Swelling above collar bone and pain

Hello,

I’m a 37 year old female, I’ve developed a swelling above my right collar bone.  No specific lump just a swelling, some times of the day and my position it’s visible other times you can just feel the fluid under the skin. 

saw the doctor yesterday who said it’s probably my body fighting a chest infection so gave me antibiotics.  But my cough is almost gone and the swelling is getting larger and the pain in my collar bone is agony. 

anyone had anything similar?

thank you 

  • Welcome to the forum Meeny45 although I'm sorry to hear about the swelling and pain in your collarbone.

    Fingers crossed you'll start to see an improvement over the next couple of days but if nothing has changed, or has got worse, by the time you've finished your course of antibiotics, make sure you go back to your GP so they can investigate this further.

    Hopefully some of our members who have been in a similar situation will be along soon to share their experiences and advice but in the meantime, we're wishing you a speedy recovery and hope this is no cause for concern.

    Kind regards,

    Steph, Cancer Chat Moderator