pluperfect
07-10-14, 03:54
I'm only 18. I have had a hard, immovable, painless lump about the size of a pea behind my ear for around 2-3 years. I don't think it has grown. I only brought it up to my doctor for the first time this June. She had a hard time finding it and did not seem concerned but I am... I had a CBC in June and it was all normal.
I also have other symptoms bothering me: fingertips feel numb (I have carpal tunnel in my right hand, that would explain a thumb numb but ALL of them feel numb... I don't know how to explain it it just feels like a loss of sensation), I have the same feeling down the bridge of my nose, my toes (kind of), my shoulders, and other parts of my body. I've had a sore throat for over a month and have had a stuffy nose for ages (as in, when I sniffle, it sounds like there's mucus?), and I have a bad sense of smell. Of course, I'm now scared I have sinus cancer + throat cancer and the lump on my neck is not helping...
I also have this mole on my thigh I'm worried about, it's two different shades of brown and I don't know if its always been like that because I never really looked at it closely before... A mole on my ear changed too I'm pretty sure it was daaark and big and now it's light brown... I have a derm appointment in a little more than two weeks.
My back pretty much hurts and it cracks every time I straighten it and I have a tremor in my hands and they shake when I hold things. I have had pain around my sternum for a while too and my sternum recently started cracking like the rest of my joints.
Despite all of these symptoms bothering me, I have not had a panic attack in months and have managed to keep my anxiety level low. I do see a therapist about my anxiety.
I also have other symptoms bothering me: fingertips feel numb (I have carpal tunnel in my right hand, that would explain a thumb numb but ALL of them feel numb... I don't know how to explain it it just feels like a loss of sensation), I have the same feeling down the bridge of my nose, my toes (kind of), my shoulders, and other parts of my body. I've had a sore throat for over a month and have had a stuffy nose for ages (as in, when I sniffle, it sounds like there's mucus?), and I have a bad sense of smell. Of course, I'm now scared I have sinus cancer + throat cancer and the lump on my neck is not helping...
I also have this mole on my thigh I'm worried about, it's two different shades of brown and I don't know if its always been like that because I never really looked at it closely before... A mole on my ear changed too I'm pretty sure it was daaark and big and now it's light brown... I have a derm appointment in a little more than two weeks.
My back pretty much hurts and it cracks every time I straighten it and I have a tremor in my hands and they shake when I hold things. I have had pain around my sternum for a while too and my sternum recently started cracking like the rest of my joints.
Despite all of these symptoms bothering me, I have not had a panic attack in months and have managed to keep my anxiety level low. I do see a therapist about my anxiety.