Folks, I realise I should have asked the extensive knowledge base here this question before now!
I have hitherto not connected any of my current symptoms to CLL even though it can affect so much.
My CLL does not bother me, I have zero symptoms and bloods are elevated but of no concern to my haematologist.
About a month ago I developed what I assumed was a muscle or nerve injury. I had been doing a lot of walking, however this is quite normal for me. On my last walk I did fell a tightness in the outside of my thigh but I pushed on, which I guess now was stupid. I can't pin down the source of the initial injury but it did come on rapidly, not over even a week.
I've not had much relief from it, a slight easement perhaps but I am quite curtailed in my activities which is a bind.
I did see my GP who has got me an NHS Physio appointment for 11th May and in his testing concluded it was most likely muscular and I've been given naproxen which does take the edge off. My Cll was not raised by me or him but I would hope he took a look at patient history before the appointment.
I still feel the tightness in my thigh accompanied often with a sharp pain beow my knee and down my shin, right side only, after some weeks with resting and no lifting.
The $64000 question is if its possible/ likely that I hav an enlarged lymph node causing an issue with muscle or nerve function in that area.
Does anyone think I should raise this with my specialist? I am in 2 minds to get an MRI scan done privately but if this may be related perhaps my specialist would refer me, the GP made no reference to it and I dont want to overburden the NHS for what equally may be a simple but slow healing injury. I would imagine a lymph node would swell graudally and regard it as unlikely to be the cause.
Grateful as ever for thoughts and understand its easy to assume a connection, but maybe I've just got too many miles on the chassis.