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I feel like every time a big club gets linked to a player, the internet goes into a complete meltdown. You have one side claiming he's the second coming of a legend, and the other side acting like he's a total fraud who couldn't hit a barn door with a shovel. It’s exhausting to follow the transfer window lately because it feels more like a popularity contest than an actual evaluation of skill.
I remember back in my early days following the league, we used to just watch the games and decide if someone was good or not. Now, by the time a player actually steps onto the pitch, they've already been "analyzed" to death by a dozen different pundits and podcast hosts. It's hard to tell where the genuine scouting ends and the manufactured hype begins.
Does anyone else find it impossible to stay objective when a "big name" signing is being tossed around by the media, or do you just tune it all out until they actually wear the shirt?
Maria Fisher46 said:Based on what you're saying—which is pretty confusing—it isn't clear how these symptoms are actually progressing. You mentioned 2018, but then you said January 2023. If this started back in 2018, you can't get an urgent referral, especially if she's already being treated for these exact issues. In that case, you just request a second opinion.
A lot of this is unclear. Also, a 33-year-old isn't a child; they're an adult.
The fever and pain have been going on since 2018.
She had a swollen lymph node in her neck last summer, and it hasn't budged since—that was the first time anything like this happened.
In January 2023, she also had lymph nodes swell up in her groin.
And for the last three weeks (since the start of March), that swollen node in her neck that's been there for months has started changing color. A brown spot is appearing on the skin right above the node.
With everything else getting worse, are you telling me this isn't considered an emergency, given that her condition puts her at high risk for all sorts of nasty complications?
To me, she'll always be my kid. No matter how old she gets.
Maria Fisher46 said:Ma'am,
If a family doctor suspects lymphoma—which is how you phrased this—there should be an option for a priority referral to a hematologist so the patient can be seen and processed quickly.
The other option is just heading straight to the ER to get evaluated and sent for further testing.
I don't get it. If this has been going on for months and clearly getting worse, why isn't there a priority referral?
Does anyone know why that is?
That’s what's bothering me. I know they used to issue those referrals, but has something changed recently?
Since 2018, my kid has dealt with all sorts of symptoms: low-grade fevers at night, pain, balance issues (an MRI showed a cyst on the epiphysis, but they claimed it was irrelevant—but what if the reading was wrong?), swollen lymph nodes, and constant vomiting. She's tested positive for ANA antibodies and some other things I can't even recall right now, yet according to their latest blood test, everything is supposedly "fine."
My child is wasting away while they tell us to wait until the blood work looks bad enough for them to actually notice something.
Thanks for any advice.
If anyone thinks of anything else, please let me know.
I need some help regarding someone very close to me.
Female, 33 years old; 169cm, 57kg.
Has had Hashimoto since childhood and has been a rheumatology patient since 2018 (diagnoses include spondyloarthritis and suspected collagenosis).
She isn't on any long-term medication currently (she took Sulfasalazine but stopped), though she takes ibuprofen occasionally for pain.
Every evening, she runs a low-grade fever (her temperature jumps to 37-37.5C every single night).
Since June 2022, the left side of her ribs has been swollen (the skin over it looks flaky, like burst capillaries). A few weeks later, a lymph node on the left side of her neck, just below the jaw, swelled up—it’s been swollen constantly for months now, and it doesn't hurt when touched.
Since January 2023, lymph nodes in her groin have also started swelling.
Extreme night sweats, constant leg cramps (she takes magnesium daily, but it doesn't help), and her whole body is constantly itchy (mostly her legs, where white patches occasionally appear that itch terribly; there are no other rashes).
In the last four weeks, a brown spot appeared over the swollen lymph node on her neck, and she says she feels pressure (like she's overly full) when lying on her back. She has pain under her right shoulder blade and in her lower right abdomen. She’s complaining of constant bloating, fatigue, and terrible hair loss.
Today, the doctor finally sent her for blood and urine tests:
Test // Result // Ref. interval
Urea = 8.6 mmol/L , [2.8-2.3]
(S) ALP = 40 U/L , [54-119]
*I'm including this because I'm not sure if it matters, as they are hovering near the borderline values:
Lymphocytes 43.6 , [20-46]
At 138 mmol/L , [137-146]
Her TSH has risen from 1.8 to 2.47 since her last thyroid checkup last year.
URINE:
Bacteria = high
Epithelial cells 11-20 , [0-1(x400)]
She received a referral for a thyroid and neck ultrasound (it mentions A03 next to it).
I want to know if there is any way to fast-track this or get priority—does that kind of urgent referral even exist?
Which hospital in a major US city would you recommend we try?
I'm panicking for her. She's had a daily fever for months and now there's a brown spot over the swollen node.
Mods, please don't delete this if I did something wrong; I'll fix it. I know wait times can be months, but what if it's something malignant and she needs a biopsy?
Any advice is welcome, whether it's regarding the labs, specific exams, or which specialists we should see next.
DMs are open too.
Her cousin passed away at 32 from very aggressive breast cancer; one uncle had colon cancer and another had liver cancer. On her father's side, there was a death from vasculitis affecting the kidneys and lungs.
How can we speed this up?