Swollen Lymph Node in neck for 6 months

I've had a swollen lymph node in my neck for at least 6 months. Last month, I went to my GP regarding it and was sent for an ultrasound scan. After the scan I was told that it was just a swollen lymph node and nothing to worry about, however, I'm not sure why it is swollen and if it will ever go down. I have taken to google to try and figure out why I have this swollen lymph node and as you can imagine all that comes up is "cancer, cancer, cancer". Since the lymph node has been swollen, I have lost quite a bit of weight and experience migraines on a daily basis. I am always extremely tired and have lots of episodes of dizziness. I'm curious to know if anyone else has ever had an experience in the past where they've had a swollen lymph node scanned and was told it wasn't anything but then later down the line found out it was cancerous?

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  • Hello guys I have had the same problem too it has been some time since I have gone back to it as I seem to just forget about I have had sleepless nights thinking about as I am same reading all over the internet saying about cancer this cancer that I am not that worried tho I believe it is common to have a swollen limp node for along time for various reasons mine has not grown in anyway and only hurts when I touch it or agitate it, other that that I have had no problems so far, I believe I do need to get it checked out but I think it can be cause by various allergies such as hay fever and other infections you bony could be fighting off I don't think I should have left it so long with out getting it check 

     

    I will give you an update when I have got it check could be some time though with all this COVID stuff

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  • Hello guys I have had the same problem too it has been some time since I have gone back to it as I seem to just forget about I have had sleepless nights thinking about as I am same reading all over the internet saying about cancer this cancer that I am not that worried tho I believe it is common to have a swollen limp node for along time for various reasons mine has not grown in anyway and only hurts when I touch it or agitate it, other that that I have had no problems so far, I believe I do need to get it checked out but I think it can be cause by various allergies such as hay fever and other infections you bony could be fighting off I don't think I should have left it so long with out getting it check 

     

    I will give you an update when I have got it check could be some time though with all this COVID stuff

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  • Hello! 
    I'm sorry to hear that you are all going through this. I have very similar symptoms although I did catch a virus about 6 weeks ago (not covid). I had really bad phlegm and generally feeling very unwell. My throat still feels swollen (more so on the right side) it's like I have lumps in it. I get dizziness and have lost quite a lot of weight. The doctor has checked my bloods and done a chest X-ray and all appear normal. They have said if my throat doesn't feel better by next week I can have a referral to ENT. Inside my mouth my tonsils still appear swollen and a bit red but the swelling that's bothering me feels like it's further down. If I think about it too much I panic that I can't breathe - it's really getting me down and anxious. I hope it's nothing and just a swollen lymph node from the illness but is taking forever to settle 

  • hi i have the same issue and suffer with really bad health anxiety and it really makes me feel down i don't know what to do i've saw 3 gp's i was offered a chest x ray for reassurance but for some reason denied the offer as i had blood tests for cancer tumours skin cancer and bone cancer and i'm all okay i can assure you it's nothing to worry about i still worry about it my self but it's just our heads playing games 

  • Hey I'm in the same boat. Had a swollen lymph in left armpit back in April. Had two ultrasounds done and was told they were normal. Now I have a swollen gland on the right side of my neck. terrible taste in my mouth and my tongue feels numb. Went to an ENT he said throat was okay. But after meds (two antibiotics one antifungal) I still have pain. It can be sharp and even makes my ear hurt. Now I have pain in my groin on the same side. I have to call the ent again so I can get a scan on this to see whats going on. Just had my yearly thyroid scan last week, so waiting on the results of that. Idk if I just get crazy about health issues but this time around I actually have soemthing and no drug seems to be helping. Hell I'm about ready to tell them to cut this thing out of my neck!!

  • hi i think some peoples glands may just show but by the sounds of it you've had some sort of infection i also had a really weird taste in my mouth almost like metallic some could say taste of blood but it was gone after a couple days i also coughed up a little blood i saw my gp he felt my glands and listened to my chest he said it's a chest infection i saw 3 GPs and got very very similar answers i think we all just have bad health anxiety and think the worst when it comes to it no matter how many time i'm told i just don't believe anything even though they are professionals in what they do but i find it hard best thing i ever done was go for a blood test i got my kidneys checked i was tested for skin and bone cancer and also white cells in my blood cells to check for cancerous lymph nodes etc and all came back ok i did have a slight viral infection not too long ago but then another one came around i advise you to stop looking on the internet as everything i have searched such as "why is my phlegm dark yellow" and it says stuff like "go see your doctor as soon as possible most common causes for this are normal but also could lead to cancer" it's just scary when you look on the internet. hope you the best take care

  • I know, I have stopped trying to diagnose myself at this point. I'm just in constant pain from these swollen glands. My primary doc really stinks, they just keep handing out meds like candy, nothing has helped. I have no fever, but every day it's another new pain that keeps me up at night. My next step is to go to my dentist to see if this could be tooth related. Also I'm going to a new primary next week becuase this one can't spend more than 5 minutes with you. Anyway it's good to be able to vent on these posts. Thanks for your response.

  • www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/.../

     

    Please note this medical article relates to the common mistakes made in ultrasound when diagnosing lymphoma, it concludes that the only true way to diagnose is with a biopsy as opposed to ultrasound. Maybe take this to your dr if your still suffering symptoms, 

  • Thank you! I'll have a read of it.

  • Hi what's the update on this if you don't mind me asking I'm in similar situation