Hi all I am 56 years old and about a week ago I had right sided neck pain. A few days later I noticed swelling above the collar bone and slight tenderness below the collarbone on the same side and now I have mild shoulder pain.

I also have slight chest pain around the area which is sore and in the same spot as I was diagnosed with Costochondritis a few years ago.

I think I can feel a rubbery lump which is towards the end of the collarbone away  from the neck and my wife says she cannot feel anything but the whole area is swollen.

I had the same swollen area in 2016 and an ultrasound revealed slighty raised cervical lymph nodes but this seems worse.

The symptoms havent gotten any worse or better and I am going to make an appointment next week week with my GP and I must admit after reading Dr. Google, I am totally terrified.

I have no other symptoms I know of (weight loss, coughing etc) but my anxiety levels are high.

Should these Lymph nodes be easily palpable?

Thank You