jab1982
26-03-14, 21:16
I have been doing so well the past couple of days. I have had a hard, swollen node on my neck behind my ear for about 4 weeks now. It has not gotten any larger but it has not gotten smaller either. I notoriously poke and prod and RUN to the doctor when I find a bump or lump on one side and not the other. I am trying to break the habit of running to the doctor and seeing him every six months for a check-up when I can voice my concerns. I am healthy, just had my physical and bloodwork two weeks ago. GP told me not to worry about it, it's pea sized. But I still am and I cannot help but think that it is something sinister.....commence poking and prodding. I am so tempted to run to the doctor. How do get through this? How do I not give in to this fear? I just want to live a healthy life and not be debilitated by my fear of the unknown.