Hi all,
I know none of you are professional doctors and nurses but I'm seriously worrying and reading discussions on here have helped me a lot. So on the 14th December 2019 I was diagnosed with a throat infection, I was struggling to swallow, tonsils were covered in white and swollen and it was at this point I noticed a lump in my neck (assumed it was swollen lymph nodes due to infection). So after finishing the antibiotics which was a 5 day course, I still felt quite ill. Throat still sore but not AS bad and it continued to be "achey" for about 2 weeks which wasn't normal so I went back to the GP who told me it was still red but no white spots so it's fine, also felt my neck said he could feel my glands swollen but leave it 2 weeks and come back if there's no change. I went back as there was no change and I saw a lady doctor who said oh they're huge they need looking at and referred me for an urgent ultrasound on them and blood tests. I went for blood tests the following morning and got the results 4 days later which were completely normal, except my iron was abit low but GP said it was not drastically low and could be fixed by adding more iron into my diet.
So fast forward to today, my throat is starting to be sore again! And she wanted to see me again to see what's happening (the Gp). She felt my neck again and said they feel like they're not as big, I told her my throat is sore again so she looked and said it's very red, angry and has a few small white spots so has prescribed a 10 day course of antibiotics. I told her my scan is next Monday and she was going to send me to hospital to have the scan but with it being in 6 days she would leave it.
I'm SO worried I have cancer. Lymphoma. I have a 2 year old little girl and the thought of not watching her grow up is literally soul destroying. I think the doctor has scared me more than google, although I know she's just being thorough which is better than brushing things off.
I don't know what I want people to say really. I just feel like waiting around is killing me. I keep having moments where I just sit and cry and beg to nobody that there's nothing seriously wrong with me.
