Hi Alice,

I'm quite new here myself but I wanted to say I know exactly how you feel. I know I can't reassure you on the medical front, I'm just another non-medical person and I'm waiting to have a scan myself about something similar, and am trying hard not to be scared but it's difficult to take your mind off it when you can't think of what else it might be, isn't it.

I have read a lot of things about lumps that sound like yours and a lot of them seem to be nothing to worry about; there are good things - the fact it moves about, the fact it isn't very large. You are sensible to have it checked, just in case, but please try not to think the worst.

I'm not much use really but I just wanted to say I hope you are doing OK this afternoon. And I hope that when you get it looked at, your doctor is able to reassure you. 

Will be thinking of you. Take care, take it easy.

AK

Hi AK. Thank you so much for replying, you seriously have eased my mind... Im sorry to hear you aint doing so great your self, hope everything works out ok.. Its hard isnt it, the not knowing is a scary thing and i dont help myself by turning into the google doctor... Thank you so much for your support. It means alot xx

Hi Alice,

No probs and let us know how you go, even (especially!) if it is good news. And keep posting, ask more questions if you find it helps; people here are really kind as I have found myself, and most of them know much more than I do about this subject x x

Hi Alice, 

I know it's easier said than done as I am such a massive worrier as well, but try not to panic. I just wanted to ease your mind in telling you that I have the exact same type of lump on my neck, in fact I have more than one and I've had them for a few years! I have visited my GP about it (a trustworthy one as she noticed my mums cancer), and she said that it's perfectly normal, it's just a lymph node that has swollen up because of either stress or from being unwell recently, she said that it's perfectly normal to have them and some times they never go down. Again try not to worry too much, it's also a good sign that its small and moves around as that indicates even more its just a swollen lymph node xx

Aww thank you so much for replying... You seriously have eased my mind... Its so worrying thou isnt it... Thank you for the support