Had a couple of bad throat and chest infections in the past six week needing antibiotics. I noticed a swollen lymph node on the left side of my neck about two inches below my earlobe nearly three weeks ago now, and initially put it down to fighting infection.

However it hasn't gone and as of yesterday morning I had several lumps in both sides of my neck, they're a bit tender, moveable and small. I ended up going to A&E as I was having heart palpitations that I think were panic attacks, and the doctor felt my neck and took my bloods. He said the nodes don't seem suspicious and my bloods were all clear, including normal cell count. I felt very relieved and went home happier.

Unfortunately later that day a couple of larger and flatter (as in they feel like they're lurking deeper in my neck and not poking out of the skin at all) nodes came up under each jaw, near my windpipe. I've also found another small pea size one on the left side about an inch above my collar bone. I'm not super slim so I don't think this is just a case of finding things that have always been there. 

I then woke up quite sweaty this morning, my husband said he was soaked and it was a hot night, but my anxiety was obviously through the the roof by this point. I managed to get a phone consultation and the GP said that it all sounds residual from my illnesses and I'm clearly run down and stressed managing a full time job and a young daughter. She also said that as my bloods were good, that should be the end of it and I should stop worrying.

That's not true though is it? I've now read several posts where blood tests were clear and it took ultrasounds and biopsies to diagnose cancer. I'm thinking specifically Lymphoma here, but I think it's true of all cancers except leukaemia? Why did the GP lie to me? I've gone from feeling fairly relaxed and ok to crying and shaking again. I've got health anxiety so I'm trying so hard to keep things in perspective, but the fact is I've had a swollen lymph node for nearly three weeks now, more popping up, a 'night sweat' which was admittedly fairly light and a chronically itcy foot at night which I put down to Athletes Foot but am now thinking could be an itch caused by cancer.

Any and all advice gratefully received, I'm really struggling now and it's such a blow after thinking the clear blood results meant anything positive regarding cancer.