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Harleysville, PA

The lymph nodes on either side of my neck are huge. I had an ultrasound it did not show any thing. My I had a CBC my lymphocytes were normal. I was told no biopsy needed. Lymphoma was ruled out
That is great news

July 13
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A MyMyelomaTeam Member

Tina, do you have a sinus or other infection? Have you received vaccines recently? I had an abdominal infection and sepsis back in 2017. That's the only time I had swollen nodes. I sure hope yours go back down.

July 14
A MyMyelomaTeam Member

Tina, I'm sure they will keep monitoring you. Very worrisome though.

July 16
A MyMyelomaTeam Member

DonnaAndrew
These just showed up one morning I August. I had fever of 104.. But no infection that I know of. They are still swollen the ENT oncology surgeon looked at them when he removed the thyroid cancer. He ordered neck mapping, new thyroid cancer and he ordered an US on the lymph nodes . Still nothing. Have no idea. No Infection when these showed up. When my AS flared I get a fever but never that high.

July 14
A MyMyelomaTeam Member

Tina,
My mother had swollen lymph nodes on her neck with her ovarian cancer. Keep your eyes on your clavicle. If you see any sores go back to your doctor. My mom ended up with a massive growth on left clavicle. I don’t expect that to happen to you. I’ve been on this site for years and never heard anyone talk about this, but since you have other issues going on, I thought you might want to be aware.
Paula🌹

July 14
MyMyelomaTeam

That is indeed great news! It sounds like your medical team has been thorough in checking things out.

Swollen lymph nodes can occasionally occur in people with myeloma. While myeloma primarily affects plasma cells in the bone marrow, the immune system can react in various ways, sometimes causing lymph node swelling.

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That is indeed great news! It sounds like your medical team has been thorough in checking things out.

Swollen lymph nodes can occasionally occur in people with myeloma. While myeloma primarily affects plasma cells in the bone marrow, the immune system can react in various ways, sometimes causing lymph node swelling.

The fact that your team ran the following is reassuring:

- Ultrasound – to visually check the lymph nodes
- CBC (Complete Blood Count) – to check your lymphocyte levels and other blood markers

Since everything came back clear, that's a positive sign. However, it's always worth keeping an eye on any changes and flagging them with your care team, especially if the swelling increases or you develop new symptoms like:

- Unexplained fatigue
- Fever or night sweats
- Unexpected weight loss

Other MyMyelomaTeam members have reported similar experiences with swollen lymph nodes, so you're not alone in noticing this. Always keep your myeloma specialist in the loop if anything changes or worsens. 😊

July 13

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