Hi all,
I posted here a while ago regarding some lumps I found in my neck. I found two behind my jaw below my ear, spoke with my doctor about it and had MANY blood tests (all normal bar low vitamin D). I then had one show up in my groin and one show up in my neck, both maybe bean sized and hard/rubbery. Had a fast track 'suspected head and neck cancer' appointment with an ENT who was as supposed to do numerous tests on me, was supposed to be with him for a few hours. He asked me what my issues were where the lumps were etc, didn't really listen to me and felt my face?? And none of the lumps I had Said it was my salivary gland and was extremely dismissive of me. I was in and out within 3 minutes. Told me he would order a ultrasound to put my mind and ease.
Had the ultrasound and that doctor told me all my lymph nodes were up, all over my body and asked have I had certain tests etc and that he wanted me to get a blood test IN the hospital. Said they're not normal but also not sure if abnormal so reactive but since they've been present for a few months that my body is clearly fighting something and should probably find out what since they're not going away.
I moved so had to change doctor and scheduled an appointment with him to fill him in and ask for a blood test in the hospital.
The day before the appointment alcof a sudden a huge node has appeared on my left collarbone around the size of a large grape, along with multiple smaller ones all clustered beside it. Area is somewhat swollen also but completely painless.
I go to my appointment and he says since my other nodes were reactive he believes this one also will be, but since it's shown up out of the blue he's ordered a chest X-ray. Also said if this comes back clear then there is nothing else to do but sit and wait to see if they disappear.
Now I know it's common to get anxiety over things like this, hence me being on here but I genuinely feel like something is wrong and I'm being dismissed. I want to know why my lymph nodes are being like this. I am not currently ill nor have I been since these appeared.
To add some context this has been ongoing since early January- I've been extremely fatigued to the point I can walk for 30 minutes and then need to lay down for a few hours.
I don't know why I am even writing this lol, has anymore had both reactive and cancerous nodes. This new node has really frightened me.
