Painless lump on preauricular lymph node

Hi i am a 21 year old female, around 3 weeks ago I developed a lump on my ear neck which grew quickly and hurt a little for 2 days, then I developed a lump on my neck which grew big, then I developed a 3rd lump just under the one on my ear. These all developed within a week, I saw my doctor and they prescribed some antibiotics for 1 week I took them and now the only lump left is by my ear, it’s been nearly 2 weeks since I finished the antibiotics and the lump in front of my ear is still there it is around 1.5cm and doesn’t hurt and is hard and doesn’t move. I called the gp again today and she’s saying to wait another 2 weeks before they do any tests… I’m just worried as I’ve never had the best help I’ve been diagnosed with fibromyalgia for 4 years now and I just get worried with my health and doctors as they took forever to take me serious with the doctor visits for my fibromyalgia. 

Should I have pushed the doctors to at least do a blood test? Because waiting another 2 weeks scares me because what if what’s wrong with me is just getting worse . 

  • Hello Ruru,

    You won't know more until your next appointment so please try not to worry. It will be a good opportunity discuss your thoughts about getting a blood test with your doctor I can understand how you're feeling but I'm hoping these tips here might help, they can be useful whether you're waiting for an appointment or for results.

    Best wishes,

    Moderator Anastasia