Hi Everyone

New here, first post please I would just like some advice, I have an enlarged lymph node in my pelvic area since the age of 30, I’m now 38 when I got an enlarged lymph node initially it was very painful to the point I thought my knee was disintegrating for some weird reason the pain from my lymph node travel to my knee joint on the same side, feeling the lump I thought I had ovarian cancer when I saw my GP he asked how did I come that conclusion I answered ‘Google’ he stared at me funny, he felt the lump and told me it’s a lymph node and said it should go down, it never did, I begged my GP for ultrasound and they noted my lymph node was enlarged, (but not abnormally big) :confused:I tried giving myself a lymph node massage but’s not gone,(I won’t lie I was not consistent with the massage) however when I got a bad cold, on my period and after kick boxing class the lymph get bigger and I get a perpetual dull ache, because I understand that lymph nodes fight infection, I went to an STD clinic  and asked for tested negative my GP over the years keeps saying it not cancer but will not put me through extra tests even though my enlarged lymph node is now 8 years old.

Please if anyone has any advice please I would appreciate it.