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Lump in throat/neck

Klhew
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Hi all, 

having to write this post as My mental health is struggling really bad. A couple of weeks ago I had another flare up of a sore throat, I've had a lump where my glands are on the right side of my throat under my jaw for years. The gp felt this and immediately sent me to A&E. ENT consultant has put me on a two week pathway. I have severe anxiety and panic attacks as it is and now I'm a mess worrying sick I've got cancer. 
 

i hve my first consultant apt on Friday. I'm having constant hot sweats which I know can be a warning sign for cancer. I feel like nobody understands how I feel and I am really struggling. 
 

im a single parent to two boys and I'm petrified I'm going to die. 

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    Hi Klhew, I didn't want to read and run, I don't have much advice as I'm currently awaiting my first 2ww appointment for neck lumps/raised nodes. So I do know this anxiety you are experiencing. I'm not a single parent though I have a 2 year old son that I'm already imagining leaving without a mum. Our brains do tend to think the worst and run away with us!

    I am trying to rationalise that 9 out of 10 2ww referrals turn out not to be cancer, and that there are other causes for the symptoms. 

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    Hi Klhew, I didn't want to read and run, I don't have much advice as I'm currently awaiting my first 2ww appointment for neck lumps/raised nodes. So I do know this anxiety you are experiencing. I'm not a single parent though I have a 2 year old son that I'm already imagining leaving without a mum. Our brains do tend to think the worst and run away with us!

    I am trying to rationalise that 9 out of 10 2ww referrals turn out not to be cancer, and that there are other causes for the symptoms. 

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