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Referred for an ultrasound. Should I be worried?

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Hi all.

I found a lump on the left side of my neck (just under my ear lobe) last year. I went to the doctor and she wasn't concerned, that was that and I was made to feel I was worrying over nothing. It is still there now and has grown in size and a lot easier to feel than it was before. It is a hard lump that doesn't move and aches after I've been feeling it. I also have a few little rubbery ones on the back of my neck which I can sometimes feel when I move my neck. I've experienced night sweats but not consistently. Has anyone else experienced night sweats? We're yours consistent? 
I saw a doctor today who was more interested and has referred me for an ultrasound. Can someone inform me what happens during the ultrasound? Will they tell me there and then if there is something to worry about? 
I am trying to think positive but I am really worried.

Thank you in advance, Beth. :-)
 

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    Hi, I had a lump in my neck just behind my ear, and went to my gp terrified. In fact I still have it! It's been there for 15 years and hasn't changed from being like a pea, and it feels hard. I was referred to a specialist and he gave me an ultrasound and put a very thin camera on a  super thin wire up my nose and down through my mouth which sounds awful, but it really wasn't and it lasted literally 30 seconds. No biopsy was done, he'd seen all he needed to before he diagnosed it as a blocked follicle, which are apparently,  quite common. So chances are that yours could be the same thing, but yes, always have any new lump or bump checked out if it's been there a couple of weeks. That's what my gp always says anyway! 

     

    All best wishes! X

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    Hi, I had a lump in my neck just behind my ear, and went to my gp terrified. In fact I still have it! It's been there for 15 years and hasn't changed from being like a pea, and it feels hard. I was referred to a specialist and he gave me an ultrasound and put a very thin camera on a  super thin wire up my nose and down through my mouth which sounds awful, but it really wasn't and it lasted literally 30 seconds. No biopsy was done, he'd seen all he needed to before he diagnosed it as a blocked follicle, which are apparently,  quite common. So chances are that yours could be the same thing, but yes, always have any new lump or bump checked out if it's been there a couple of weeks. That's what my gp always says anyway! 

     

    All best wishes! X

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