Hi everyone,
Really I just wanted to get my current story out there as I've been using these chats to help me cope :)
So around 10 months ago my fiancé noticed a lump on my neck just under my jaw below my ear, no bigger than a pea. I put it out of my mind and when the whole COVID situation happened I hadn't even thought about it. The past few months I was developing loss of appetite, shortness of breath, blood rushing in ear and most recently severe exhaustion. When I felt the lump on my neck had gotten bigger i decided to go ahead and go to the gp.
Here's where we found 3-4 lumps with the original lump being the most suspicious. For reference my first lump is hard and immovable. The other few I have are also hard irregular and 2 are movable. The gp sent me for a chest X-ray the next day and a heamotolgy appointment within the space of 3 days. I just want to say here everyone has been incredible and everything has happened so fast.
Hematology ordered a complete blood count and complete bloods that day (6 vials eek) I fainted after the bloods, dramatic as always. Hematology has now sent me for an urgent ultrasound scan of my neck to be done this Tuesday :)
Tonight I found another large lump now on the right side of my neck. (I have 2-3 on the left side and one under my chin) Staying positive though!
I'm only 20 and I worry for my family and fiancé more than myself.
