Diagnosis Lymphoma

by kotch55 It all begins with a trip to the doctor's office because you are sick. You don't know what is wrong and the doctor may not either in the beginning. However, there are many tests they can do to find out what is wrong with you and what treatments will best help you. That is exactly what they do for everything. Blood work can show doctors many things about what may or may not be going on in your body.

When you are diagnosis with Lymphoma the doctors will use a variety of things to determine for sure that you have lymphoma. They will take your medical history. Do a physical exam on you. Look at your blood test results. X-rays and any scans they may order and even biopsies that have been done. All of these things will help the doctor know that you do in fact have lymphoma and what type of treatment will be best for you. They will also be able to know what stage of lymphoma you may be in and then treat it as needed.

What type of signs and symptoms can you expect to have with lymphoma? Well there are different for each type of lymphoma, but here are some of the things that most experience. Swollen lymph nodes, these can be painful, but are not always painful. You may find them under your arms or on your neck. Around your groin area, when these lymph nodes enlarge you can experience swelling in our legs or ankles. Stomach discomfort, swelling, back pain, and bloating can be a cause of a swollen lymph node in the stomach area.

These things can help diagnosis lymphoma, but then again you may not have any of these problems. Instead you may have chills, night sweats, itching, weight loss, less energy. These are all things that you can experience when you have lymphoma. The doctors will do certain tests to determine whether you do actually have lymphoma or not.

Some may ask if the tests will hurt. Well you know how blood work will fill, for you have had that done before. The x-ray and scans don't hurt either. If anything you will be given some medications through an IV to make sure that they get the best scan they can. Other than that those test will not be bad. The only thing that may give you discomfort is a bone marrow biopsies, which will use local anesthetic.

This test will be preformed by your doctor or a pathologist. The pathologist will then take the bone marrow and evaluate it. They can even take biopsies from swollen lymph nodes and these are either done with full body anesthetics or local. It will depend on what exactly they are wanting to do or how much they need to get.

Some test can be uncomfortable and hurt a little bit, but the hardest part is waiting for the results. You will have to talk with your doctor to find out what type of testing he or she would like to do and then what options are available for you.

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