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Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 8 | * did not think about cancer (I am sorry)
Mary
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Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 8,311 | Enlarged nodes are often the result of an infection. Are they painful?
David
Age 58 at Dx, HPV16+ SCC, Stage IV BOT+2 nodes, non smoker, casual drinker, exercise nut, Cisplatin x 3 & concurrent IMRT x 35,(70 Gy), no surgery, no Peg, Tx at Moffitt over Aug 06. Jun 07, back to riding my bike 100 miles a wk. Now doing 12 Spin classes and 60 outdoor miles per wk. Nov 13 completed Hilly Century ride for Cancer, 104 miles, 1st Place in my age group. Apr 2014 & 15, Spun for 9 straight hrs to raise $$ for YMCA's Livestrong Program. Certified Spin Instructor Jun 2014.
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Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 8 | About the nodes I said I had them 2 years ago, when I felt very ill and only the tongue remained ill, the nodes are gone.
The nodes were not very big (less than 2cm) as I could appreciate, and when I touched them were a little painful and soft, I pushed and they reappeared. They were enlarged at the head (ears), axial and groin area.
2 months later they were gone, as sudden as they appeared. I imagine it was my body, producing antibodies for the cancer?!
Mary
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Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 4,912 Likes: 52 | Sore nodes are not a sign of cancer, they are a sign of infection. Nodes that are involved with cancer are hard, fixated in place, and painless. Your body was going through something else. That they were so diversely spread around your body is also a good indication this had nothing to do with cancer. They would have been localized to the area of the cancer.
Brian, stage 4 oral cancer survivor. OCF Founder and Director. The first responsibility of a leader is to define reality. The last is to say thank you. In between, the leader is a servant.
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Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 8 | Thank you, you have been a great relief for me, maybe it is my mistake not explain the nodes problem better.
Anyway, I will go on Monday or Tuesday to ask about that biopsy because in my country, if you are not close to dieing on their table, docs send you home and tell you you're insane cause you're perfect health.
It is better to prevent, cause I have heard that a sore organ, like my tongue, can develop cancer if not perfect treated.
Mary
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