Suspicions about Lymphoma

[omits]

My brother died of non Hodgkin at 54. I am 76. I have had occasional light bouts of fatigue over the years and ignored them. More recently I had bloody stools and usual checks came up neg. I think something in gall bladder bled as I have a few months of peanut butter coloured floating stools and stomach upsets (say bile delivery problems). During that time I had several attacks of fatigue two being bad which lasted a few hours at most. I still get the occasional day of light fatigue. recent Blood tests I have noticed my lymphocyte count has gone from 1.0 (lowest of normal range) to 0.6. My Vit D and B12 were also warned as low in fact D was 50% down. So I am taking supps and adjusting my diet to be more conscious of such. Oh, and I have had one occasion of night sweats.

I had shingles recently which was mild (has the injection couple of years back) but left with posy herpatic neuralgia in the teeth wich has not gone away yet. I mention this as a susceptibility to infection.

Do these add up to the likelihood of Lymphoma? I cannot detect any lymph node activity. Fatigue and the lymphocyte count are all that I have to go on atm.

Many thanks for any feedback.

[Darryl Partner]

Good that you are concerned But it’s impossible for an online community to help you with this. Please see your consultant doctor for a proper diagnosis

[omits in reply to Darryl]

Thanks. I find others experiences helps. Not expecting solutions. I find it useful to consider my approach to the Dr. to avoid being pushed on the back burner.

[BerkshireBear]

There is a group here at HealthUnlocked for Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma; you'd be better served posting there. I have had both prostate cancer and HNL, both are in remission. The symptoms you disclose are common in both, and I should add that I've also had an aggressive virus (not Covid) that encompassed most of those symptoms. So from my experience you need to heed Darryl's advice and get a thorough work-up to figure out what's going on. Too many illnesses have too many similar symptoms for anyone but you and your doctor to figure out. Also, we all have seen the long list of possible side effects of some drugs, but the reality is that most folks see none of them, and that who gets which side effect seems almost random. The scene is similar for some cancers, particularly these two: symptoms are so subtle that they are overlooked, or the expression of the disease may vary considerably between individuals. Expressions, symptoms, and side-effects are highly individual: that's why in cases like yours and mine we need a thorough workup by an experienced doctor.

[omits in reply to BerkshireBear]

Thanks, I have reposted.