anxious andi
27-12-17, 19:51
I will *try* to make this as short of possible.
Had mole removed near base of head early Nov. Noticed a lump in early December. Queue freak out. I pushed, poked, prodded and basically abused it. Wound up at a walk in clinic over the weekend because I just couldn't function. She assured me it wasn't a lymph node. It didn't make sense that it wasn't one-- but I tried to swallow he answer.
Decided to follow up with derm clinic that removed mole so they could tell me if maybe this was normal after a mole removal. DR said that he wasn't positive if it was lymph node, but considered it normal if it was- because I just had an open wound about 8mm right above it.
I touched it - and it got bigger, and eventually found myself at Urgent Care a few days later. It's not because the lymph node was "urgent" but my mental health status WAS. Saw an NP. She said it absolutely WAS a lymph node, but nothin to worry about. No reason to follow up, have further testing-- and she seemed very confident on her position on the matter.
I eventually stopped touching that lymph node (right side) for the most part. I obviously checked it, but really did a pretty good job at leaving it alone.
I still occasionally made "comparisons" to the left and right side. But here's where things lead me into a frenzy. When this whole thing started, in retrospect, I do think I could feel the node on my left side, as well. Only when I turned my head/neck in certain positions though-- The first night I found this node I went to town on both sides trying to get a good comparison.
But the node of the left side eventually went down (or so I thought- I never paid too much attention to that side).
Well the other night after a hot bath, I made a quick comparison (you know...it gets me through the day)....and to my surprise, the left side was a bit "puffy".
Things about me: I carry all stress in my neck and shoulders. They are full of knots and always a certain level of soreness- I've just learned how to deal. When I become really stressed, the base of my head gets "inflamed" for lack of a better way to put it. It almost gets an itchy sensation. My mom has the same thing- and we've both had it for years. Not consistent, but happens when we are stressed/uptight. No matter how much I try, my neck ends up in the WORST positions when I sleep. No pillow has ever been able to keep me successfully in a good sleep position.
I haven't been to DR since I've noticed the lymph node on the left side. It was the week before Christmas.
The right side lymph node is likely shotty at this point- I screwed with it that much. I've accepted that. The left is softer, and changes a lot through out the day!! It seems "firm" in the morning, but after a bit of massage it turns soft and goes down. And then it varies all day!
Questions:
Has anyone ever had a lymph node that changes all day??
Can stress cause a node to swell a bit? It's right in the area where all of my stress collects I feel like.
Could the fact that my neck in constantly tense cause this?
Today is a bad mental health day because of those and I can't seem to put it at the back of my mind.
Had mole removed near base of head early Nov. Noticed a lump in early December. Queue freak out. I pushed, poked, prodded and basically abused it. Wound up at a walk in clinic over the weekend because I just couldn't function. She assured me it wasn't a lymph node. It didn't make sense that it wasn't one-- but I tried to swallow he answer.
Decided to follow up with derm clinic that removed mole so they could tell me if maybe this was normal after a mole removal. DR said that he wasn't positive if it was lymph node, but considered it normal if it was- because I just had an open wound about 8mm right above it.
I touched it - and it got bigger, and eventually found myself at Urgent Care a few days later. It's not because the lymph node was "urgent" but my mental health status WAS. Saw an NP. She said it absolutely WAS a lymph node, but nothin to worry about. No reason to follow up, have further testing-- and she seemed very confident on her position on the matter.
I eventually stopped touching that lymph node (right side) for the most part. I obviously checked it, but really did a pretty good job at leaving it alone.
I still occasionally made "comparisons" to the left and right side. But here's where things lead me into a frenzy. When this whole thing started, in retrospect, I do think I could feel the node on my left side, as well. Only when I turned my head/neck in certain positions though-- The first night I found this node I went to town on both sides trying to get a good comparison.
But the node of the left side eventually went down (or so I thought- I never paid too much attention to that side).
Well the other night after a hot bath, I made a quick comparison (you know...it gets me through the day)....and to my surprise, the left side was a bit "puffy".
Things about me: I carry all stress in my neck and shoulders. They are full of knots and always a certain level of soreness- I've just learned how to deal. When I become really stressed, the base of my head gets "inflamed" for lack of a better way to put it. It almost gets an itchy sensation. My mom has the same thing- and we've both had it for years. Not consistent, but happens when we are stressed/uptight. No matter how much I try, my neck ends up in the WORST positions when I sleep. No pillow has ever been able to keep me successfully in a good sleep position.
I haven't been to DR since I've noticed the lymph node on the left side. It was the week before Christmas.
The right side lymph node is likely shotty at this point- I screwed with it that much. I've accepted that. The left is softer, and changes a lot through out the day!! It seems "firm" in the morning, but after a bit of massage it turns soft and goes down. And then it varies all day!
Questions:
Has anyone ever had a lymph node that changes all day??
Can stress cause a node to swell a bit? It's right in the area where all of my stress collects I feel like.
Could the fact that my neck in constantly tense cause this?
Today is a bad mental health day because of those and I can't seem to put it at the back of my mind.