and-drew
03-04-17, 18:27
Hello all,
New member here so please try and take it easy on me. I am a 19 year old male and suffer from health anxiety more than I should. Around Thanksgiving, I felt 2-3 lymph nodes in my groin area. I wasn't sure if they were swollen or not, but they were definitely noticeable. I am a relatively skinny guy but I did what any other person would do, I googled swollen lymph nodes and discovered the worst.
Fast forward a week or so later I went to the school doctor who assured me these groin nodes were 'shotty' and didn't see a cause for concern. I even had a blood test done which came back normal.
I mostly forgot about the issue until about month ago I found another single node in the left back of my neck, probably halfway down between my hairline and collarbone. My anxiety kicked into overdrive again and really began stressing, I never remembered this node before and this really set me off plus I can't feel any nodes as big as this on the other side.
This node isn't huge, haven't measured it though. It's kinda pea-shaped and if I put my fingers on the edges I can sort of shift it around. It doesn't feel that hard but I'm not sure how to scale hardness. I don't remember it getting that much bigger over the period my discovery of it to now, but I feel like my anxiety is making me feel like it's getting bigger and more noticeable.
Not sure what to think really, really worried would probably describe it, it's bugging me to no end and every day I think about it. Can anyone offer any ideas?
Thanks again!
New member here so please try and take it easy on me. I am a 19 year old male and suffer from health anxiety more than I should. Around Thanksgiving, I felt 2-3 lymph nodes in my groin area. I wasn't sure if they were swollen or not, but they were definitely noticeable. I am a relatively skinny guy but I did what any other person would do, I googled swollen lymph nodes and discovered the worst.
Fast forward a week or so later I went to the school doctor who assured me these groin nodes were 'shotty' and didn't see a cause for concern. I even had a blood test done which came back normal.
I mostly forgot about the issue until about month ago I found another single node in the left back of my neck, probably halfway down between my hairline and collarbone. My anxiety kicked into overdrive again and really began stressing, I never remembered this node before and this really set me off plus I can't feel any nodes as big as this on the other side.
This node isn't huge, haven't measured it though. It's kinda pea-shaped and if I put my fingers on the edges I can sort of shift it around. It doesn't feel that hard but I'm not sure how to scale hardness. I don't remember it getting that much bigger over the period my discovery of it to now, but I feel like my anxiety is making me feel like it's getting bigger and more noticeable.
Not sure what to think really, really worried would probably describe it, it's bugging me to no end and every day I think about it. Can anyone offer any ideas?
Thanks again!