Hey 

I hope you're ok and sending lots of love your way

i can massively relate to a certain degree, I found a lump on my neck near the back side of left side a few weeks before Christmas that came with a very weird burning sensation with no sign of a virus and was told by the doctor to come back after 2 weeks, I left it a little longer than that and ended up going to the doctors regarding something else and asked them to check while I was there... the GP said to wait another 6 weeks but I was not happy with this and requested I get a scan... but she also said sometimes we have viruses we don't even know we have and it can take a while for the lymph nodes to go down and from research I've seen that sometimes they never go down completely but no need to worry.... but obviously that doesn't stop you worrying, I now suffer with really bad health anxiety which has been going on for over 6 months for loads of different reasons.

i finally got a over the phone consultation and after a few phone calls from the hospital regarding certain things they confirmed I need a scan and also a biopsy... I am praying that everything will be ok and it will come back clear but then I also have this massive doubt because I haven't been feeling 100% since June that something is wrong so I completely understand your worry

for somebody who never used to go to the doctors and generally would feel fine about everything I've now become a different person who's constantly worrying about any ache or pain which is why I think I'm convinced something is going on ( even though I hope and hope again there isn't )

everybody says don't worry but it's so hard when you know how you feel and don't really have any answers 

all I can say is that you have to be your own advocate, if you're worried about something ring the doctors until you start feeling as though things are getting cleared up as I feel this will help with the worry, because it's always the unknown that I think worries us the most!

please let me know how you get on and praying all your results come back positive 

lots of love 

ell

I have the exact same symptoms of you. Feel ill, swollen nodes, no periods. Did you find out what the issue was? I am so so worried. I feel awful 

Hey 

I ended up having a scan on my swollen node and they said the size was normal but the placement of it was the reason I could feel it when I touched compared to the other side ( I still can feel it now )

my periods came back after around 3 months & also pushed for scan and nothing flagged up but said due to me missing it for 3 months they said it may be pcos ( I'm unsure about this or whether it was just from being stressed )

they also confined that I have Gilbert's which I think was the reason I was feeling generally not well

Don't worry yourself, push for scans on your nodes

wishing you all the love & im hopeful everything will be just fine 

Thank you so much for your reply, it's really good to hear all was mostly ok with you. I will push for scans, I feel so guilty with the strain the nhs feels - hopefully will get my chest lump seen to soon. Very interesting that you mention Gilbert's, I have had liver problems a few times before (not related to drinking or anything) and was born severely jaundiced. Hopefully this will all be looked in to... Thanks again Ell, all the best for you and I hope you are feeling better and coping well with everything!