Worried about lymphoma

Hi all, hope everyone is well. 

 

I’m an almost 23 year old female and a couple of weeks ago I noticed a lump above my collarbone. My doctor has confirmed it is my left supraclavicular lymph node. I’ve had an ultrasound of my neck which the consultant said looked normal and he didn’t feel he needed to take a biopsy. I am still really concerned and unsure what to do. Lately I have lost weight, feel very sweaty and tired a lot of the time. Any advice would be appreciated. Can an ultrasound show cancer? 

  • Hi Jess, I’ve had a few ultrasound with biopsy which proved positive for lymphoma. These doctors who do the ultrasound can usually tell if it’s not cancer and therefore that’s why they don’t proceed to the biopsy. On saying that the first time they did the biopsy they told me not to worry as it’s probably a thyroid problem, which it wasn’t. It looked pretty solid on the screen. The only way to detect cancer is with the biopsy. This tells them what kind of cancer it is. You are young which is good. The sweats I had were drenching sweats in that I had to change the bed. If I were you and it’s still there in a few weeks I’d go back to your doctor as it’s causing you anxiety. I hope this helps you a little bit, take care.