Bump on back of neck

[Yayaceni11]

They said they werent worried and that if it keeps happening to come back but she’s pretty sure I’m fine. It hasn’t happened again today. I feel a little better but I’m still so full of doubt I wish I could just trust them. Idk it’s so hard I wish I didn’t overthink so much. I swear I’m my own worst enemy at time. I mean I keep telling myself like this is there job , this is what there educated for.. idk what wrong with me

I know exactly what you are talking about. I feel like I am also my own worst enemy, especially when I get to overthinking a situation. We should trust them but in the back of my head I’m always like what if? I know I need to work on that. I have an apt for CBT next month, I’m hoping that by talking to someone that will help. I’m glad you are ok. Did they check your bumps? I have my apt tomorrow at noon time

 

[Jjsummerlin]

No I’ve already have the cat scan on my neck she said I should just relax and trust the ent who did it... I’m also gonna try to some therapy. Hopefully it will help

 

[Yayaceni11]

No I’ve already have the cat scan on my neck she said I should just relax and trust the ent who did it... I’m also gonna try to some therapy. Hopefully it will help

Have you received your results of the cat scan? I’m trying to relax too but it can be hard with anxiety. Have you tried CBD?

 

[Jjsummerlin]

Yes I received them they said it was fine. That there weren’t any characteristics of it being cancerous. I haven’t tried Cbd but maybe I should...

 

[Yayaceni11]

Hello everyone I just wanted to update everyone on the bump I found. I went to the doctors today and spoke to my doctor. She was very compassionate about my worries and took me serious. She felt the bump and said it didn’t feel like anything to worry about. It felt like a fatty deposit. She referred me to a CT scan but unfortunately because I am only 27, I would have to pay out of pocket, so she said we could do an ultra sound instead. Just wondering if anyone has had an ultra sound of the neck before? Thanks in advance!

 

[Jjsummerlin]

I personally haven’t but read another forum where other people with neck lumps had gotten them. It’s a pretty common method used for examining them.

 

[Tryingtoheal]

Lymph nodes

 

[mandathensome]

Hello everyone! My new worry today is a bump I found on my left side of the neck. I have been very tense because of anxiety and my neck has been stiff the last couple of days. Yesterday I was feeling my neck and found a movable lump but I am scared of it being something serious. My health anxiety has taken over me and I am panicking. I feel all of the sensations of somatic symptoms. Tense left side, stiff neck, ughh I just really wish I could let things go but my health anxiety always sends me down a spiral. I tried talking to my boyfriend about it but it only made me feel worse. He stated that I come up with something new every week which was not helpful and made me feel horrible. I know he wants to help but he doesn't understand what it is like to be constantly worried. He does not suffer from anxiety so I cant blame him for not understanding. I am hoping this is not something serious, please keep me in your prayers. I am just a wreck right now. HA sucks and can take over everything you love.

I am in the same situation i have horrible health anxiety i have found lumps in my neck and my scalp and i’ve had ultrasounds done and they gave me antibiotics but that was last year and now i have them again why would they come back. so i have to go back to drs. i have been feeling lately pressure in my temples more than usual so i hope it’s just allergies or something i’m really glad to find these forums i barely found them now i know i’m not alone in this world with these problems

 

[Annaannai]

Yeah, I have one lump that moves under my jaw as well and one on neck left side, which I can feel, but not swollen, I guess. And since I am very tense exactly on my left side of body, I hope it is just my anxiety kicking in, not the big C. Will go to doctor this week and see if I'm gonna die or have nothing to worry about.
This lump thing is reaaaaally stress inducing and I think I can already find lumps all over my body, althought they are normal. I am very skinny, so maybe there's an explanation. My husband, though, have lipomas all over his body (like quite big lumps), and he had few surgically removed, but they still tend to reappear (due to stress, although he does not have anxiety). I am just hoping it really is nothing to worry about, rather than death sentence, as it always tends to be before doctors appointement.

 

[mandathensome]

Yeah i’ve had lumps everywhere and my dr says it’s just the lymphatic system working its job but i’ve had them on my scalp before and they came back so i’m getting them checked asap i have the same anxiety and fear because i’ve had past health concerns and illness so i’m just super anxious as to what is wrong with me now or if it’s something that’s been going on for a year now and drs can’t figure it out


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[Yayaceni11]

Yeah i’ve had lumps everywhere and my dr says it’s just the lymphatic system working its job but i’ve had them on my scalp before and they came back so i’m getting them checked asap i have the same anxiety and fear because i’ve had past health concerns and illness so i’m just super anxious as to what is wrong with me now or if it’s something that’s been going on for a year now and drs can’t figure it out


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I totally get that. I have an ultrasound next Monday and I’m so anxious about it. I just hope everything is ok and nothing is wrong. I’m starting to doubt the ultrasound though but it sounds like many people get them done. Hope you are ok.

 

[mandathensome]

I feel you i’ve had an ultrasound done on my neck and scalp and they seen that i had inflammation in my lymph nodes and all they gave me was antibiotics for it thinking it was from an infection of some kind. and now the lumps are back and i told my dr she wants to send me for another ultrasound i just want to know why they’re enlarged again! i hate this health anxiety drives me crazy


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[Yayaceni11]

I feel you i’ve had an ultrasound done on my neck and scalp and they seen that i had inflammation in my lymph nodes and all they gave me was antibiotics for it thinking it was from an infection of some kind. and now the lumps are back and i told my dr she wants to send me for another ultrasound i just want to know why they’re enlarged again! i hate this health anxiety drives me crazy


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Well I hope your next ultrasound goes well and they can get to the bottom of the issue. Did the antibiotics help? Do you think you had an infection? Also from what I have been reading online and on reddit, it seems like there are a lot of people who have health anxiety over their lymph nodes. It also seems like it is quite normal to have them inflamed after an infection. I am still looking forward to my ultrasound. It cant come soon enough!

 

[kme3n7]

Not sure that hearing this will help, but I had a lump on the back of my neck in college that I fretted over for about two months straight. Never had any actual tests performed because the doctors were not that concerned. They just said to monitor it and come back if it got worse. It stayed the same for the next ten years. Never went away or got smaller, but never got bigger. Idk if it is just a lymphnode that became permanently swollen or what, but I assume I'd be dead by now if it were serious. Sometimes we just have bumps and there isn't a real reason for them.

 

[Yayaceni11]

Not sure that hearing this will help, but I had a lump on the back of my neck in college that I fretted over for about two months straight. Never had any actual tests performed because the doctors were not that concerned. They just said to monitor it and come back if it got worse. It stayed the same for the next ten years. Never went away or got smaller, but never got bigger. Idk if it is just a lymphnode that became permanently swollen or what, but I assume I'd be dead by now if it were serious. Sometimes we just have bumps and there isn't a real reason for them.

Thanks for that. I am still so anxious, especially because I have a sore throat and dry mouth. I’m so scared of lymphoma. I’m scared I’ll stress my body out so much that I will actually get it.

 

[mandathensome]

Yeah the ultrasound i had came back for me as just enlargement of lymph nodes. i can’t remember if the antibiotics worked or not cuz i got sick a few weeks later and then got pneumonia maybe a month later which even further made my health anxiety worse cuz now i think i have everything wrong with me every time i feel a new sensation that isn’t normal. i don’t know why they enlarged i had an itchy scalp for some time and maybe that’s why it’s back. just odd i have two lumps right next to each other on my scalp that are enlarged. they don’t really hurt or anything but i’m gonna have my dr feel them when i go see him next week. it’s definitely stressful but there’s gotta be a medicine for what we are experiencing


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[Jjsummerlin]

Not sure that hearing this will help, but I had a lump on the back of my neck in college that I fretted over for about two months straight. Never had any actual tests performed because the doctors were not that concerned. They just said to monitor it and come back if it got worse. It stayed the same for the next ten years. Never went away or got smaller, but never got bigger. Idk if it is just a lymphnode that became permanently swollen or what, but I assume I'd be dead by now if it were serious. Sometimes we just have bumps and there isn't a real reason for them.

That actually helps a lot.. I had ct scan done on mine and everything came back clear, but as with health anxiety your mind tries to discredit the scan. It makes me feel better that I’m not alone.