Supraclavicular Lymph Node.. Worried!!!!

Hello All, 

I recently had my covid vaccine - I noticed my shoulder / collarbone was sensitive when I touched it a day after I noticed I had a small, moveable, lump. 
 

I spoke to the GP on the phone (because of covid) she said it's likely a lymph node from the jab. I went away and still wasn't happy as no one saw me... so I called back and spoke to a different GP... she didn't sound worried either, but called me in... I saw her, she felt it and didn't blink an eye lid... but said she would give me a blood test for peace of mind. 
 

I rang back to get the results and spoke to a further GP... my blood tests were completely normal.... I explained it to him too and he also didn't seem like he was concerned. 
 

I work at a private hospital, so went to see a consultant dermatologist on his lunch break ( he has had a special interest in lumps and bumps for 28 years ) - he wasn't worried, said it was small like a little finger tip size, it was moveable etc... and then he said come and see me in three weeks for a follow up. I went back, he said there's been no change. So he wasn't worried... 

I have severe health anxiety and Google is sending me through the roof...

has anyone had a supraclavicular node story and it not be sinister?? 
 

I suffer with breast acne, could this cause the swelling???

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  • Hello!

    I know how you feel. I noticed a swollen supraclavicular on my left side the day after I got my Moderna vaccine. It measured about an inch! To make it worse, I was already having other scary symptoms; asymmetric tonsils, swollen lymph nodes in neck, bone pain, itching, mild sweats at night. 
     

    After my ultrasound which checked all of my lymph nodes in my neck and above the shoulder, the sonographer showed me the results and said that everything looked normal. Normal vascularity and blood flow with no suspicion of anything sinister. She also told me that they don't measure the length of a lymph node, rather the diameter which was 3mm. 
     

    I hope this is helpful to anyone going through this. I also had an MRI which showed a normal asymmetrical tonsil and bloods which have come back fine. Bone pain is unexplained but I am starting to wonder/hope how many of my symptoms are due to anxiety.

     

    Ash

  • I'm glad I found this thread as I have exactly the same problem. 
     

    A few days after having my first jab I was in the shower and noticed a lump above my collarbone. I left it a week or so thinking it was linked to the jab. I also felt a lump on the inside of my shoulder. By the time I got an appointment to see the doctor the ones in the shoulder had gone but collarbone remained so was sent for ultrasound. 
     

    By the time of that appointment I had already had my 2nd jab and the one in the shoulder was back. Ultrasound showed swollen nodes from shoulder to my neck. 
     

    I had blood tests today and being sent to hemotology and for X-rays. 
     

    Definitely better to be safe than sorry but this does seem to be common but quite unreported in the media and doctors seem to know nothing about it especially as she assured me after the first jab that it had nothing to do with the jab. 
     

    More reporting on this would definitely help people deal with the stress of finding lumps. 

  • Hi

    its nearly been 5 weeks for me since having the Pfizer vaccine and about a few days later I developed a moveable pea sized lump just above my collar bone on the same side I had the vaccine . 

    i was happy to find this forum and brushed it aside however  the past couple of weeks the whole area of the lump is starting to ache even though I try not to touch it ️ I'd say  I have quite a good pain tolerance threshold however this is so achy . It doesn't seem too painful to touch though ..
     

    Has anyone else been experiencing this as well ?

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  • Hi

    its nearly been 5 weeks for me since having the Pfizer vaccine and about a few days later I developed a moveable pea sized lump just above my collar bone on the same side I had the vaccine . 

    i was happy to find this forum and brushed it aside however  the past couple of weeks the whole area of the lump is starting to ache even though I try not to touch it ️ I'd say  I have quite a good pain tolerance threshold however this is so achy . It doesn't seem too painful to touch though ..
     

    Has anyone else been experiencing this as well ?

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  • I had my vaccine on the 28th May. On the 03rd June the pain in my neck started and thats when I felt the swollen gland. I knew nothing was there before because a month before I had a chest xray and had things looked at after I found a lump behind my ear which ended up being nothing serious.

    Im now seeing a nurse this Thursday because my 2nd Jab is coming up and I don't really want it if I'm honest. I don't want anything else swelling up. Can't believe its been 2months and still there. It doesn't hurt anymore and has shrunk in size but I thought it would have gone down by now!! 

  • So reading this post has taken a little bit of my anxiety away but I'm in the same boat. 
     

    Approx a week after I'd had my second AZ jab I noticed a lump on my neck. I think the opposite side to the jab arm although I didn't really take a lot of notice of which arm in went in. 
     

    I went to docs next day and she said not rot to worry I probably had a virus. She did some bloods and said my white blood cells were slightly low and that backed up her theory. She said it would be gone within a week or two. Fast forward six weeks. It's still there although reduced in size but have found two much smaller ones when feeling around along my collarbone. Probably around 5mm if not smaller. I've obviously convinced myself it's C and have been worried sick. Doc has referred me for a non urgent scan to put my mind at rest which I've expedited to a private scan on Monday. 
     

    it's also worth noting I had COVID 4 weeks before my second jab and the day after I found the lump I also came out in a head to tow rash that went after 24 hours. 
     

    im hoping the lumps are vaccine related and nothing scary but it hasn't stopped me being worried sick every  spare minute of the day.