Stu1980
27-04-16, 09:53
Hi All
Although trying to stay rational, I'm freaking out a bit over lymph nodes and hope someone can help bring me down off the ceiling. :weep:
Since I've coming off my antidepressants, my general OCD and body checking has gone a bit off the scale. About 2 months ago I found what I thought was a lymph node in my groin area, it can be felt more prominently at certain angles but when I went to the docs, he couldn't feel a thing and said that he didn't think it was anything to worry about and said if it gets bigger then he'd send me for some tests. It did put my mind at rest as it certainly has stayed the same size and I'm wondering if in my body exploring state I'm finding things that have been there all the time. However, a couple of months on I am freaking out again.
To add to this, I noticed a painless bump (I wouldn't even call it a lump) in front of my ear on my cheek and having googled (I know - rubbish idea, right?!) I'm now thinking salivary gland stone or cancer! Again, it could have always been there and maybe I'm just looking for things. I've had a couple of people feel it and one of them actually laughed at me and the other one said 'oh that's nothing, it's tiny'. I had a really sore throat recently but my understanding is that glands will come up more so on the throat and under the chin rather than anywhere else.
I had mumps about 18 months ago and blew up like a puffer fish so wonder if this bump is the hangover from that.
A friend of mine has recently been diagnosed with lymphoma stage 4 and said that she had a huge mass on her neck as a symptom. I guess news like this doesn't help my general health anxiety!
I'm going on holiday in a week and could do with the sense knocking into me a bit so massive thanks in advance. xx
Although trying to stay rational, I'm freaking out a bit over lymph nodes and hope someone can help bring me down off the ceiling. :weep:
Since I've coming off my antidepressants, my general OCD and body checking has gone a bit off the scale. About 2 months ago I found what I thought was a lymph node in my groin area, it can be felt more prominently at certain angles but when I went to the docs, he couldn't feel a thing and said that he didn't think it was anything to worry about and said if it gets bigger then he'd send me for some tests. It did put my mind at rest as it certainly has stayed the same size and I'm wondering if in my body exploring state I'm finding things that have been there all the time. However, a couple of months on I am freaking out again.
To add to this, I noticed a painless bump (I wouldn't even call it a lump) in front of my ear on my cheek and having googled (I know - rubbish idea, right?!) I'm now thinking salivary gland stone or cancer! Again, it could have always been there and maybe I'm just looking for things. I've had a couple of people feel it and one of them actually laughed at me and the other one said 'oh that's nothing, it's tiny'. I had a really sore throat recently but my understanding is that glands will come up more so on the throat and under the chin rather than anywhere else.
I had mumps about 18 months ago and blew up like a puffer fish so wonder if this bump is the hangover from that.
A friend of mine has recently been diagnosed with lymphoma stage 4 and said that she had a huge mass on her neck as a symptom. I guess news like this doesn't help my general health anxiety!
I'm going on holiday in a week and could do with the sense knocking into me a bit so massive thanks in advance. xx