marissav1.0
09-09-16, 20:49
I have had a lump in my armpit for a couple of weeks now. It's time for my annual checkup anyway, so I saw my GP this morning.
1. He said lump is a cyst. The reason for the swollen lymph node was the cyst was probably infected at some point, but doesn't appear infected now. I asked him how he knew it wasn't cancerous, and he said it would be growing super fast and my lymph node wouldn't be soft and pliable.
2. I haven't had blood work in a year, but he said I didn't need any. I've always had blood work done in my annual visits, but he brushed me off and said I was young and didn't need them (I'm 32).
My lymph node has been hurting, and hurts worse now that he's been touching it. I have been good about not touching the lump or the node, limiting myself to once per day.
I want confirmation that this is a cyst, and I want it removed. I don't even know where to go from here. I have my annual appt with my obgyn on the 19th. I guess I can ask her. I feel brushed aside and not taken seriously...my appt was at 9 and I was on the way home before 915.
1. He said lump is a cyst. The reason for the swollen lymph node was the cyst was probably infected at some point, but doesn't appear infected now. I asked him how he knew it wasn't cancerous, and he said it would be growing super fast and my lymph node wouldn't be soft and pliable.
2. I haven't had blood work in a year, but he said I didn't need any. I've always had blood work done in my annual visits, but he brushed me off and said I was young and didn't need them (I'm 32).
My lymph node has been hurting, and hurts worse now that he's been touching it. I have been good about not touching the lump or the node, limiting myself to once per day.
I want confirmation that this is a cyst, and I want it removed. I don't even know where to go from here. I have my annual appt with my obgyn on the 19th. I guess I can ask her. I feel brushed aside and not taken seriously...my appt was at 9 and I was on the way home before 915.