For the past 2 weeks I’ve had pressure on the left side of my neck. My lymph nodes don’t feel swollen and I had I check up done a month ago and my blood tests came back fine for my lymphatic system. Even after all this I’m still scared it’s lymphoma. I’m not sure if I strained my neck with all the tension I’ve had the last 2 months. I’m terrified. I also read somewhere that anxiety can make your lymph nodes feel swollen. Can anyone else relate?
I can absolutely relate to this. Anxiety and stress seem to focus themselves in the head, shoulders and neck area. I had neck pain so bad I couldn't turn my head.
The muscles on each side of my neck were so tight and it went down into my shoulders and cervical area on my neck. These are the areas that people tense up with stress And overtime it's going to get tight and painful. I had to go to physical therapy because it was so bad.
it's not the lymph nodes that are swollen it's the neck muscles. You must believe the results of your test because if you had blood work done that would definitely show if something else was going on. If you did, your white blood cell count would be skyhigh but it was normal.
You do not have lymphoma.
Sometimes when we have poor posture whether it's sitting looking at cell phones or iPads etc. that can definitely cause pressure and tightness on the neck. We don't even realize how we are sitting or how our necks are turned etc.
everything we look at should be Eye level.
Your neck should not be downward or upward position for a long time.
there are some simple stretches people can do for tightness in the neck. They really help a lot and you can even ask your doctors office for a recommendation.
if you do suffer from anxiety, that alone can cause all kinds of symptoms so I would recommend getting your anxiety under control either speaking with a counselor or doing meditations for anxiety on YouTube, doing things in life that relax you , staying active and social and doing things for other people always makes you feel better. You're going to be just fine. Try to stop thinking worst-case scenario because there is a 99.999% chance your neck tension is due to anxiety. 🌸🌸🌸❤️
Thank you for that. I just freakout because its only on one side of my neck. And not the other. And its constant pressure no matter how I move my neck. My shoulder area is very tight as well.
I also think I am not helping the situation by constantly prodding and poking and squeezing the left side of my neck
Pode ser da ansiedade - como você já fez os exames, tente se acalmar um pouco e acreditar nos resultados. 
Você diz que não tem inchaço, então pode ser os músculos - especialmente quando diz que já dura 2 meses... há muita tensão e esforço que podem ter se acumulado nesse tempo.
Eu começava a apertar o maxilar, devido à ansiedade, assim que acordava de manhã (ainda faço, mas estou trabalhando nisso) - com o tempo, isso fez minha garganta ficar apertada, meu pescoço rígido e dolorido e eventualmente atingiu a área das costas/ombros... era bastante dolorido e me deixava mais ansiosa, o que, é claro, não ajudava. ^^ Eu tentei relaxar, meditações guiadas que você pode encontrar no youtube (não é bem a minha praia, mas ajudou um pouco, para ser sincera) e alguns exercícios de maxilar e pescoço e alongamentos leves e auto-massagens (maxilar e pescoço) - ajudou muito.
Talvez tente alguns alongamentos leves ou outros exercícios para o pescoço e veja se ajuda? A dor pode ser de toda a tensão nos músculos - não custa tentar alguns remédios simples antes de entrar em pânico (mais fácil falar do que fazer, eu sei ^^ ) e tentar controlar a ansiedade é sempre um bom passo também, na minha opinião.
Se nada ajudar, fale com seu médico - tenho certeza de que eles podem aconselhar algo.
Boa sorte.