Qwerty1985
18-04-19, 09:46
Hello, new to this so bear with with.
Last summer I our of the blue developed health anxiety, no idea why. Main fear is getting cancer, especially being misdiagnosed for months on end and then when it is discovered it is far too late and I leave my kids with no mum.
Fast forward to now, I have discovered 2 lumps in my neck,right hand side, one under my jaw, about the size of a grape, and one just below it, a bit bigger than a pea maybe. The pea one is harder than the one above bit both can move slightly under my finger.
In February I had 2 bouts of cellulitis on my nose, 2nd time it spread to my sinuses so had sinusitis on top of that, which affected mainly right hand side of face. Antibiotics finally cleared it up. Then caught a cold middle of march that took a couple of weeks to clear. It was after this that I found a lump when rubbing my neck as it was feeling sore.
Went to the doctors, he felt it, said it was a lymph node and not to worry unless it grows bigger in a month. It possibly has, but that could be because I constantly touch it. Then yesterday I found another lump above it, tucked up under my jaw. Also looking in my mouth, one tonsil is bigger than the other (could have always been like this, who knows!) and has a yellow line on it. Again right side. Slight ear ache in right ear. And neck ache. No fever or feeling unwell currently.
Now I know everyone will say I've been poorly so it's my nodes doing their job and take a while to settle,but my fear is that what if these lumps have been there a long time (I never touched my neck before) and it's just coincidence that I've noticed them now.
I've booked another doctors appt for 1st may, firstly to address the anxiety issue I have, but also to check the lumps. Do I insist on a referral for piece of mind? I can't see how I'll be able to move on otherwise.
Going on holiday tomorrow and cannot get excited at all with this looming over me.
Last summer I our of the blue developed health anxiety, no idea why. Main fear is getting cancer, especially being misdiagnosed for months on end and then when it is discovered it is far too late and I leave my kids with no mum.
Fast forward to now, I have discovered 2 lumps in my neck,right hand side, one under my jaw, about the size of a grape, and one just below it, a bit bigger than a pea maybe. The pea one is harder than the one above bit both can move slightly under my finger.
In February I had 2 bouts of cellulitis on my nose, 2nd time it spread to my sinuses so had sinusitis on top of that, which affected mainly right hand side of face. Antibiotics finally cleared it up. Then caught a cold middle of march that took a couple of weeks to clear. It was after this that I found a lump when rubbing my neck as it was feeling sore.
Went to the doctors, he felt it, said it was a lymph node and not to worry unless it grows bigger in a month. It possibly has, but that could be because I constantly touch it. Then yesterday I found another lump above it, tucked up under my jaw. Also looking in my mouth, one tonsil is bigger than the other (could have always been like this, who knows!) and has a yellow line on it. Again right side. Slight ear ache in right ear. And neck ache. No fever or feeling unwell currently.
Now I know everyone will say I've been poorly so it's my nodes doing their job and take a while to settle,but my fear is that what if these lumps have been there a long time (I never touched my neck before) and it's just coincidence that I've noticed them now.
I've booked another doctors appt for 1st may, firstly to address the anxiety issue I have, but also to check the lumps. Do I insist on a referral for piece of mind? I can't see how I'll be able to move on otherwise.
Going on holiday tomorrow and cannot get excited at all with this looming over me.