Swollen gland on right side of neck

Hi,

I have been experiencing for the last few months a swollen gland on the right side of my neck.

You can see the lump occasionally and its soft and I can move it around.

I have contacted my doctor who said it's just a gland reacting to certain conditions in my body such as my eczema flare up.

I have recently been feeling a horrible achey pain in the back of my neck and a slight ache behind my right ear and sometimes I feel as if my neck is swelling altho people have told me it dont look swollen.

I can be fine one day but others I feel not myself 

I suffer with anxiety and as you can imagine it's really bothering me. I'm 34 years old and until recently a smoker but I have kicked the habit and have been smoke free for a week.

I dont wanna seem like a hypochondriac and in normal circumstances I could of seen a doctor for then to feel it but they wont see me due to covid and I think that's what making me worry more.

Was wondering if anybody else has had anything similar or what I could do in regard to my next step.

Thankyou 

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  • Welcome to the forum Kayleigh-Leanne although I'm sorry for the reason you've joined us.

    Hopefully some of our members will offer their thoughts and advice to you soon but if you have more than one GP at your surgery you could try and see if you can get a second opinion from another doctor.

    As you've mentioned, telephone consultations can be tricky but I hope this information we have on our website will help you get the most out of your next appointment.

    I hope this helps and you're able to get to the bottom of this soon.

    Kind regards,

    Steph, Cancer Chat Moderator

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  • Welcome to the forum Kayleigh-Leanne although I'm sorry for the reason you've joined us.

    Hopefully some of our members will offer their thoughts and advice to you soon but if you have more than one GP at your surgery you could try and see if you can get a second opinion from another doctor.

    As you've mentioned, telephone consultations can be tricky but I hope this information we have on our website will help you get the most out of your next appointment.

    I hope this helps and you're able to get to the bottom of this soon.

    Kind regards,

    Steph, Cancer Chat Moderator

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