Hi all,

I noticed 5 weeks ago that I had 3 enlarged lymph nodes in my neck, following a trip to the north of Scotland. I immediately panicked as I didn’t feel unwell and had never had swollen lymph nodes before. Although panicked I wrote it off after a visit to the GP as she thought it could be down to midgie bites. 

it’s now 5 weeks on, they are still present with one being pretty big, hard and sore. I now also have horrible shoulder pain and tingling down my right arm (lymph nodes on the right side too) I’m tired on and off but I’m not feverish and haven’t had night sweats. I’ve noticed a few new blood spots appearing on my chest area. They are very small but I’m now hyper aware of them. I can not shift the anxiety that there’s something seriously wrong with me. I’ve been to the Drs 3 times now, had a blood test (that came back fine) and I’m currently awaiting a privately booked appointment with a haematologist as I’m so sure I’m unwell.  Im

now also on sertraline as my health anxiety is so bad that I can barely participate in day to day life. I have a 2 year old daughter and all I can think about is not getting to see her grow up. I need constant reassurance and just cry all the time. How do you manage this while waiting for appointments? I’m just so low xx