Lymphoma symptoms and especially lymphoma cancer symptoms in
women are easy to be missed. It is so, because they can be taken for
standard discomfort, to which we women are so familiar with by the
default of being female.
Lymphoma is a form of cancer of the lymphocytes, a type of white blood cell.
Because our knowledge about this disease is so limited, it comes to be even more dangerous.
Let
me share with you what my friend told me about her condition. "At
first, I started losing weight. I was so glad to see it happen; we all
know how hard it is to lose weight in our age (after 50). The next -
somewhat unusual for me condition - was heavy sweating, especially at
night. I didn't think twice about this though, it was winter time, I was
probably too hot in general from the combination of keeping the house
warm and using a heavy comforter, so I thought. You know, we always find
an answer if and when we want to. Another day I noticed, my skin was
itching; I had an explanation here as well; it must have been something
wrong with the soap. Another incident of lymphoma symptoms I did not
recognize, another unpremeditated excuse minimizing the seriousness of
the situation. It was not until I noticed blood while coughing, when I
decided to see my doctor".
Why this story? To help you recognize
the limited knowledge about the lymphoma symptoms leading to a very late
diagnosis, diagnosis at a very advanced stage of cancer. Should the
lymphoma cancer symptoms have been diagnosed early, the condition could
be put in regression, if not totally cured. It is not the ignorance
though. The difficulty in recognizing lymphoma cancer symptoms is coming
from the fact that the same symptoms are very "common" to other, not
necessarily serious conditions.
Let's concentrate on lymphoma symptoms in women. What are they?
First
and most common of all are the swollen lymph nodes, caused by the
lymphoma cancer cells. This can be noticed mainly in the armpits, neck
and groin. The nodes are quickly noticeable because of their location
near to the skin surface and not so due to pain.
The next symptom
is a rapid and unintentional loss of weight. Fever and night sweats,
fatigue as well as problems with breathing continue the list. Since
these symptoms very closely resemble infection symptoms, a lot of
patients are being incorrectly treated for such instead of the true
cause - lymphoma.
Mentioned here are only the few lymphoma
symptoms in women. There are at least fifteen of them, which women can
easily neglect, because we are so used to different kinds of discomforts
being women. The list continues with abdominal pain, headaches,
weakness and swelling of arms and legs, bowel obstruction, shortness of
breath, coughing.
In conclusion, our strong recommendation is to
see an oncologist if such symptoms stay unchanged (hopefully not getting
any worse) for two - three weeks. It is in the patient's best interest
to check it out. With a series of tests the presence or absence of
lymphoma can be easily diagnosed; the sooner the diagnosis, the better
chances of survival. And - if there is nothing wrong, the peace of mind
gained after such visit is just priceless.
Be am amazed with the value of experience that comes from a
simple heart to heart conversation. Yes, when the words are missing,
hearts talk.
Breathe in the magnificence of life and breathe out the passion for love so others can be poisoned with it.
Breathe in the magnificence of life and breathe out the passion for love so others can be poisoned with it.
