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How do I tell if increase in illnesses is due to lymphoma

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No idea how I got it. It is random as far as I can tell unless you count being older.
I found out by chance with an unrelated CT. I think my immune system is not as strong but obviously hard to prove. I had a long cold 6 months before diagnosis which was notable to me at the time . I exercise a lot. I eat okay.

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steiner | @steiner | 3 days ago

@besthiker I only ask because I was under incredible stress at work which I believe weakened my immune system and hence the appearance of the Primary Cutaneous extra nodal Marginal Zone B-Cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma (a single isolated 1 cm tumour which was growing from 2012 to 2022 when it was surgically excised September 2022, by my Consultant Dermatologist - it started out as a minuscule red dot 🔴 with a circle ⭕️ around it, I was initially informed it was a Basal Cell Carcinoma which I would have MUCH preferred it to be!! My immune system let me down back then.

Do you have a stressful job?

Nothing since, now 3 years and 3 months later. But I’m very jumpy about the tiniest little red spot now and feel as if my world has changed forever! I am very sad.

Hope all is well with you.

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