Swollen cervical gland bloods clear

Hi everyone 

plese talk me down from this state of panic I am in. I have a swelling on right side of my neck the doc uestioned cervicl gland my bloods have come back clear and I feel fine. I had ultrasound on it Saturday and I went into melt down as I heard the doctor reading out the measurements 5.8x4.4x3 my god that's huge! I have absolutely convinced myself I am going to die from this and I know it's ridiculous as I don't have any results yet people keep saying that I should take comfort that my bloods were normal and if it was anything bad they bloods would have shown something but I'm beside myself with worry please any advice would be really appreciated x

  • Hello Honeybeez1976 and a warm welcome to Cancer Chat, 

    I am sorry to hear you are feeling so anxious about this. It's reassuring news that your bloods have come back clear but I can understand how it must have been stressful to hear the doctor commenting on how big these measurements were. 

    As you said, you don't have the results yet so try not to worry too much or anticipate the worst. It won't be long now until you get your results back and have some definite answers. While you are waiting, the best thing to do to avoid thinking too much about this is to keep busy and distracted if you can and avoid looking things up online as this will inevitably show the worst case scenario and make you worry even more. There are helpful tips on this page to help you cope while waiting for important news. 

    I hope you will also hear from others here who have been through all this before and that they will be along soon to share their story with you. 

    Keeping everything crossed for you that everything turns out fine. 

    Best wishes, 

    Lucie, Cancer Chat Moderator