. Even though I had my GP check my throat and neck last Monday, he also felt for any lymph nodes and said he couldn't feel anything that worries him. God damn anxiety, man.Hello dear I am experiencing the same thing as you are, I had lymph nodes scares a couple of months ago after one swell up because of a skin infection and it has not left me since. Currently I am obsessing over one on the back of my neck which is very small but still sends me down the rabbit hole so I completely understand your worry, if you feel like you need to vent or talk feel free to message me, I'd love to help out if I can.Started feeling pain in my neck so I've spent the last day or so checking all around my throat and neck and I've found a single lymph node on the back of my neck, just below the skull and now I'm extremely anxious
Was doing quite well for a day or two as well. Really really frustrated.
Yes it does. Like with anything on your body if you constantly poke and prod and squeeze it, its going to swell and become tenderI have a question for anyone that has experienced anxiety surrounding lymph nodes.
Does persistent touching/poking at lymph node cause them to swell? I'm an anxious mess about this one at the back of my neck, I'm also getting some pain from it.
Oh yes it definitely does, prodding around your body too much will certainly make that area painful and red so I understand why your neck is in pain, do you touch it often? it happened to me a few times when I was fixated on my neck lymph nodes, I would press so often into the skin that I would get muscle painI have a question for anyone that has experienced anxiety surrounding lymph nodes.
Does persistent touching/poking at lymph node cause them to swell? I'm an anxious mess about this one at the back of my neck, I'm also getting some pain from it.
Im on here because ever sense I've lost my father to brain cancer I've had a similar issue. Looking for lumps, gave near panic attacks about any lumps I find. Worried about neurological issues. Im still working through it and this site has helped. Honestly being sedentary and eating unhealthy can just be that simple. Our bodies aren't designed for it. Its hard during covid but honestly putting together a diet plan and getting exercise could very well help. Even if you start out easy like doing laps around the house for 30 minuets a couple times a day. Obviously I can't guarantee anything but I think it could help
I was having pain in my neck, so decided to feel around, I felt a small bump and I've been checking it multiple times every hour for the last 3 days and now I'm getting pain in the area. I really hate that my mind is so fixated on it and it seems like its became a compulsion for me to keep checking it.
Ok so I completely understand your worry in regards to this whole issue, lymph nodes can be scary but remember that it is probably either fighting some infection you are not aware about or it remained swollen after an old one and now it is just there. Can I ask you if you visited your doctor in this regard? Getting a diagnosis online is virtually impossible and I’m sure your doctor would be glad to esaminate you, for what is worth tho I doubt this is anything serious, how big does the node feel?I was having pain in my neck, so decided to feel around, I felt a small bump and I've been checking it multiple times every hour for the last 3 days and now I'm getting pain in the area. I really hate that my mind is so fixated on it and it seems like its became a compulsion for me to keep checking it.
I've gotten my parents to feel the area and neither of them can feel anything.
I've also been getting headaches, especially on the back of my head which just makes the anxiety so much worse.
I went to my doctor on the 16th and he couldn't feel anything, i was then at my dentist yesterday and he checked my neck and throat and he couldn't feel anything.
your jaw ache is probably coming from muscle tension or the grinding of your teeth, I am not a dentist but I’ve had issues with that for years now and yes it comes and goes and it is often related to stress and anxiety.
Well if both doctors and even your family cannot feel a bump it probably is so small that it could never be worrisome, I’ve heard that malignant lymph nodes get very enlarged (definitely more than 2 cm) so you would definitely be able to feel them and see them if it was something very serious. I had the same issue a couple of months ago after a lymph node swell up in my groin because of a skin infection and you could definitely feel the node, what I did at the time was get a blood test (which doesn’t really rule out malignancy but still gives you a picture of your whole body situation, that would be messed up if you had anything serious) and after that I even booked an appointment to get a ultrasound to get them checked, my doctor found a few reactive ones in my groin and neck (all small and not concerning) and my biggest one was 1.2 cm (which is still in the not-concerning range apparently). If you cannot get any peace of mind I would suggest you try to follow this path but let me tell you, these exams did not help me soothe my anxiety at all because my worry stemmed more from a mental state than from a physical situation, idk If this makes sense. Anyways I hope you’ll feel better soon but if you need anything feel free to let me know
Yeah my brother had one bigger than a golf ball coming out of his neck, he had it removed and it turned out to be nothing.
Yeah exactly, most of the times these issues are not anything especially concerning but our minds can twist a small symptom and turn it into something that terrifies us
Went and seen my brother, and told him to feel the back of my neck where I could feel a lymph node, and he said there isn't anything there.