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  • Nov 16, 2012, 06:43 PM
    regan757
    I have really felt "strange."
    This is new to me, and the idea of cancer is not really something that has every crossed my mind. It is just lately in the past 6 to 9 months, I have really felt "strange." I say strange as I lack a better word. I have a lump in my lower back the size of an egg, this has been there 6 months. I now also have 2 more smaller ones around it. They developed in the past month... I get a stabbing pain in the same region which radiates through to my back and down my leg. My lymph nodes swell in my groin peridoically, but now I have noticed it in my arm pit as well. Yesterday, I found a lump in my neck and I have a lump on my temple on my face as well. Both seriously itchy but my face more than my neck. My whole body itches horribly at times. I am also exhausted and feel like I am losing weight, constantly get headaches. I stay cold during the day but get night sweats at night, but am living in a country where waiting for a scan the right way is at least 6 months out. Should I be concerned or just wait it out??
  • Nov 16, 2012, 06:50 PM
    J_9
    What you do is make an appointment with a doctor ASAP!
  • Nov 16, 2012, 06:52 PM
    regan757
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by J_9 View Post
    What you do is make an appointment with a doctor ASAP!

    I did, but here in Ireland, it takes 6 months to get a scan. I am trying to decide whether to just go into to hospital and demand to be seen or not. I don't think they are taking me seriously and I don't know if I should take myself seriously either :( I am American, I just moved here recently before all this started happening :(
  • Nov 16, 2012, 07:20 PM
    J_9
    Yes, go to the ER. You don't want to wait 6 months. Socialized medicine at its best, huh?

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