I'm a 27yo female and about 3 weeks ago I found a lump above my left collarbone. It's about the size of a tic tac, it's movable And I think quite soft? Even though the more i touch it the harder it seems! I went to the doctors and she didn't seem too concerned as I've had no other symptoms. She said it's just a shotty gland that popped out because I've had a cough at the the beginning of the month. She told me to come back in 3 weeks. I went back after 2 with anxiety levels through the roof. I stupidly googled the symptoms and read all the horror stories about the swollen lymph nodes above collar bone always mean something bad... I think I could also feel another lump above and under the first one, my cough came back as well, however, it's not that bad (it wasn't the first time). She's examined my neck again and ordered a full blood test, but no scan or anything. Is the blood test enough to determine whether more tests are needed? Or shall I push a scan? Also, can touching a swollen gland make it swell more/make glands around it swollen as well?
Apart from a massive anxiety about this and a bit of a cough I'm feeling okay, keep going to the gym etc. I've had an odd ache there and then but I'm not sure how much of it is anxiety and how much can be a symptom. Did anybody out there had a similar situation?
