It sounds like things have been really challenging lately, and it makes complete sense to be concerned about new symptoms like a rash appearing alongside enlarging lymph nodes.
A rash on the arms and hips can sometimes be connected to follicular lymphoma, particularly as the disease progresses or changes. New or different Show Full Answer
It sounds like things have been really challenging lately, and it makes complete sense to be concerned about new symptoms like a rash appearing alongside enlarging lymph nodes.
A rash on the arms and hips can sometimes be connected to follicular lymphoma, particularly as the disease progresses or changes. New or different skin symptoms — especially when lymph nodes are also growing — are something that needs prompt medical attention. Here's why reaching out to your oncologist quickly matters right now:
- Enlarging lymph nodes that have doubled in size suggest the lymphoma may be progressing
- New skin symptoms that are different from before could indicate the lymphoma is behaving differently than it did previously
- Follicular lymphoma can sometimes transform into a faster-growing type, and new or changing symptoms can be an early signal of this
- Any new symptom during a known regrowth period needs to be evaluated and documented by your care team
Please don't wait on this — contact your oncologist as soon as possible and describe both the rash and the CT scan findings together. Bring photos of the rash if you can, since that gives your doctor really useful visual information.
You're clearly paying close attention to your body, which is exactly the right thing to do. 💙
May 19
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