Lumps under Jawline

I've got two lumps under my jawline on either side the one on the left is around 2cm long and the right one is about 1.5 long, they are very movable. I also have to little balls no bigger than 1cm under my jawline nearer my ear they are a tiny bit movable but very hard. I've had the bigger ones cheked out by a doctor and he said they were lymph nodes and were fine but I'm not convinced, I've had them for ages and I don't remember finding them they have just always been there same with the small ones but I've not had those checked out. I'm worried that they're lymphoma or salivary gland cancer and the fact that they've been there for so long means the cancer will have spread or be advanced. I want to go and ask for a scan or test but I've been to the doctors twice in the past week once for those lumps. I have no real symptoms of anything. I'm only 15 and I have health anxiety so I'm really worried. Any advice please

  • Hello and thanks for your post

    I’m sorry you are worried about lumps underneath your jawline and can understand you wanting to find out more.

    I'm afraid we are unable to diagnose or tell anyone if anything is the matter. Symptoms can have straightforward medical explanations. Lymph nodes commonly swell due to a current or recent infection and settle down over time. They can sometimes be felt for a long time after the infection has cleared and may never go back to their original size.

    I'm pleased to hear you have seen your GP about your symptoms and they were not worried. But if your symptoms are not showing signs of improving over the next few weeks, it’s perfectly reasonable to go back and get checked out by your doctor again. Hopefully, they can reassure you.

    You say that you have health anxiety. I hope you are getting some support with this as anxiety can be very debilitating. In the meantime, you may want to read some more about managing anxiety by clicking here.

    I hope things improve for you soon. 

    Best wishes,

    Celene

  • Hi, thank you so much for your reply. I am going to try and wait a few weeks and if I am still feeling worried I will go back. The doctor that I saw is sending me and online course on silver cloud to do to help with my health anxiety so hopefully I'll start feeling better about it. Thanks again