Hello

i have this exact same thing came up 29th October day after flu jab and it's still there!!!!!

is yours?

Many Thanks

Hi, 

Tagging onto this coversation, almost releived to hear other people going through the same thing. 

I had my covid vaccine (nhs radiographer) but a week or so after I found a small lump above my collarbone, it wss painless and I only found it because I poke around alot (the job makes me worry more than it should). Anyway i spoke to my gp and she called me in and had a feel and did a full blood count, testing inflammatory markers and all sorts. I even asked a consultant I work with to check it. ANYWAY  All came back perfectly normal, which is supposed to be a releif but its still there and getting alot of random bursts of  pain in my neck and collarbone. 

The dreaded C word wont leave my brain, the doctor is worried at all. Is it normal for to have lumps? Has anyone had lumps that havent turned out to be ahnormal. 

I work in cancer care so I know lumps and bumps arent normal... 

Thank you to anyone who reads this. 

Xxx

Had GP appointment 1/4/21 because of a lump I found above my collar bone (day after 2nd pfzier vaccine). They said its a swollen right sided supraclavicular lymph node but wanted me to try antibiotics and have bloods done before sending me for a scan. Got home and rang for bloods appointment but couldn't get me in for 2 weeks. then had a voicemail from gp asking me to go back for further examination with her and another gp. They did bloods, breast, tummy and rectal examination and they referring me for a chest xray and ultra sound scans.  My bloods have come back normal apart from a folate deficiency for which I am now taking folic acid. I received a letter yesterday to make an appointment for an ultrasound which I am hoping will be this coming week. I have lost 2 stone in 12 month which I had put down to less meals out, less alcohol and regular meal times. I have now started to get mild pain in what I think might be chest wall pain, which also goes through to my shoulder and mild ache in my neck.

I dont know if this is just paranoia and anxiety, but I am really worried. I haven't spoken to my other half about the symptoms because as a nurse is also quite worried for me. 

Hi

It is really worrying isn't it - we all seem to be in the same boat. Some gps seem to advocate a wait and see approach whereas others are more proactive. Did your gp suggest it could be related to the vaccine? It seems coincidental that most of the people who have posted have had a vaccine recently and on the same side as the swollen node. 
Hope you get your ultrasound quickly. The anxiety is horrible though.

Jx

Hi Melanijo26,

I had a look at the reported cases of lymphadenopathy on the yellow card system processed so far, and it's around 2.5 thousand for the Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine (which I had), and over 3,000 for the Pfizer vaccine, and they are probably still looking at reports coming in. Supraclavicular lymph node swelling is reported from the US as well as armpit lymph node swelling. It does seem to be happening to us after the vaccine, so fingers tightly crossed that you and the rest of us are all OK and just having a mild reaction. Your blood test results sound reassuring. Hope the other pain is a red herring.
Doesn't work the whole time, but I've found it's best to try and keep busy/active – I like the outdoors and nature, cooking, trying to do a crossword, playing a game with someone, or reading a book – concentrate on what's going on around you rather than inside you, breathe slowly, do some stretches and go out walking in the sunshine. This passes the time and helps you feel less panicky. All the best.

 

That sounds like sensible advice. I was feeling really wobbly this morning, went for a run and now doing battle with a fig tree that I am trying to repot. It helped no end. I looked at the yellow card reports too - and that must be a fraction of the cases! 
 Take care

Jx

I thought I would post an update on my situation, which may be of help. 
 

im now over 5 weeks since my 2nd Pfizer vaccine and still have a visible swollen lymph node above the left collar bone - same side as the vaccine. I had bloods taken yesterday at the doctor after I reported it last week. 
 

I had a call from a receptionist at my doctors surgery today saying my 2 initial bloods have come back as normal. I believe they were the cancer indicators screening and a thyroid check, I think my blood film is still to come back. The doctor himself will call Tuesday so I can get more info from him as the receptionist couldn't give any detail, but certainly so far things are looking reassuring. 
 

Im impressed at the speed of things with the surgery! Hope this helps reassure some folk though. 

Good luck for your phone call with the doctor tomorrow x

Thank you :) x

Hi all

i had my AZ jab on sunday on left arm and for a couple of days have felt a small pea sized lump or nodule above my left collarbone. Its a bit sore but I can't tell if thatts me prodding it! At first I thought it was a collarbone problem but then found this lump. Even though my research indicates it's probably an effect of the jab, am still concerned as I had thyroid cancer in 2012, so will give it a couple of weeks but then go and see the GP. Good luck to everyone else, will be interested in the outcome of your enquiries too. Thanks

Hello all. An update from me. So, I had my first jab end January and second jab beginning April. At the start of March I noticed an enlarged lymph node on the left side by my collar bone. I googled 'enlarged lymph node' and saw to wait a few weeks to see if it went down by itself (luckily I didn't Google the specific lymph node at the time as that is quite an alarming Google search). On the morning of second jab, I was on the NHS app to get my NHS number and remembered it had been a month since I noticed the enlarged lymph node so I did an online consultation form with my GP. The GP phoned the next day and invited me in the same day which alarmed me a little. The GP examined my neck/collar bone/pelvic area and asked me lots of questions and referred me for an ultrasound saying it is most likely an underlying infection as no other symptoms. The GP did not ask if I had had the covid vaccineI and I didn't known to mention it myself at that point. I am in my 30s so the GP may not have thought about the Covid vaccine as an issue I suppose, but I had it through my job. I don't know anyone my age who has had it yet apart from if for their employment. I have had cancer before so cancer was my main concern, especially as I was told if it ever came back, it would be in my lymph nodes. I came home from the GP appointment and did more googling, learning about the significance of it being the left supraclavicalur lymph node, so have spent 2 weeks being super worried. I also learnt on here about the possibility of it being linked to the covid vaccine and read some articles in medical journals about that. 

 I had my ultrasound today, of my neck/jaw/under my chin/near my ears - it was more thorough than I expected. The Dr showed me the screen and said the lymph node is enlarged but no signs of malignancy as the narrower measurement was less than 10mm, there were these white edge parts that are a sort of fat that wouldn't be there if it was cancer, and the "architecture" of the lymph node looked normal, with clearly defined edges. He said there was another enlarged one next to the one I had identified, I had not felt that one. I asked him if it might be enlarged due to the covid vaccine and he said this was possible and it shows the body has produced an immune response which is a good thing. He referred to another woman who had a large lymph node swelling in her neck, thought to be from the vaccine. I heard him dictate the letter to my GP whilst I was getting dressed and he said there were no signs of malignancy and the lymph node enlargement is "possibly linked to the covid vaccine". 

So hopefully the GP will be satisfied and life can go back to normal for me. 

I hope you are all getting on okay and have an equally positive outcome. 

What good news SR, thank you for sharing. I wonder if they will begin linking the vaccine to these node swellings soon. 
 

Well my doctor had me back in, bloods all show as normal which is good news. I'm being referred for an ultrasound next, I'm now 6 weeks since my second vaccine, and finding this lump. Hopefully the ultrasound also shows normal results. If this is to do with the vaccine I wonder just how long it will take for the node to reduce again!

What good news SR, thank you for sharing. I wonder if they will begin linking the vaccine to these node swellings soon. 
 

Well my doctor had me back in, bloods all show as normal which is good news. I'm being referred for an ultrasound next, I'm now 6 weeks since my second vaccine, and finding this lump. Hopefully the ultrasound also shows normal results. If this is to do with the vaccine I wonder just how long it will take for the node to reduce again!

I'm glad your bloodwork was normal. Good luck for the ultrasound. 

My node started to reduce in size a week ago, so that was 6/7 weeks after noticing it, and 10/11 weeks after the first dose. 

There are a few studies linking it with the covid vaccine, one I read looked at the AZ vaccine and found it in 11% of cases, more of women than men. I had the Pfizer vaccine and haven't found as much research on linking that to lymph node swelling. 

A friend showed me the Facebook status of her friend that talked about her recent experience of a swelling in her armpit, she had a history of breast cancer in her family so was very worried, but her tests showed no concerns and it was put down to the covid vaccine too. It is the best outcome we can hope for I think. 

Best of luck x