KJE2282
23-09-10, 10:39
I am 28 years old, have a wonderful husband and 2 beautiful daughters. Since having my second daughter, I have suffered from anxiety (mainly health anxiety) and slight depression. I have a constant fear that I am going to get cancer, die and leave my loved ones to fend for themselves. It petrifies me thinking about it.
3 weeks ago, I found a hard lump behind my left ear. I went to the doctors and they send to monitor it and to come back if it hasn't gone in two weeks. Well it reduced in size dramatically and is now very small but I can still feel it. It is moveable, and soft (more like flesh) and it doesn't hurt.
However, I have found another two small lumps on the back of my neck that I have also been told are swollen lymph nodes and that they should disappear too.
The doctor has told me that if they haven't completely disappeared within 6 weeks they will run blood tests to find any underlying infection. He assures me that this will be nothing serious, but I am still worried. Can anybody tell me what they would be looking for or if they have had similar experiences.
I am not ill at all, feel very stressed and tense all of the time, which is causing me to have headaches. I am constantly prodding and poking my neck to find something else, which I am sure is probably making it worse and not allowing the nodes to heal. Any words of wisdom would be greatly appreciated.
3 weeks ago, I found a hard lump behind my left ear. I went to the doctors and they send to monitor it and to come back if it hasn't gone in two weeks. Well it reduced in size dramatically and is now very small but I can still feel it. It is moveable, and soft (more like flesh) and it doesn't hurt.
However, I have found another two small lumps on the back of my neck that I have also been told are swollen lymph nodes and that they should disappear too.
The doctor has told me that if they haven't completely disappeared within 6 weeks they will run blood tests to find any underlying infection. He assures me that this will be nothing serious, but I am still worried. Can anybody tell me what they would be looking for or if they have had similar experiences.
I am not ill at all, feel very stressed and tense all of the time, which is causing me to have headaches. I am constantly prodding and poking my neck to find something else, which I am sure is probably making it worse and not allowing the nodes to heal. Any words of wisdom would be greatly appreciated.