" by most of the doctors I've seen in the past 8 months and I just feel frustrated at this point. I know everyone is different, and every diagnoses is different, but Hearing other people's experiences is nice to get different perspectives. They will swell up and bother me, and different areas seem to be affected The only itching I've noticed is inside my throat the past couple of weeks, I'll wake up in the morning and it will be itchy in the back of my throat and around my nostrils on my face, very random, but that makes me think some sort of reaction or allergies may be causing the swollen nodes, but I just don't foresee that continuing for 8 months non-stop. The only symptoms I have are muscles aches in my shoulders/collar bone area and just general "achey/tender" lymph nodes in my main cluster areas of the neck, armpits, and left groin. Thank you so much for your insight! I have not yet had my biopsy (fine needle) I have that on the 23rd of this month. I have no symptoms that I've noticed other than tiredness, but not overwhelmingly tired. My anxiety/stress the past 8 months has been through the roof, with constant fear of cancer and the unknown. I have a fine needle aspiration scheduled for the 23rd of August. He felt around on my neck, did not feel anything that concerned him, but said he would gladly do a biopsy if that would help my anxiety and fears. He said the lymph node did not appear abnormal, and was not particularly "large in size". The ENT reviewed my CT scan and stated his concern level was very low. My hematologist said the one in my neck is 1.7cm and he referred me to the ENT. Out of all of these tests, the only thing that has come back is "slightly enlarged" lymph nodes in the armpits and neck. CT scan with contrast of the neck, chest, pelvic and abdomen. I have had extensive testing six blood tests (only revealing low iron/slightly anemic, low b12) X-rays of the chest, ultrasounds of the neck, abdomen, spleen, and chest. Everyone has told me their concern levels are very low, and I have no relevant symptoms of lymphoma. I have seen several GP doctors, a hematologist/oncologist and an ENT who specializes in cancers of those areas. I can still slightly feel it under the skin, non-movable and rubbery feeling. The only noticeable nose is one that popped up behind my right ear in April, was soft and slightly movable, but went back down in about two weeks. My lymph nodes in my neck, armpits, and left groin have been painful and tender, but none that I can actually "feel". My symptoms have persisted, moving through my body over the past several months. In February I began feeling "off" - have muscle aches and pains, feeling of swollen lymph nodes in my neck, and just feeling generally unwell. I am typically not a very sickly person, and rarely go to the doctor. I am a 27 y/o female and I have had swollen/achey lymph nodes since February 2016.
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