Hi, I am a 30 year old female and recently found a lump at the back of my head/neck area, I went to the gp who referred me for a ultrasound, after the ultrasound I asked if it’s anything to worry about and he said hmm then said it’s nothing sinister and gp will get a report, this was 9 days ago and still no results with the gp.

I also have 2 other lymph nodes on either side of my neck which I have had ultrasounds on a couple years ago which they said were reactive nodes and nothing to worry about, they are still there but I don’t think they have changed.

i suffer from health anxiety so extreme to the point waiting has left me having panic attacks, unable to eat, a constant feeling of sick and worry and generally feeling like I can’t function as I have such a scared feeling constantly, even I start to wonder if this is symptoms rather then health anxiety, I have 3 children and I lost my mum young also.

what also has me worried is I am waking up in the morning feeling very hot and sweaty and now worried this is also a sign of lymphoma, I have basically convinced myself I have it and am making myself unwell with fear.

its like I will read a symptom and then I start getting that symptom, I really can’t explain how awful this is and feel like people tell me not to worry etc but I can’t control the anxiety.

unsure where to go from here and even if the doctor tells me the lymph node isn’t sinister I don’t know what to do about other symptoms.

has anyone been through anything similar? 

I was also sick this morning and it was bile where I haven’t been eating, again I have convinced myself this is another symptom, just feeling very lost.