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Now also night sweats?!

Now I have to get in touch again! And even at night... I was only sleeping for an hour and woke up with sweaty legs and forehead, but my upper body was dry! Now I remember 2015 when a doctor scared me by finding my lymph node a bit swollen... Afterwards, I was afraid of a new examination and thought I had lymph node cancer, accompanied by occasional night sweats on my legs, but nowhere else! I also mentioned these joint pains, and somehow (of course I also paid attention) my knee hurt occasionally, ankle, typical for my joint pains with lupus, but also a brief stabbing pain under the ribs relatively symmetrically on my back... Now I wonder if the mind has such an influence? The petechiae on the palate 10 days ago also disappeared without any problems, which I think is a good sign... but now I'm really worried about leukemia or lymph node cancer (my lymph nodes are always slightly swollen, the right one is even a bit painful right now, but that should be a good sign)... mainly because of the sweat and slight pains! I would estimate your response to still consider it unlikely, but maybe I could have the blood values determined for reassurance... but I imagine it would be terrible to wait for a day... Thank you in advance, maybe you can reassure me again!

Dr. med. Frauke Gehring

Good morning,

At night I am sleeping and therefore cannot reply!

I am still thinking about an inflammation caused by lupus, which can be checked in the blood today. This also includes night sweats. And yes: inflamed lymph nodes hurt, which is not typical of cancer.

Sincerely, Dr. Gehring

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Dr. med. Frauke Gehring

Dr. med. Frauke Gehring

Arnsberg

Staatsexamen 1984 in Kiel, seit 1992 in eigener Praxis niedergelassen. Onlineberatung seit 2001 bei Almeda, Focus (als ärztliche Leiterin), Onmeda, Bild der Frau. Moderatorin, Dozentin für medizinische Themen.

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