Elebis
28-04-18, 22:48
I've had health anxiety for several years now, but I've been able to keep it at bay for last last year or so, until recently. I found a lump directly above my Adams apple. It's just slightly to the right, and feels pretty hard. It seemed to pop up over night, and doesn't hurt unless I poke at it for a while. It's about the size of a large pea.
I called my doctor's office to schedule an appointment, but was told he won't be available until May 6th. The receptionist told me I could come in to the urgent care so that's what I did.
The doctor I saw took a look at it and moved it around a little and prodded it with his fingers. He then basically said "I'm not sure, but it could be an ingrown hair.". He seemed more annoyed by me being there than concerned with my lump.
He gave me a prescription for antibiotics and told me it should go away in a few days to a week. That was Thursday and it doesn't seem any smaller.
Now I'm in full blown panic mode, shaking, not eating, not sleeping, and I'm not sure what to do.
I know lumps around the Adams apple can be bad.
I also know that "movable" lumps generally aren't cause for concern, but I'm not sure what that means. It's not attached to my throat bone or Adams apple. I can pull it away from my Adam's apple, but it doesn't move independently of my skin, if that makes any sense. Is that what they mean by "movable".
I can't see any redness or irritated hair follicle like you would expect from an ingrown hair. The doctor said there aren't any lymph nodes located there either.
I'm not even sure why I'm posting this. I just don't know what else to do. I'm trying to keep myself together in front of my family, but I can feel myself slipping further and further into this hole.
I called my doctor's office to schedule an appointment, but was told he won't be available until May 6th. The receptionist told me I could come in to the urgent care so that's what I did.
The doctor I saw took a look at it and moved it around a little and prodded it with his fingers. He then basically said "I'm not sure, but it could be an ingrown hair.". He seemed more annoyed by me being there than concerned with my lump.
He gave me a prescription for antibiotics and told me it should go away in a few days to a week. That was Thursday and it doesn't seem any smaller.
Now I'm in full blown panic mode, shaking, not eating, not sleeping, and I'm not sure what to do.
I know lumps around the Adams apple can be bad.
I also know that "movable" lumps generally aren't cause for concern, but I'm not sure what that means. It's not attached to my throat bone or Adams apple. I can pull it away from my Adam's apple, but it doesn't move independently of my skin, if that makes any sense. Is that what they mean by "movable".
I can't see any redness or irritated hair follicle like you would expect from an ingrown hair. The doctor said there aren't any lymph nodes located there either.
I'm not even sure why I'm posting this. I just don't know what else to do. I'm trying to keep myself together in front of my family, but I can feel myself slipping further and further into this hole.