Hi i saw this chat when googling symptoms and this really helped me so also promised i would leave an update when i had my results.

I was ill and on antibiotics with swollen glands but one on my left side never went down after 6 weeks. Naturally i was worried and googled and went so far to see what the treat ment was for cancer. As u can imagine i worried myself sick. I got an ultrasound today and all is fine. I am the worlds worst for worrying and wanted to reassure anyone else to try not to expect the worse. As above 99.9% of the time you will be wprrying for nothing. Easier said than done but hopefully this reassures you x

I have a large lump under my armpit which has grown in the last eight weeks. I have been referred to the breast cancer clinic but have been waiting for two weeks. It doesn't help that my sister died at 37 due to Lymphoma and my mum died of lung cancer a few months ago. My stress is through the roof. Trying not to think the worst but am not feeling great with it all. I am physically exhausted at the end of each day and ache all over with fatigue, lack of appetite and constantly feeling hot and itchy. Trying to take note of your post but it's really difficult!

Please let me know how u get on. Mark Wright (on the radio) had this and it was a benign growth which got removed. I understand the worry but it could equally be fine too. Its so hard not to stress tho. Xx

I started being stressed out 2 yrs ago. Chronic stress, led to anxiety within months and I can have multiple anxiety sessions any week. 

Sunday I rubbed the underside of my jaw and felt a hard smooth pebble around 2cm long. Googled it and phoned Dr 1st thing Monday. He said not feeling suspicious but booked a blood test.

I got home, made a cuppa and had just sat down when dr rang and asked me to go Now for chest xray. Has booked ultrasound and blood test is on Wednesday.

I went for xray straight away. 15 mins drive there, 15 mins in hospital, never got to sit down! Amazing service! 

Had blood taken yesterday, waiting for ultrasound appointment, 10 days for xray result so 8 days to go....

Came here to read comments and the RELIEF!!!  Stress as a product of swolen glands. Absolutely unexpected.... plus I skin pick, another byproduct of my anxiety. Been attacking any blemish for 18 months and the fact is stress leads to breakouts, so I've been proper busy. 

Reading that skin picking is a mental condition has pulled me up short! A REAL humdinger that, and the final straw to make me get myself in hand and beat the *** out of my stress/angst/mutilation.

The person I love and trusted most hurt me unbelievably and continues to do so with impunity, its taken 2 years to harden my heart against my child, but I still struggle!

The swollen node has taught me much about the danger of stress anxiety, I knew that such pain causes issues down the line, but never understood how it transpired.

Ive been to the point where the hurt inflicted has made me vomit, caused my digestives to literally empty in minutes, affected my whole body, making me feel ill, sweating, hot and just wanting to sleep.

I write to advise anyone who is suffering at the hands of anyone who affects you as badly as mine has.... beware. These things start as confusion over circumstances and feeling hurt, but if you allow such to overwhelm you, it will take over your life and cause REAL issues, physically & mentally.

Had i known or understood how easy it is to slide, and how hard to back off this would become, I would have never allowed myself to be so victimised.

True Love never inflicts pain. 

If someone can do that to you, its not love, simply financial gain. Its abuse, and the sooner one recognises this, the quicker you can turn things around and save yourself many months of angst.

Im not there yet, but the lights came on weeks ago, and reading this thread has helped centre my resolve to get myself back to health. I was so strong, but I will be strong again. 

Bless you for posting, I can't thank you enough for this breakthrough.