prayers needed! This all started a year ago with just a little knot on the back of my neck to maybe having cancer! Started off as a knot on the back of my head right where necks start on the bottom of head.. then I noticed I had a tiny knot in my neck. Did some research and cancer started to pop up on the Internet.. I freaked out and anxiety went into overdrive.. doctor examined me and thought it was due to allergies.. got cat scan and the side with knot the lymph nodes and glands was bigger but they said they didn’t see anything wrong .. started to get headaches and ears was clogged up with some numbness in face.. doctor told me to take some Flonase . And said I might need anxiety meds.. he told me he would run blood test just to see if he found anything there.. he said everything was good.. and he really thought I was crazy.. after a while symptoms died down and now they have came back last month.. now I’m freaking out.. knot in my neck and behind my ear never gets big at all then goes away especially the one in my neck.. does this sound like cancer or could it really just be something else and anxiety? I been getting headaches just on the said on the side of my head like tension headaches which have me freaking out more now thinking I might have some kind of head or throat or salvia cancer.. I have a MRI Monday but I’m scared, because I don’t know what else it could be
John, I would think that if you had something serious like cancer, you would be very ill by now since this started a year ago.
I would also think that your blood test would have showed something but it did not.
I have had enlarged lymph nodes in my neck many times including knots. Lymph nodes can enlarge when we have a virus. They usually go away on their own. Headaches and clogged ears can be due to sinus issues or other non serious conditions.
. Anxiety can most likely play a role in this.
get the MRI so you can get some answers. But please don’t Google your symptoms because they do not pertain to your individual situation.
I hope you get some peace of mind after the test. Start working on your anxiety and how to best manage it. There are some great meditations on YouTube for anxiety that teach you how to gain control over it. Hang in there! ❤️😁👍
Omg thankyou so much for your reply! This really made me feel better and gave me some hope
Anyone else have any info on this that could help
how did it go
It was scary but I got through it.. they had my head bolted down in the mri.. waiting on results now 😢 gosh I hope I’m ok
Is it a bad sign when they take forever to respond? My doctor been in office today and hasn’t responded yet! I’m starting to go crazy
How did your mri go?
I got it done Monday and they got the results Monday, but my doctor still hadn’t contacted me 
I have called 3 times and sent him an email.. I’m stressed and worried thinking something bad now!!
If it were something serious they’d call right away and want to see you in person! Tomorrow I have a doctor appointment for my headaches, and will mention other symptoms I’ve had such as tingling, muscle spasms, facial numbness. I’ve akways had tingling but always get these random headaches on one side of my head. It’s very dull pain and I’m so afraid I have brain tumor or something terribly wrong... I’m petrified of the doctors. My husband is forcing me to be seen and I’m going to request an MRI to get over these fears of mine. I’m so afraid I’ve though of making excuses not to go.
John, Sara is right. They would have called you if something was wrong.
Doctors offices can take a while to get back to patients.
I would keep calling and leave messages if you can so you can have peace of mind. Hang in there. 🙂❤️
Sara I had all your symptoms and tests were normal. All due to anxiety and stress! Hang in there! ❤️😁
I wish u the best!!! And hope everything is ok! It might just be anxiety, I’m going through the same thing.. it comes and goes and I’m hoping it’s just anxiety
Well they got them Monday and yesterday they told me my doctor still hasn’t looked at them. 😢 he knows how scared I been I just don’t understand why it’s taking so long ?! I can’t sleep I can’t concentrate I can’t do nothing .. I have a trip to plane and I can’t even do that
IMPRESSION:
1. No abnormality seen in the right side of the neck at the site of the patient's clinical concern.
2. There is a 14 x 9 x 8 mm enhancing structure in the midline the submandibular space possibly representing a slightly large submandibular lymph node. A small venous malformation or hemangioma would be another consideration. Correlation with physical
exam findings suggested.
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COMPARISON: Ultrasound examination April 27, 2017
CLINICAL INDICATION: Right neck mass. Patient reports neck jaw and sometimes head pain. Tiny not behind right ear
TECHNIQUE: Multiplanar, multisequence MRI of the soft tissues of the neck was performed from above the orbits and posterior fossa to the level of the aortic arch. The study is performed before and after administration of 10 mL of GADOBUTROL 1 MMOL/ML IV
SOLN intravenous contrast. .
A vitamin E capsule was placed in the area of clinical concern. There is no mass identified at this site. A normal-appearing right sternocleidomastoid muscle is visualized. The parotid gland appears normal. A few tiny (normal-sized lymph nodes are seen
within the right parotid gland. There is no dilatation of the intraglandular branches of the right parotid ductal system. Stensen's duct does not appear dilated.
A few normal-sized lymph nodes are noted in the right spinal accessory lymph node chain (level V) there is no mass in this location.
The visualized portions of the brain are normal. The posterior fossa structures appear normal. The nasopharynx, oropharynx, hypopharynx, and larynx appear normal.
A small nodule is seen in the midline of the submandibular space. This measures about 14 x 9 x 8 mm. This could represent a slightly large lymph node. Correlation with physical exam findings is suggested.
The right submandibular gland, left submandibular gland, parotid gland appear normal. The thyroid gland is normal in size and appears homogeneous. There is no abnormality seen at the cervicothoracic junction.
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Can someone please tell me what this means?? They called and said I have to see a ENT about submandibular gland.. I’m scared about this