Worried about lump in eye

Hi, I'm new here and never posted before but hoping to find some advice :) 

About 3 weeks ago I felt a hard lump next to my eye, it's between the top of my nose and right eye, I can't tell how big it is as it goes right back towards the back of my eye socket. I have since started to have other symptoms such as sinus pain/pressure and ear pain, my ears constantly feel blocked too. I have been to the doctors about this a couple of times and they have referred me to an eye specialist but my appointment is not until September. They seem to think the lump could be a cyst but they weren't sure, noone seems to be able to tell me what they think it could be which is really worrying me. 

I suffer with health anxiety and I am really struggling with the thought of having to wait so long to find out what it could be. Has anyone had similar symptoms to this? Any help would be greatly appreciated. 

Thankyou :) 

  • Hi Rose1988b,

    Welcome to Cancer Chat. It's good to hear that you've got this checked out and that you have the referral, although I appreciate it's a bit of a wait.

    I'm sure that if the doctors were more concerned then you would have received a more urgent referral. If you feel really worried, there's no harm in querying it with your doctor. Another option is also to call the hospital and see if it is an option to put yourself on a cancellation list, if you're able to go at shorter notice.

    I hope that it's not too long to wait before you find out more.

    Wishing you all the best,

    Ben
    Cancer Chat Moderator