Hiya, 

A little background to my problem. I've had a swollen lymph node on my neck for around 1 year. At the start the year I felt really rubbish, just super tired all the time and having to take a nap in the middle of the day just to function normally, I also kept getting recurring mouth sores etc and was just generally run down. I went to the GP who first did bloods - these came back all good around March time. 

I was referred to ENT for the lump after this. Had my first appointment with them around June time and they requested an US and fine needle biopsy on the lump which I had in October. During the ultrasound the consultant said it looked like a reactive lymph node but she would take the biopsy to be sure. Obviously I left this appointment feeling great and thinking that would be that. However I recieved a follow up appointment with ENT. That was last week and the consultant said that the US looked like a reactive node and that the biopsy 'somewhat agreed' so they want me back to do the US and biopsy again in 8 weeks. 

Of course I'm kicking myself for not asking what he meant by 'somewhat' now and also why if its reactive if need to go back. But at the time I was a little shocked since I just expected him to say the same thing the lady who did the US said. So really what I'm wondering is if anyone else has experienced this and why did they need to repeat the tests. I figure if they were worried about anything they would have said and also had me back in quicker but I also don't understand. 

In terms of how I feel all together I feel mostly better than I did at the beginning of the year except for the tiredness. 

Thank you for taking the time to read this. Xx