ScarletSpeedster
05-10-16, 16:46
Hey guys.
So I cracked today with worrying about my throat, so rang into my local surgery and got an appointment to see the Nurse Practitioner.
I informed her that I was currently having CBT sessions for all number of anxieties and issues (health anxiety, obviously, agoraphobia, an eating disorder amongst others), so I did tell her I knew I was making the situation worse with all my worrying.
I have had an achey swollen feeling on one side of my throat on and off for a couple of months now (terrifying myself into thinking I had Lymphoma or Thyroid Cancer), and so she checked my ears and throat and said they looked fine - all good.
But then, she checked my neck for my lymph nodes and said the node on the right (where my throat feels odd) was swollen. She gave it a good, hard squashing, asking me if hurt when doing so, to which I answered it didn't.
After all of this, she told me not to worry, and to carry on with my CBT sessions whilst trying to find something to take my mind off of worrying about my health. She found no throat swelling or anything that concerned her.
I asked her if I should be worried about this swollen/bigger node, and she just said: 'Everyone is different' in regards to their make and nodes, I guess.
The thing is, I have noticed this node being bigger for months now, although it has not carried on growing. It may even have been bigger my whole life before developing anxiety and fixating on my nodes a few months ago. But I am really worrying about it being a serious issue, what, with swollen nodes that aren't tender being a sign of cancer in some cases!
Can one lymph node be bigger than the other in your neck? Is it okay for me to not worry about this?
She didn't ask me to come back to check the node or anything either...so is that good?
Sorry for the ramble. Any help or advice would be much appreciated! Thanks
So I cracked today with worrying about my throat, so rang into my local surgery and got an appointment to see the Nurse Practitioner.
I informed her that I was currently having CBT sessions for all number of anxieties and issues (health anxiety, obviously, agoraphobia, an eating disorder amongst others), so I did tell her I knew I was making the situation worse with all my worrying.
I have had an achey swollen feeling on one side of my throat on and off for a couple of months now (terrifying myself into thinking I had Lymphoma or Thyroid Cancer), and so she checked my ears and throat and said they looked fine - all good.
But then, she checked my neck for my lymph nodes and said the node on the right (where my throat feels odd) was swollen. She gave it a good, hard squashing, asking me if hurt when doing so, to which I answered it didn't.
After all of this, she told me not to worry, and to carry on with my CBT sessions whilst trying to find something to take my mind off of worrying about my health. She found no throat swelling or anything that concerned her.
I asked her if I should be worried about this swollen/bigger node, and she just said: 'Everyone is different' in regards to their make and nodes, I guess.
The thing is, I have noticed this node being bigger for months now, although it has not carried on growing. It may even have been bigger my whole life before developing anxiety and fixating on my nodes a few months ago. But I am really worrying about it being a serious issue, what, with swollen nodes that aren't tender being a sign of cancer in some cases!
Can one lymph node be bigger than the other in your neck? Is it okay for me to not worry about this?
She didn't ask me to come back to check the node or anything either...so is that good?
Sorry for the ramble. Any help or advice would be much appreciated! Thanks