What kind of symptoms could a person have before being diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma.?

Lately I have been having pain in my legs,arms and abdomen along with unexplained fever and my doctor has now decided to run a few test and x-rays. One of the test he will be doing is see if I have this type of Lymphoma because my brother was diagnosed with it almost 2 years ago. Also my blood work has come back and it shows that I am very anaemic.

my wife had very severe pain in her upper abdomen area, doctors were treating her for ulcers, hiata hernia, and indigestion, giving her maalox mostly. finally it got so bad that they referred her to a surgeon,,,he operated and discovered a large tumor on her thoracic gland, which is part of the lymph system...he could not remove it, so she went on chemotherapy and radiation for a year ( 6 months ) of each...luckily it did not spread to the rest of her lymph system or did not metastise to any other organs, in a little over a yr. she was deemed free of cancer, "which by the way, is what lymphoma is "...that was 26 yrs. ago.. good luck to you and your brother, i'm sure chemotherapy and other treatments have improved dramatically since my wife went through it.. It was rough on her back in those days. HINT, if you can, and don't have any moral issues, smoke a little pot after each chemo treatment. it really lessens the reactions... wishing you all the luck in the world..

Hi

The symptoms are, enlarged lymph nodes can be isolated (lump in the armpit) or widespread, fever, excessive sweating with night sweats and unintentional weight loss. additional symptoms may include flank pain(pain in one side of the body between the upper abdomen and the back. Hope this helps good luck

Symptoms:
(What you may experience) Painless enlargement of lymph nodes with or without swelling of the abdomen; persistent fatigue; fevers; chills; night sweats; loss of appetite; nagging cough or wheezing. In more severe cases, sudden onset of high fever; severe constipation or profuse urination; involuntary loss of urine or stool; numbness or loss of strength in the arms and legs; mental confusion; drowsiness.
SIGNS AND LABORATORY FINDINGS:
(What the doctor looks for) Biopsy and blood test revealing preponderance of small, nodular, or abnormally shaped lymphocytes, mixed with large cells; elevated levels of the enzyme lactate dehydrogenase.