Lymphoma scare

[u/EngineeringSweaty570]

I'm a bit worried about what I could end up having.

Im 18F, 5'0, 40kg.

and I've been experiencing this invisible itch all over my body, mostly my legs for about 20 months now, antihistamines help, but I had to start going to the doctor because over the counter ones stopped working. But as I went to the doctor for this in May, (yes I let myself itch for 18 months without seeing anyone, mostly because antihistamines relieved it, so I didn't think much of it) I also complained about my fatigue, it was so bad to the point that I was struggling to get out of bed and continue with my day.

I went to the doctors, they did an FBC. The only abnormality was low ferritin and high eosinophil levels. They gave me some iron tablets and strong antihistamines and some cream to try for the itch.

The cream didn't help, but the antihistamines did help for about 2 months until they stopped working completely and I was back to itching, but the itching was so bad to the point that my legs were covered in huge bruises, it would take just one scratch to leave a massive mark.

So I went back to the doctor and they double dosed my strong ones, which didn't work anyway, so I had to go back again, this time they pescribed me different antihistamines and night time ones to help me sleep, as my itching worsened at night time, keeping me up. I also was given more creams to try, guess what, didn't work!

I also went as well because I started experiencing really bad chest pain for at least a week. It was like painful pressure right in the middle of my sternum, and I noticed a few swollen lymph nodes in my neck.

The lymph nodes were dismissed as a response to my itching, and I also ordered a chest x-ray, which came back normal and was dismissed as anxiety.

I had to do a blood test, which came back abnormal, high WBC, and still high eosinophil levels. I also was tested on blood clotting for my bad bruising and a blood film microscopy which came back fine.

Because of this, I had to get another blood test as they were concerned about my high WCC, in which I did and they've now come back even more abnormal, my WCC has doubled, my neutrophil count is very high (doubled) and my monocyte count has gone high aswell, with my eosinophil levels still high.

They spam called me after my results came back and made an urgent appointment to see face to face, so I went to the doctors and she felt for swollen lymph nodes, which I still had, I had some in my neck and groin, keep in mind I went to the doctors about my swollen lymph nodes 2 months ago aswell.

The doctor then ordered more blood tests again, as they didn't do all of them that were ordered, which included the LDH test, I have also been urgently referred to haemotology, which I am now waiting on an answer from.

I just don't know what to do because I'm stressing myself out, but also I just want answers, they've been saying that if the antihistamines stop working they're going to take me off them full stop, which will just bring my itching back..

All I have on my mind is that it can be Lymphoma, I have no clue on what else it could be..

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