Hi, 

I am a 20 year old male who has had a lump on my neck since the beginning of august after noticing lots of pain when swallowing liquids and foods. After contacting the GP i was then prescribed some antibiotics and soon after i was pain free but i still had the lump, weeks have gone by i contacted the GP again who was said that they thought it was benign and sent me for a simple FBC but became hesitant when thinking about a chest x-ray. After being contacted by the GP today and being told that i had an emergency chest x-ray booked within the following 3 days and that i will be seen by an ENT and booked for further investigations.  As a medical student my first thought after noticing the lump followed by some fatiuge, weight loss and night sweats that it was lymphoma or non- hodgkin's lymphoma but i'm not 100% confident. 

My question to anyone willing to share their history is; Does my journey sound similar or am i overreacting? Any information will be great ;).