Low neutrophils and small swollen lymph nodes.

Good afternoon. Sorry this may be a long story. 
 

So may this year my dad had some blood tests as he was having some bad symptoms that truthfully I think he kept hidden from us. Beginning of June he went into hospital due to his bloods and symptoms. Sadly passed july from pancreatic cancer 2 weeks after diagnosis. 
 

August I ask my docotor to do my bloods as I was just generally anxious. I suffer from absolutely major anxieties and panic attacks. I'm 23. So I went for random bloods the first CBC of my life. 
 

I get a call a week or so later to repeat I ask why and they said they suspect possibly slight anemia but they have no concerns it's just a check so I'm not overly worried.

A month later I go back for my retest to be told it wasn't that it was the fact I had slightly low neutrophils. They repeat my bloods and again they are low so say they will refer me to the heamatologist but again they have absolutely no concerns it's just to check what they think. They take bloods to check more things such as autoimmune etc and it's all clear. 
 

I am a mess I will openly admit I am an absolute mess. I have a small lump on the back of my neck around 3mm. The doctor felt it said it's fine I've got to have had it around 9 years now it's never changed. 
 

with so much anxieties and Google reading etc I've been prodding and poking my neck like no tomorrow and feel like I've found 2 small lumps near my left collar bone. I have to move my arm up to feel them but I can feel something I have to dig quite deep but I know they can be deep. It's been around 5 weeks and I've heard nothing just wondering if anyone could advice or reassure me. 
 

I have no symptoms other then I'm a bit tired as of recently but I take that is my stress but it doesn't stop me doing anything. 
 

sorry for the long message. 

  • Hello Kbooth447, 

    It sounds like what happened to your dad was understandably traumatic and left a deep scar in you. He passed away only 2 weeks after diagnosis and you must have been left in shock and this no doubt triggered your current health-related anxiety. 

    Google reading is definitely not helping so the first thing to do really is to step well away from Google as Google will only bring up the most frightening and least likely scenario. The prodding and poking of your neck is symptomatic mostly of your anxiety and it's this anxiety which makes you constantly feel and look for lumps. Your doctor doesn't seem concerned by this but if you wanted a second opinion you can find out more about this on this page  but I think that as well as mentioning these issues which are bothering you, what you need to tell the doctor when you next see him is that you have been feeling very anxious about your health especially since your dad unexpectedly passed away. I am sure your GP will be able to help you feel better and overcome this anxiety. 

    Best wishes, 

    Lucie, Cancer Chat Moderator