bebe1005
14-02-12, 17:33
Ok, so I've had this small lymph node behind my right ear for around 4 years now. One day I just got this big soft lump behind my ear for seemingly no reason. It had never been there before. When it first popped up it was pretty big, soft, but no pain that I can remember. I wasn't sick at the time and can't think of any reason for it to have popped up. It shrunk down a ton within a week or so and now I'm left with a small lump behind my ear.
I know lymph nodes 1cm and under are considered normal, but I have no idea how many cm this thing is. I can put my index finger over it and completely cover it if that gives you can idea. It seems pea size, but the shape seems longer, almost like a bean. All the sites I have been on say that if they are non-movable or fixed they are bad. I can't tell if mine is "fixed" or not! How does one determine that? It doesn't feel like it's attached to the skin or anything underneath it, but I still can't move it around much. If I tilt my head at a certain angle I can move it a little bit, but not much.
I'm so worried about this thing and have been for years. Some days I forget about it and some days I feel like I can't handle it anymore. I guess I'm just worried its cancer since it's "non-movable". What type of doctor would you see for a lymph node behind the ear? I do not want to see a GP or family doctor.
I know lymph nodes 1cm and under are considered normal, but I have no idea how many cm this thing is. I can put my index finger over it and completely cover it if that gives you can idea. It seems pea size, but the shape seems longer, almost like a bean. All the sites I have been on say that if they are non-movable or fixed they are bad. I can't tell if mine is "fixed" or not! How does one determine that? It doesn't feel like it's attached to the skin or anything underneath it, but I still can't move it around much. If I tilt my head at a certain angle I can move it a little bit, but not much.
I'm so worried about this thing and have been for years. Some days I forget about it and some days I feel like I can't handle it anymore. I guess I'm just worried its cancer since it's "non-movable". What type of doctor would you see for a lymph node behind the ear? I do not want to see a GP or family doctor.