Found a lump in my neck, slightly worried?!
Question: Found a lump in my neck, slightly worried?
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Sounds like you have a swollen lymph node.
This is a common reaction of an immune system fighting an infection (in this case your ear infection).
Some people find the swelling goes away quickly once the infection clears. Other people it can take months.
The more you poke, prod and generally fiddle with it, the longer it will take.
If you chose to worry about this, that is up to you but it is a waste of time and energy.
Life is too short to waste it worrying about nothing, just ask anyone who has had a brush with a life threatening disease like cancer.
See your doctor again or another if you wish and explain in full your fears, if you get lost for words when at the doctors, write them down. Just make him or her know that you need your minds putting at rest. Your fears are natural you are just finding it hard to accept your doctors verdict. This can happen and any good doctor would find this acceptable and talk it through with you.
Good luck
Im a medical worrier myself, i research everything that happens to me,
its not bad to be like that,
if the lump is painless then you seek medical attention immediately,
but if it was painfull when you touch it then it is probably just a pimple under the skin,
To me it sounds like it may a calcium deposit, especially if it is hard and not going away. If two doctors looked at it and they were not worried that maybe all that it is. I had a lump near my ankle that really hurt the size of a very large marshmallow. I was determine something was really wrong because it was getting bigger too. They did surgery on it and found NOTHING. Right after the surgery and for about six months or so it did not hurt and there was only a small lump. Now about two years later hurts again and the lump is bigger but they cannot do anything about it. The doctors told me before I had surgery if the lump was there for years and kept getting bigger if it was cancer I probably would have died years ago. So if your lump gets bigger or changes in any way or if you develop another then get it checked immediately. For now just take it easy, you do not want to have an unnecessary procedure or operation if you don't need to (not fun)