chung
03-07-14, 22:52
I have had swollen lymph nodes for a month now. At first, I tried to calm myself down and was less worried because I have read that they can take 2-3 weeks to go down. But I have all the sign which point to cancer. The supraclavicular ones are swollen. They are all pretty painful and the pain hasnt gone. There is no sign of infection I can see. And its now lasted 1 month. There is no change in the nodes.
I have been to the doctor and spoken to them many times and at first they said do nothing but wait. Now I have been asked to go to ENT and more tests will obviously need to be done in order to try to find out the cause. But the problem is, there is still a 2 week wait and I also dont want to go through with the tests. I am actually concerned that it is throat cancer which has spread to the nodes.
If the nodes would go down, that would really reassure me and make the whole situation less urgent and serious. But I wake up everyday and there is no sign of improvement.
I also have other worries which only make things worse.
I have been to the doctor and spoken to them many times and at first they said do nothing but wait. Now I have been asked to go to ENT and more tests will obviously need to be done in order to try to find out the cause. But the problem is, there is still a 2 week wait and I also dont want to go through with the tests. I am actually concerned that it is throat cancer which has spread to the nodes.
If the nodes would go down, that would really reassure me and make the whole situation less urgent and serious. But I wake up everyday and there is no sign of improvement.
I also have other worries which only make things worse.