What should I do ?

Mental health
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Hello

So I've been suffering from a pretty bad health anxiety for couple of months now. Maybe 2 months ago I've noticed a lumpish thing near my throat. I talked to my mom and she said she doesn't feel anything there so I just accepted its nothing and moved on. 

Few days however I realized that is a lymph node, and its pretty big so its swollen. So for like 2 months I have a swollen lymph node. I ran to the doc the same day and he checked it, he said that indeed about 2 or 3 of them are swollen on the one side. He knows I have anxiety but said that my throat is little bit redish that why I experianced some pain when swallowing at the time and that my body has some sort of infection most likely, he said its probobly nothing serious. He told me to come back and check it in 4-5 weeks and if it wont go away he will do blood tests. 

This got me even more anxious as I have read previously what swollen lymph nodes could be ( yes never google, but for someone with health anxiety its not easy) I don't know if I have an infection or no, and ther lymph node has stayed swollen for quite a time. Maybe it is worth to mention that I always had problem with my sinuses, recently had a congestion that needed to be fought with meds, and most of the days I wake up with blocked nose on one side. Maybe its my sinuses that could the lymph node. I don't know

Its very hard for me to sit here for another 5 weeks and wonder. Since I have experianced some minor itchy skin and started panicking even more. 

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Hi Chris Under the circumstances I feel that the best way forward is to try to get the blood tests done privately.

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Thanks for reply, yes that's what I will probobly do, I had a full morphology blood test done last april, but I guess now will be good time to do it, considering my circumstances.

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Chris

You have a five week wait befor you see your GP once more. Wait and see how things go. I understand you are quite young, so Cancer is unlikly however your GP can tell quite quickly if something is wrong. If it is only one Lymph it could be you have had viral infection in the throat over the winter period

Stop worrying

BOB

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Thanks so much for the reply, ye that's what I kinda try to tell my mind, if the doc would suspect something serious, he would not give a 5 week period right ? I hope its nothing, thanks so much. We shall see how things will progress. 

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I agree because it will give you peace of mind and stop this turmoil.

Try not to worry.

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Chris

Keep a hold, let us know how you get on

BOB

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I have a bad sinus infection and my lymph node was swollen but it went down yes it is some infection you didn't know you had but it not life threatening just relax some I was scared too

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Hope that you feel better now.Did you receive any treatment from your doctor for this?

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Yes I did augmentin antibiotic