Lynda ~
I'm speaking from experience when I suggest that you be very careful in examining on your own what the cause of your enlarged lymph nodes may be. Ten years ago, after the birth of my daughter, I went back to my OBGYN for the six week post-natal checkup. He discovered that my platelet count was extremely low and immediately referred me to a hematologist at the major cancer center in a city close by. The two weeks that I waited for that appointment was a nightmare. Here I was, a 22 year old brand new mother, thinking the worst was going to happen. My mother, bless her heart, checked out various medical dictionaries from the library and discovered that a low platelet count could signify Hodgkins Disease, leukemia, and a myriad of other cancer-related illnesses. I was devestated.
All that worrying was useless, however, when I went to my appointment with the hematologist, as there was a very simple explanation for my low platelet count. It turns out that my platelets are there in my blood; they just clump up together when mixed with the solution in the "purple capped top" and it appears I have next to none! The hematologist told me that there was a long name for my condition, but I just needed to remember to tell doctors that they may get a miscount when mixing my blood in a certain solution.
Moral of the story ~ wait until you get definitive results from your doctor before researching too much. There's just too much information out there to make you worry your head off!
Hugs to you!
Sarah
