Hi courtney,

Have you been to the GP yet? Maybe start there x

Hi iv been to the gp, she has referred me for an “urgent referral” to hospital for a biopsy in two weeks, she has booked me in for my bloods also. I’m just a little worried now. I thaught I was over reacting and thinking too much into my symptoms. Now I can’t stop searching the internet. I’m stressed. I have two children so I think that is what is causing my anxiety x

She also found two more lumps in my neck just above my collar bone x

i'm glad youve been to the Dr's. 

I know you said you don't want to alarm family but i think you should have someone close you can talk to and go to the appointment with you. They may think of different questions to ask, but i don't think it's something you should be going through alone xx

Good luck Courtney - I hope it is nothing.  I am going through similar, my anxiety is through they roof.  I have been referred urgently to ENT for investigation for several enlarged lymph nodes in my neck.  I havent had any other symptoms though, bu they are all fixed, hard, not painless.  I also notice a lump in the floor of my mouth but can only feel with my tounge or finger cannot be seen.  I cannot work out if it is in the tissue, or on the very bottom of my jaw bone.  No idea what that is... but any lumps are worrying me at the moment. 

My hospital appt is on Thursday x

Are your lumps small? The ones in my neck I can’t believe I haven’t noticed before! There’s only 2 but there not that big and I think they move around, the one in my groin is larger and it’s not as round it’s long like a small sausage.  I get what you mean about the anxiety iv never really thaught about anything like this happening to me but since finding the lumps and finding out about lymphoma it’s like everything makes sense that i have been putting of. I know it’s early stages but i was expecting the doctor to fob me of and tell me it was all in my head but because she has referred me as urgent and is actually doing it’s surprised me. I’m just hoping for the best but I just feel like this shoulder pain iv been ignoring, I have known all along but iv put everything down to anxiety and university and work and balancing it with the kids. Recently broke up from their dad too recently so feel like iv nobody to speak to about it. Sorry for the rant x

Also wondering will the biopsy be a needle or removal, I’m quite nervous as will they take it out of my groin or neck or both? I’m thinking the groin might hurt a little!x

Two of them are quite big and quite promonent you can certainly see them as well as feel them.  I have got a pea sized one which is a relatively new one, that I have noticed anyway! and then my biggest is big in size but it is quite flat apprantly it sitting within the tissue.  I have got one like you described, long "like a smalls sausage". 

Dont be silly this is what this forum is here for.  

It is strange you say that actually, I also have had shoulder pain, but that has been going on for some time now, so never thought until now that it could be linked.  

My hospital appt is only 2 days away now.  I was told to expect to go in, they will examine my neck and probably do an US too, and they if they think neccessary, if it does look like something, then they are likely to do fine needle biopsy x 

Good luck I hope everything goes as well as can go! I’m waiting for the letter for the appointment so in limbo at the minute just want it all over and done with all ready x

How did you get on x