Hi everyone,
Great forum here, this is my first post. I'm a bit of a worrier, which I'm sure others can relate too. Anyway, I've always been able to feel lumps in my throats and groin area, and by always I mean as long as I can remember, I'm 24 now. I think some one told me when I was young that they were Lymph Nodes, so I've never really been too worried about them. I'm pretty skinny, always have been, so I can probably feel them more than some people. Although it does occasionally play on my mind about the lumps. Now I'm older though I have always told myself that if I ever felt any other lumps I'd get them checked out. Low and behold I felt some that I wasn't sure if they'd always been there or not,i have felt two or there, in and around my armpit. One actually in the centre, which I think I've always had, and two (I think) others a little further down. The reason I notice the other is because I've been having a bit of pain/an ache around that area. Something that I think is actually caused by the fact I've started playing golf, although it might not be.
The lumps don't really hurt and they move around slightly when touched (not fixed to anything). I went to the doctors the other day and she told me she thinks it's swollen lymp nodes, but she didn't seem that sure. She said come back after 4 weeks if they haven't gone down. Of course I'm a little worried it might be something more serious and it's been playing on my mind massively that it could be the big C word.
Any advice would be appreciated, thank you