Hi, I've just been reading your story as I was searching online about the same thing. I had my second Pfizer vaccination last Saturday and on Tuesday evening I felt a twinge on my collarbone & when I felt around it was quite tender in one spot and a bit swollen.

I went to my gp yesterday - he doesn't think it's anything to worry about but is sending me for blood tests next week - I asked him if it could be the vaccine and he said possibly? I got the impression he hadn't heard of it happening before but I've read of a few examples of it online and I think it should be more widely known.

Any unexplained lump or bump is worrying - I'm reassured to hear other people have had the same thing however I will be more reassured when it disappears!

Hello

There are quite a lot of recent posts about the lymph nodes appearing after the vaccine, seems that the UK are not reporting on it as much as the UK. Just looking on Twitter etc there are so many posts. I replied to a few and 2 people from the US said it is widely reported there. Maybe it is here and I just haven't seen it.

2 weeks ago today I had my first AZ vaccine and 2 days after I felt the lymph node. There are a lot saying to take comfort in it as if it is vaccine related your body is doing what it should but, every lump or bump should be checked out.

 I called my GP when I found mine and hos attitude was shocking, telling me that there was no point in me seeing him as he would just tell me I had a lump, I called again and spoke to another doctor who saw me. Having that attitude might stop someone with a sinister lump get checked!

He thinks it is vaccine related but didn't seem too know too much I think as it isn't really a thing spoken about here but to relieve my anxiety he is sending me for a scan. I think it might have decreased a bit?

a pea size lump that sometimes sits on my collarbone, can move it. If I push my collarbone out I can't find it.

sending best wishes to all. 
 

Nat

PS - There is a large thread on this too with over 100 replies that you might find interesting.

Hi, I deliberately had the second jab in my other arm to see if the same thing happened. It's not such a large change this time, but I've had a much reduced response to the vaccine compared to last time overall too. The one on the left (first one) got to about the size of a small grape, but has reduced somewhat over the last week. Probably because I've made myself poke it less. I have a small one under the jawline that side too that appeared. The one on the right is a lot smaller, like a small pea. Both the supraclavicular ones are rubbery and moveable. Also painless, unless I mess with them too much, and then they ache. The one under my jaw is slightly tender. 
 

thanks for replying, 

Laura

Hello

That is really interesting. I'm trying to take comfort in my node appearing that the vaccine is making my body react the way it has. 
I've reported mine under the yellow card scheme as if people do this will it be listed as a more common side effect? To at least put minds at rest but always good to get checked!

I am trying so hard not to prod it but just hoping that one day I will look for it and it has completely gone.

I think warm water on it helps and I read somewhere a warm compress can help swollen nodes.

I think it is definitely helping. I am so glad we have all found this post, there is another couple of posts with same questions, worth checking those out too, and Twitter I did a simple search of 'covid vaccine lymph nodes' and some interesting finds on there!

x

Hi, I also reported mine on the yellow card scheme. First time round I had palpitations so bad I had to have an ecg too. I'm not sure my body liked it much, but if it puts an end to the last 12 months of lockdowns then so be it!

I'll have a look on here for the other posts in the meantime. I have promised myself I'll stay off google, although being a student paramedic I was already aware of the link between supraclavicular lymph nodes and lymphoma so staying off google doesn't make a lot of difference really!

Wishing you and everyone else who has commented the very best outcome. Any further results will be posted on here, regardless of outcome. Stay in touch!

regards,

Laura

Hi all, I've come back to update you all. I had a chest X-ray a couple of weeks ago, no formal results yet, but the radiographer said she couldn't see anything of note on there, and the doctors haven't been in touch so I'm thinking no news is good news by this stage. 
 

Also, today I have been for an ultrasound on the lymph nodes in my neck. They checked all around; my thyroid, right up behind my ears, clavicle area. Everything. He said he was having trouble finding it, however I can still feel it, so he sat me up and felt it with his hand, then continued. He said he'll do a formal report, but he's sure it's just a reactive lymph node after the covid vaccine and said there are a lot of similar cases coming through. 
 

I hope this puts some minds at rest. Has anyone else had any tests or results? 
 

Regards,

Laura x

Hello,

I'm new here. I just wanted to share that I too have found a lump (swollen supraclavicular lymph node) above my left collarbone, on the same side of the body that I had the jab. That was ten days after my first vaccination with AstraZeneca.
 

I am trying not to panic but it's so hard not to worry, isn't it? What I find most difficult is that I can't tell for sure how long the lump has been there. I only noticed it coincidentally when I was (subconsciously) rubbing that area after I got sun burnt in the same spot. I just figured it could have been caused by the vaccination two weeks before. It's really difficult to tell as it's not really in a place I can see or feel. I need to move my shoulder back a certain way for it to become visible. 
 

I'll have my GP appointment tomorrow but I'm anxious about that too. What if the doctor suggests further tests which might really not be a good idea just yet? This possible side effect has not been made as public here in the UK as it has been in the US, for example  - and there is no data re AstraZeneca. So, it all depends on how alarmed my GP will be and what she knows about the potential vaccine connection. 
 

And finally, I'm also a little concerned that the lump isn't decreasing in size, or maybe just ever so slightly. If it's from the vaccine, it must have been there for three weeks now. Most sources I've found said swollen lymph nodes should go back to normal after 2 weeks, although one vaccine-related source said 4-6 weeks. Not sure what to think.

One day at a time. 

Hello

Please don't panic. There is also a few more threads like this and one that has about 170 posts (not meaning to divert to another post but more to show that there are lots in the same position). 
I am 4 weeks post vaccine and have mine still there and I think it has decreased and that is because I am trying so hard to leave it alone and I think it does help. I have also been putting warm water from the shower on to it too.

I went to the GP when I noticed mine and he didn't seem fussed at all and is sending me for an ultrasound only because he could see how worried I was. After seeing all of the posts about this same thing I feel so much more at ease.

 I have also found that the USA seem to be reporting this as a side effect more than the UK, perhaps it isn't reported enough? I have reported mine on the yellow card scheme to raise awareness.

the more I talk about it the more I am hearing of people who have the same and have noticed around time of vaccine. I was wondering when mine would have popped up and if it was before vaccine but then I think well I am sure I would have noticed in the shower.

Don't stress xx

Hey Nightlight

mine has been there since a few weeks after my first jab, which was back in February. I only found mine incidentally too, and it has only decreased a bit in size if any no can tell you that the more I poked at in to check, the longer it stayed at its biggest. It had reduced slightly just before I had my scan, but has increased slightly since they ran the probe over it for 20 minutes. I'm in the UK too and it isn't widely published, but it definitely should be. 
 

regards, Laura x

Hey! Try not to worry too much. I know its easier said than done when you find a lump. About a week after getting my first phizer vaccine i too noticed a lump above my collarbone. I balled crying when i found it. I was extremely worried as I had leukoplakia on my vocal cords last year and dysplasia which were borderline cancerous and I'm only 27. I had a ultrasound and CT scan and my consultant spoke to a head and neck radiographer which confirmed that the swollen lymph node is due to the covid vaccine. I first noticed the lump back in february and while it has gone down slightly, its still there. I've spoken to a few people who have had exactly the same issue following the vaccine. Its normal for us to overthink. Stay away from dr.google..worse thing you can do!! Keep your head up!! I'm sure all will be fine! 

Hello!!

I had my Pzifer Jab last Friday on the left side. In the week my neck (again left side) really seemed to hurt and yesterday I was fiddling about and had a swollen painful moveable lump above my collarbone. I remember seeing in the pzifer document I was given that swollen lymph node are a side effect. Went on google and there has been lots of reporting too.

This post has also made me feel better. It can't be a coincidence were all finding them after the jab. Must be because of the jab. 

Hi! 
 

This exact same thing happened to me last week and I was going out of my mind with worry! I contacted my gp and went for an appointment the day after and tjeyydidn't seem overly concerned but is referring me for an ultrasound (probably just to put my mind at rest as I'm a massive worrier) 

Glad I came across this thread as its helped me chill out about it now. Also need to stop prodding and messing with it as it probably won't help haha! 

Hi! 
 

This exact same thing happened to me last week and I was going out of my mind with worry! I contacted my gp and went for an appointment the day after and tjeyydidn't seem overly concerned but is referring me for an ultrasound (probably just to put my mind at rest as I'm a massive worrier) 

Glad I came across this thread as its helped me chill out about it now. Also need to stop prodding and messing with it as it probably won't help haha! 

Hi everyone,

I just wanted to give a quick update. I have now had two appointments with my GP regarding the supraclavicular lump. The first one was four weeks ago (about two weeks after my finding of the lump) and the second one three weeks later.

I have now had the swollen node for 6 weeks and, although I am almost certain that it has reduced in size a little, I cannot stop feeling anxious about it. The reduction in size is only minimal and has not progressed for the last four weeks. 

My GP has now booked me in for an ultrasound - but not via the 2-week neck-lump route, so I will be waiting for another 2-3 months. She said she'd expect the lump to have disappeared by then (in which case I could cancel the appointment), but if not, I should have the US.

I am now starting to wonder if I should ask her to make this more urgent because I have also been having problems with constant acid reflux for the past couple of years - so, I can't stop worrying that there might be something in my esophagus or stomach. (She thinks it's unrelated as I don't have any of the most common warning signs of cancer such as night sweats or weight loss.)

I am aware that I have to decide this for myself but I was wondering what other people would do in this situation. How long have you had your lumps now?

From what I've read in this and other threads, it seems to me that those swellings don't always go away within the suggested period of 4-6 weeks. Apparently, some people (in another thread, I believe) have been told during their US examinations that these reactive lumps might not go away at all once they've been chronically swollen.

So I had the same thing and it definitely shrunk but was still there by the time my second jab was due and I've just had the second one and the lump has doubled in size and I'm back to square one. I'm very anxious about it too even though doctors have said because it's movable it shouldn't be sinister but I keep getting waves of fear that that the jab has given me 'C' I know it's irrational but I'm glad I'm not the only one panicking as I kept thinking in the only one going through this worrry 

Hi

I had my first pzifer dose 6 weeks ago then about a week later noticed a lump above my left collar bone and was extremely worried, 5 weeks on and it's still there but has decreased In size and its soft & moves around im so glad I came across this thread as it seems a lot are getting the same after the jabs.

Do you still have it? Did it go away? When?

Hi 

I had it for about 8 weeks and it's completely gone down now

Taking comfort from your posts although of course I wish none of you worry or discomfort.  I came across this thread whilst googling. I had my moderna booster on 2 days ago (first 2 were Pfizer and no issues) I felt a tender area above my collar bone and there is a lump roughly half in across in this area. I know google docotr is the last thing I should be doing but it's worrying. Based on what most of you have said, the lump is staying for a punt 7-8 weeks? Wondering if I should hold off from the docs until maybe after Xmas 

Hi all!

I know this is an oldish thread but I got my Moderna vaccine booster yesterday and have since had a large lump come up in my collar bone supraclavicular lymph node. It's painful, itchy, and really hot. I have health anxiety, but I have done some searching to find this study. www.eurosurveillance.org/.../1560-7917.ES.2021.26.10.2100193

This explains that the lymph node swelling is likely down to the administration of the vaccine, did anyone else have theirs injected at a very high point on their arm? I certainly did. I think the swelling is unfortunately a rare but reported side effect if the vaccine is poorly administered (no hate to the nurse who did it!) and the benign lump seems to last for a few weeks. This post is only meant to calm some nerves and anxieties, as a I please encourage you to speak to your doctor too! BUT try and relax, I'm sure its nothing too worrying for the moment! 

Hi all, it is so reassuring to read all of these comments. I have had pretty much the same thing, a smallish lump appeared under my collar bone about 5 hours after my booster jab (moderna). It is really tender to touch and is making the left side of my neck really ache and feel really stiff. My collar bone and shoulder area also hurts. 

Called the pharmacist who said this wouldn't be related to the vaccine (despite it appearing merely hours after!!) but judging by these comments it seems likely that it would be. 

Mine isnt itchy but is really hot and my neck feels almost burnt! I have been told if it is still there in a week to make a GP appointment. Not looking forward to having this for 8 weeks....?!