i really dont wanna post this, but i really dont have time to spend hours worrying about my irrational fears of cancer again so i would like to get it off my chest . so about 3 weeks ago i started getting random pains on sides of my near my jaw, somehow this made me worry about lymphoma on the middle left side of my neck. i felt me neck and of course i felt a lump, it was movable and felt like a small cyst, right when i felt i was panicking so hard that area actually started to burn and itch. its not so bad anymore but i still have that lump and i cannot tell if i should be worried or no. i have no symptoms of lymphoma and im not even sure if what im feeling is a lymph node! the other side of my neck didnt have it though. if anyone could maybe help me calm down i would REALLY appretiate it, thank you.
Hi Airisto
The only way to have peace of mind is to see your doctor. Why worry over something that could be perfectly harmless? No matter what anyone tells you you will always have doubt until you see your doctor. Don’t make yourself ill worrying. 
Thank you for your kind reply but as of right now i am unable to see a doctor, which is kind of why i came on here, lol. im just looking for reassurance at the moment.
Even if i did go, im sure they wouldnt feel it, and tell me to not worry, even thought i clearly feel it. happens a lot (i know that makes me sound crazy, sorry.)
I don’t think you sound crazy at all, just naturally worried. Don’t google your symptoms otherwise you will come up with all sorts of diagnoses. It’s probably harmless but if it still concerns you after a few days try to see your doctor. Hopefully it will have gone by then. The problem with anxiety is it can make you believe you have all sorts of weird and horrible illnesses, if you let it.
LOLOL airisto…and Trust me, I’m NOT laughing at YOU!!
I’m laughing at how this Horrible anxiety makes us ALL think CRAZY things all the time! I’m guilty myself…my mind wonders all over the place, and it’s usually somewhere unpleasant!!
you say you’re unable to see a doc right now…may I ask why?
in any case, I know it does no good to worry…but DON’T! worrying won’t make things better and will only make YOU feel worse.
try putting a cold pack on your neck/jaw and see if the swelling subsides. a swollen lymph node can mean ANYTHING…often an infection somewhere.
take a breath and relax!
sending you good thoughts!