Can you feel glands/lymph nodes in your neck ??

bumping so kraggy can read

Justbananas...please tell me your story. I have a terrible fear of Lymphoma! I should start by saying Im new to the forum and registered bec I discovered a new node I felt in my underarm last weekend, and it has sent my HA into full attack. :( I have a node on each side of my neck, near the corner of my jaw, that I can always feel (the ones that come and go with colds, im fine with those. lol) I have a teeny one on the left side of my neck that is the size of rice...so small i know, but still it set me in panic off and on for 7 years until I finally went to a ENT doc and he told me it was nothing, and did bloodwork and CT to assure me. Great news! I was then relieved. Well then nearly two years ago, I discovered two swollen nodes in the deep aspect of my underarm...went to GYN and she referred me to Breast specialist and they are benign...ultrasound confirmed. So now last weekend I found this node, pea size, at the edge of my breast where it meets my underarm. It has me in a panic thinking misdiagnosis of the other nodes (that havent changed by the way) and the awful *L* :( I am trying to stay positive, but it is not working!!! I am on my period, and have allergy issues and a sore throat for the past three days as well...and everyone says to wait and it will go down...but I doubt it will. I have been told I have shotty nodes from illness in childhood, etc. and being a thinner person, you can feel them...blah blah blah. Is this really true? Are there are other people out there that can help me? Do you have nodes that have remained swollen for months, years? I mean, if they have been there for years, most likely it is benign, or I would have had other symptoms, but now a new one?! The panic begins again! :(

iv replied to your pm awill

I always feel mine, about 2cm's and move when I touch them. It's not something that worries me tho. I had glandure fever as a teenager and after that, they seem small and stable, so I don't think about them.

hi there - listen i have swollen nodes on one side of neck, they are sore, and it hurts when i turn my head, also eye and ear reffered pain - am waiting to see if it goes in another week, and then its back to the gp for 'tests'...not sure what for. could this be globus hystericus? does anyone know if GH gives pain on the outside of the neck too? am obv getting anxious that this is cancer.... i have always had a raised node at the back of my neck...and its given me anxiety for a long time, but nothing ever comes of it. This neck and lump in the throat thing is a new one...hey ho!!! cheers

Hi there,

Lymph nodes do swell up for a number of reasons, it could mean your run down, have a cold coming, worried about something. etc etc.

I had cancer (which spread to two lymph nodes in my neck) and I tend not to check my neck because I worry too much lol. My Dr checks it every 6 weeks though and I think it's natural for people to instantly think that lumps mean cancer. But they don't - I always hear if you have a lymph node that is swollen for longer than a week, just get it checked by your GP. It really could be nothing, but it's best to get them checked anyway. :)

quietqueen

over 1000 views well this is a popular post thanks again for the responses NMP this post really helped me out im starting to feel much better. the glands are still there but knowing so many people are able to feel there glands and some are over 2 cms makes me feel loads better

Thanks again
Mac

I am worried about a swollen glang about 1-2 cm long on side of front of neck. It's been there for about 3 months. Finally went to GP two weeks ago and she said it's probably due to my getting dental braces (brackets) at about the same time. I guess that explanation made me feel better but the soreness is still there and I'm getting worried again. Is it sore b/c I keep tuching it and when will it just go away???

BKF, I've had swollen lymph nodes for month's now aswell, and it might never go away, To me it seems like they are directly connected to anxiety. when i've been nice & calm for a few weeks and havent been touching them they seem ALOT smaller, but when I keep touching them and keep staying worried they just stay the same size. Besides even when they do swell, in 99.9% of the time it is not serious at all, and if it is sore its even better news I guess! ^^ Just try to relax, If your Health Anxiety goes, you're lymph nodes will probably go aswell, even though it'll probably take a while for them to dissapear comletely, and they can allways come back up :P

I agree with justbananas - keep your hands off your lymph nodes.

One little prod becomes two (just in case the first one missed something) becomes three (because wasn't that a little sore) becomes four (OH GOD SOMETHING'S WRONG) becomes five and we all know what comes next.