Hi there,
I am a 25 year old and I was referred yesterday to ENT on the 'cancer pathway' due to a few funny symptoms. I have a lump under my ear/jaw on the left side that is about the size of a small grape, on this side of my neck I have also had a swelling feeling and almost feel like I am being strangled and then a pressure feeling on my left collarbone, again like someone is pressing down on it. The left side of my neck is also visibly puffier than the right now. I have been experiencing night sweats, although not every night and extreme itching of my scalp & around my left ear, to the extent I have made it bleed. My dr asked me if I felt fatigued but I am a mum to 2 under 3 and in university full time as well as working night shifts... I am super tired but don't know whether thats 'normal' tired or not haha. Obviously I have googled my symptoms (I know you shouldn't) and every link that came up was Hodgkins lymphoma but I know that most of the symptoms have other causes too and lymphoma isnt too common.
I was just wondering what will be the next stages of investigations etc now for anyone that has been through/ had these symptoms before? Especially anyone thats been through the process since covid?
I have my appt with ENT at the start of november but it is a telephone consultation which I feel like will be a bit of a waste of time because the ENT doctor will only hear me repeat everything that will be in the referral from my GP anyway but I'm hoping they can refer me for an urgent scan to see what is going on.
Thank you!