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12010921 tn?1422834284

Most of my symptomes are realated to cancer , could it be ???!

I'm 17 years old female , i've been having health problems for a a long time , but it wasn't as bad as it is now .
        It all started with chest pain , i was  only still a child , i had also fatigue and i was weak most of the time , still i am 5 years later i 'd get trouble breathing ( i still have it and it s worse ) , the followed year i felt so weak and it was coming from my heart , my chest felt heavy , couldn't walk for days , i went to the ER and they said it s all fine ..an other doctor noticed my swollen lymph nodes in my armpit ( the right one ) and that my spleen was a bit enlarged that the doctor could feel it , i also had a cough so he gave me antibiotics and iron tablets cause i was anemic .
Now days i had more swollen lymph nodes ( both armpits , under my chin , and near my collar bone ) , that cough turned to " chronic cough" ( 2 years now) , i still have the chest pain , trouble breathing, dizziness , no appitite , my knee hurt and i also have abdominal pain , my spleen feels the same again ( it itches), my throat tickles making me cough and feeling like vomiting , low grade of fever , i throw up a lot  , my gums bleed often and recently i spit blood after coughing up .
I saw a doctor a month ago and something showed up on the ultra sound , they ordered an X-ray which was fine and showed nothing , the pneumologist said that i should do biopsy for my swollen lymph nodes ( i still did n do it ) , i was given an inhaler to help me breathe and many antibiotics that did n work  . I also saw a doctor for my kidneys , he said that my bothe kidneys are swollen  .
Just a week ago i had  heart attack symptoms , i felt nauseated at first , full and my heart felt weak , heavy  , i ignored it and went to school ( i shouldn't)  ,  i had trouble breathing after that and kept feeling like throwing up so i left school  then i felt like fainting , i arrived home and went to bed , it felt horrible , my chest felt heavy , my left arm went numb , i couldn t speack . . but 2 hours later i felt better
I can't live like this , just imagine someone my age having all this and still acting normal ..
what could it be ? i've read most of topics , that i know evey single symptome of each illness
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12010921 tn?1422834284
Thanks , but when i googled it all i got was lymphoma , my symptoms are exactly the same even worse cause i also have bone pain .
What i meant with " almost diagnosed " is that 2 years ago when i saw the doctor , she immediatly thought about TB and the fact that my older sister have had it before  made her sure that TB is my illness . i had to go throught diffrents test ( IDR test , X-ray, blood work , they even tested my every morning spit ) all of it came back negative . so yeah i dnt have TB
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You need to get the specific things investigated if a doctor has recommended it. So get that biopsy and get a firm diagnosis for the TB. TB could even explain a lot of your symptoms.

At your age cancer is unlikely and oftentimes it is very treatable anyway.

Take care and follow up on what you've been recommended. TB is treatable so I'm a bit confused with "almost diagnosed".
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12010921 tn?1422834284
you have experience with heart diseases
was what i experienced a heart attack?
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12010921 tn?1422834284
I still did n do the biopsy and the ultra sound showed black spots in my chest , im preparing for my final year , and im determined to make it to medecine school , so i cant just cancel my year if it was cancer .. i just need a second option , it cant be cancer ? right ? i was almost diagnosed with tuberculosis due to my family history
Thanks for your advice , i appreciate it !
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612551 tn?1450022175
I read you have received what I consider reasonable professional health care to no avail.  This leads me to suggest you discuss with you primary care doctor the possible benefit from seeing a mental health doctor.  Our minds have a powerful influence on how our physical body feels.  

It is clear you need help, so I give one suggestion, not an answer.

Wishing you a fast recovery to good health, you are still a young person and have a full life ahead of you, try to focus on feeling well and accomplishing things that interest you in the context of working toward a happy adulthood..
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