I don't even know what I want from this post. Maybe just someone to listen and reassurance?! Basically since January of this year I had a few colds and an ear infection. With the sore throat I noticed I had neck pain. Only on my left side (my ear infection was on the right not left). It's basically more or less all over my left side this pain is. Not unusual when you have a cold I guess. Anyway. Once the flu season was over, since then I've had this random neck pain flare up at least 2/3 times a month. It hurts in my ear and I get a slight sore throat as well. Now the good points are that I don't seem to have any other worrying symptoms. Definitely not losing weight. No night sweats. I've been checked by 2 doctors. There's no lumps and no swelling. To me, when I feel it does feel like the left side is inflamed compared to the right but to the doctors and my husband they can't feel a difference. I have no trouble swallowing. I had bloods which checked my thyroid which was normal. My iron was a little low which my doctor suspected was due to heavy periods so I've been a bit fatigued but I'm also a working mum of 3. I guess my voice is a bit hoarse sometimes but I'm also terrible at stashing hydrated. The other good thing is that this hasn't changed. So it's not gotten worse. Basically, I just have this random pain which flares up in my neck/ear and sometimes
throat at least twice a month and no one can figure out why. My doctor booked me an ultrasound which is tomorrow and I'm so so scared. I have GAD anyway which doesn't help but I also have a friend, 28 years old and she was diagnosed with lymphoma so that really doesn't help. Like I said I don't know what I'm looking to gain from this post, I know the anxiety will be making things a lot worse but I know I'm not imagining this. When this flares up I can feel like something there sometimes when I talk, eat or turn my neck a certain way. Feels like it's next to my windpipe somewhere? I don't know :-( everyone is telling me because I've had it since jan and it doesn't make me unwell or anything it can't be anything serious but I just get so worried :(