For leukemia patients and/or survivors...help me analyze my symptoms please!?

Recently I have been feeling ill, but it doesn't feel like anything I've had before. These are my symptoms:
--nosebleeds (i've had maybe one nosebleed in the last 14 years and now I've had one a day for the past week)
--bleeding gums (most often when i begin to brush my teeth--also uncharacteristic to me)
-- weakening and fatigue (that starts right about noon and doesnt go away until morning)
--soreness and stiffness in my shoulders and neck

after some careful and credible research i discovered that all of these are symptoms of certain types of leukemia. but i have not been bruising, which i think is one of the main symptoms...
for leukemia patients/survivors...what were your symptoms? are these worrysome enough that i should get checked out?

1. You don't have to have every symptom in the book to have a problem-so you need to get it checked out.
2. It could be something less dramatic that leukemia-so you need to get it checked out to find out what it is.
3. It could be leukemia-so you need to get it checked out.
4. You need to go get it checked out.

(I am way to sarcastic tonight to be answering question on Yahoo!)

Seriously, these do sound like worrisome symptoms to me, and you have clearly given them some very rational thought. If you were in my family you would be at the docs first thing in the morning. Not that its necessarily leukemia, mind you, but it sounds like something is going on. It could be no more that a viral suppression of part of your bone marrow (that would improve on its own), or it could be more serious. Please go see someone.

Have you been taking aspirin or ibuprofen (ibuprofen is also known as Advil or Motrin)? These can increase bleeding. If you are concerned you should be checking with your doctor.

I know you want an answer about your condition, however the only real way to get one is to see your PCP. They can run tests and get an accurate diagnosis from that. There are many options for what may be going on, seek medical help it's the best bet.

NOW THIS IS REAL SERIOUS HAVE YOU HAD ANY SWELLING ON FACE? HAVE YOU LOST APPETITE? HAVE YOU BEEN FEELING DIZZY? YOU DON'T ACTUALLY NEED BRUSING BUT WELL I DON'T WANT TO ALARM YOU BUT THOSE ARE SYNTOMS FOR LEUKEMIA SPECIALLY THE BLEEDING OF THE GUMS AND FATIGUE.... YOU SHOULD REALLY GO GET CHECKED WITH A DOCTOR AND LET THEM KNOW AND THEY'LL DO A BONE MARROW BIOPSY TO MAKE SURE... I REALLY HOPE IT'S NOT BAD AND THAT'S SOMETHING LESS DANGEROUS CAUSE MY MOM WAS RECENTLY DIAGNOSED AND THOSE WERE HER SYNTOMS AND IT'S JUST REALLY HARD... I'LL PRAY FOR THE BEST:)

Well, I had swollen and bleeding gums. Not just when brushing, but all the time. I rushed to the dentist who told me I had gingivitus and that I needed a deep cleaning. A fricking good thing I didnt do that. I would have bleed to death in their chair. The blleding was from the low platelet count

Then I had petichae (sp) on my upper legs, also from the low platelet count, which I orginally thought was razor burn.

Then I had a 3 week period with extreme bleeding which is finally what prompted me to see a family doc. They run blood work, saw the counts and sent me to the hosp for further testing. I did indeed have aml.

I also had EXTREME fatigue, but it was all the time, no matter how much sleep. I was falling asleep at work. Not bc I wanted to and was being lazy, but I would sit for a min and I would fall asleep.

Now, the biggest two symptoms that people notice before diagnosis is the low platelet count -extreme bleeding- and anemia - low iron/hemoglobin count. The anemia causes fatigue, and bruising.

Your nose bleeds *could be from dry weather. Your gums *could be from gingivititus or needing a cleaning, your fatigue could just be not enough sleep or a need for iron pills, and your stiffness could just be a need for a massage therapist.

But, I would atleast go see a family doc for a check up and a cbc.