CancerCompass message board discussion started by joan123 on 2/17/2008 http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,21030,0.htm Fri, 05 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT Fri, 05 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://backend.userland.com/rss RSS.NET: http://www.rssdotnet.com/ Newbie here. I am 44 years old and I have a 4.4x4.3x4.4 thyroid tumor, had a needle biopsy yesterday and am scheduled for surgery in a couple of weeks. However, I went to a hematologist 2 days prior to the needle biopsy to assess my Liden Factor 5 (blood clotting disorder) for presurgery blood thinners. When I was there, he asked me about my symptoms and examined me. He said my liver is greatly enlarged and my spleen is somewhat enlarged. Also my other symptoms, daily fevers (around 100-101 degrees) that ebb and flow with activity, night sweats, slight weight loss (about 10 lbs. last couple of months) were suggestive of Lymphoma. Here are my questions: 1. What are lymphoma night sweats like? Mine are not drenching and just dampen the hair around my neck, under my arms etc... 2. What are lymphoma fevers like? Do they get higher with just light activity? 3. Blood work is pretty normal...very slight anemia bloodwork, WBC and RBC normal, etc... AST and ALT are a little off, and LDH is at the highest end of average (mine was 190 and the normal range at our lab is 100-190). Can you tell if you have lymphoma from bloodwork? 4. Anyone with enlarged liver and spleen and what are the implications of such? That is enough questions for now...don't know if I have lymphoma yet. Have an ultrasound on liver and spleen on Monday. Told biopsy results may be ready as soon as Monday. Thank you for any information you can provide. joan123 Sun, 17 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT