I noticed a while ago the right side of my neck had a lump inder the jaw line never had it checked due to having no problems with it then i noticed when i was swallowing it all seemed to go down the left side and nothing at the right and my breathing was being rusticated on the right side, i was seem by a doctor who told me it was my lymph nodes that had swelled and she wanted me to have an ultrasound scan done, thats at the end of the month. I have lost alot of weight recently around 2.5 stone could be more but i put it down to stress, the lump doesn't hurt and it does more around i just wanted some advice in how i should be feeling abiut this and if it my chances on it being good or bad thanks in advance
Hi kirsty, most of the time lymph nodes are not cancerous. If you feel flu sick and very unwell with a lymph node that is rock hard and does not move around, the doctors are more concerned. Its normally a sign that your body is going thru some changes like fighting an infection somewhere or an immune system that is not as strong as it could be.
I know my doctorhas told me there is no infection to be found so hes refereed me to have a scan
Your doctor does not know if your body is fighting some kind of infection.. this is what my GP as well as ENT surgeon has said..since there is no way to know for sure, a prescription is given often for an antibiotic to see if this changes anything.. Know that if you dont feel very fluish or sick in any way that doesn't get better, it is most likely a lymph node that is going to take some time to go away. Its very rare that the mass is cancerous. An ultra sound is prescribed first. If there us swelling in the lymph nodes shown, an appt is made with an ear, nose and throat specialist. He then looks at the measured sizes of any swollen lymph nodes. They need to be quite good size before it is taken seriously, in which then he would biopsy to see what it is composed of. If the lump is even slightly moveable or rubbery, it is not a cancer.