TheAnxiousNarcicist
31-01-15, 01:31
Hi guys. It's my first post here, so I'd first like to introduce myself. I'll probably start using this more often as my anxiety seems to be getting be better of me recently after thinking id conquered it.... Great. I'm 21 years old, names Jamie, and I'm from the UK. :)
Recently I've had a number of problems. In ascending order;
First on the arch at the back of my throat I noticed a small lesion, felt if in my mouth for a while, it bugged me, I plucked the nuts to ask a dentist during an examination and was told it was probably a blocked salivary gland due to its appearance. All was fine from there, it's still there but seems to have blended colour wise and is no longer (seemingly) a problem.
Then, the right side back of my tongue I kept feeling food get caught behind my tongue/between my teeth/tongue. Again this was self diagnosed and written off as enlarged papillae and has seemingly subsided.
Upon examining my throat around this time I noticed a little v shaped growth behind my pharyngeal arch, or whatever it's called I know there are other names for it names after some guy I believe. Either way, the closest thing I found to them on google are 'lymphoid aggregates', but these typically are round from what I've been able to see, not the same shape as this. I wish I could get a good picture to show you guys. This doesn't appear to be growing or painful, but recently I'm noticing twinges and a sensation of muscles pulling around that area almost... That's probably the best way I can describe it.
Either way it's tucked behind the arch and only noticeable by looking properly, been to two doctors who claim they can't see anything, second one said bed refer me to ENT, and 5 weeks later nothing has transpired as regards to an appointment which is just making things worse.
What my problem now is, is that I can feel a lump on the left side of my neck just beneath my 'glands' which is firm, but pops backwards and forwards if I push it quite easily as long as I get the right angle with it. Not painful at all, which is a bit concerning as it's not on the other side. Much like the lesion in my throat isn't on the other side either, or anything that resembles it for that matter.
The feeling of something being in my throat over the past 5 weeks has been lesser than it was, however I believe this is greatly to do with me packing in the use of ecigs which dry out your throat/mouth, thus creating more lubrication and less of an awareness to this issue being present.
To summarise amongst the rambling, there's a movable bump on the left side of my neck which isn't on the right, this causes no real bother or discomfort, there's a tenderness in my right neck muscle which the doctor has palpated and says there's nothing he feels there of concern, but the idiot doctor was in a rush at the time because he had more patients that day than expected and rushed me out leaving me feeling unassured, and when I turn my head to the right, I can feel something which I'm struggling to identify the location of. Part of me says I can feel the lesion touching the walls of my throat as I move, but at the same time I wonder if there a something somewhere else in there that I feel when I turn my head, it's really hard to tell if it's there or elsewhere.
I need some reassurance. I know there's probably few or no doctors here but I'm hoping someone has insight from a related experience or something! I'm going wild, and I feel like I'm not being taken seriously by my doctors. It's also difficult to explain to your boss after you've already taken two days off for the doctors... Especially when they've not had anxiety related issues to relate to.
Help! :((( I'm sick of thinking I'm going to die. I can't even seem to look to the future these past few days, I'm finding myself senselessly spending money and all sorts of crazy things. I need a blessing right now. :(((
Recently I've had a number of problems. In ascending order;
First on the arch at the back of my throat I noticed a small lesion, felt if in my mouth for a while, it bugged me, I plucked the nuts to ask a dentist during an examination and was told it was probably a blocked salivary gland due to its appearance. All was fine from there, it's still there but seems to have blended colour wise and is no longer (seemingly) a problem.
Then, the right side back of my tongue I kept feeling food get caught behind my tongue/between my teeth/tongue. Again this was self diagnosed and written off as enlarged papillae and has seemingly subsided.
Upon examining my throat around this time I noticed a little v shaped growth behind my pharyngeal arch, or whatever it's called I know there are other names for it names after some guy I believe. Either way, the closest thing I found to them on google are 'lymphoid aggregates', but these typically are round from what I've been able to see, not the same shape as this. I wish I could get a good picture to show you guys. This doesn't appear to be growing or painful, but recently I'm noticing twinges and a sensation of muscles pulling around that area almost... That's probably the best way I can describe it.
Either way it's tucked behind the arch and only noticeable by looking properly, been to two doctors who claim they can't see anything, second one said bed refer me to ENT, and 5 weeks later nothing has transpired as regards to an appointment which is just making things worse.
What my problem now is, is that I can feel a lump on the left side of my neck just beneath my 'glands' which is firm, but pops backwards and forwards if I push it quite easily as long as I get the right angle with it. Not painful at all, which is a bit concerning as it's not on the other side. Much like the lesion in my throat isn't on the other side either, or anything that resembles it for that matter.
The feeling of something being in my throat over the past 5 weeks has been lesser than it was, however I believe this is greatly to do with me packing in the use of ecigs which dry out your throat/mouth, thus creating more lubrication and less of an awareness to this issue being present.
To summarise amongst the rambling, there's a movable bump on the left side of my neck which isn't on the right, this causes no real bother or discomfort, there's a tenderness in my right neck muscle which the doctor has palpated and says there's nothing he feels there of concern, but the idiot doctor was in a rush at the time because he had more patients that day than expected and rushed me out leaving me feeling unassured, and when I turn my head to the right, I can feel something which I'm struggling to identify the location of. Part of me says I can feel the lesion touching the walls of my throat as I move, but at the same time I wonder if there a something somewhere else in there that I feel when I turn my head, it's really hard to tell if it's there or elsewhere.
I need some reassurance. I know there's probably few or no doctors here but I'm hoping someone has insight from a related experience or something! I'm going wild, and I feel like I'm not being taken seriously by my doctors. It's also difficult to explain to your boss after you've already taken two days off for the doctors... Especially when they've not had anxiety related issues to relate to.
Help! :((( I'm sick of thinking I'm going to die. I can't even seem to look to the future these past few days, I'm finding myself senselessly spending money and all sorts of crazy things. I need a blessing right now. :(((