Small Hard Node On My Throat For Over 1 Year Posted: 04-17-06 10:54am
I have a small, hard, movable node on my
throat just above my adam's apple. It is
about 1 cm in diameter. I first noticed
it 1 year ago. Since then it has not
changed in any way as far as I can tell.
I went to the doc. When I first felt it
and she dismissed it, without even feeling
it, as a swollen lymph node due to
sinusitis. About 6 months later I went
to a different doc. Because it was still
there. He felt it and told me he didn't
think it was cancer because it had not
grown. He said it could possible be
calcified. It has now been over 1 year
and still there is no change. I know
this is better than the thing growing, but
I am still worried about it. Should I
seek a third opinion? I just don't want
to keep sitting on it and it turn out to
be a problem that is getting worse over
time. If anybody has any advice I would
greatly appreciate it.
Cheers :?:
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christo
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Joined: 17 Apr 2006 Posts: 4
Posted: 04-18-06 14:51pm
Does anybody think I should seek a third
opinion? Please answer, I am really
getting stressed over this thing.
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nosegood
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Joined: 09 May 2006 Posts: 3
Posted: 05-09-06 09:08am
Christo - I don't think you should worry
about it unless it changes.
Hi christo,
i know exactly how you feel and what kind
of frustration you are going through.
Although my problem is a little different
to yours, I get the same attitude from the
docs.
My advice to you begins with pretty much
with what I have done; search the internet
for similar cases or symptoms. A site
called medhelp offers you a chance to get
a docs opinion free online, it might be
useful although usually they just advice
you to see a specialist. My idea is that
what you have could be a laryngeal nodule,
but I only say it because I read a bit
about it while I was searching for the
diagnosis of my condition. And also, that
is what the gp's do, they sit in their
surgeries and look up symptoms on the
internet. (...)
also, if you are concerned about it and
you want answers, be persistant, demand to
see a specialist so that you can get peace
of mind, however be prepared for
ridiculous waiting times starting with 6
months. I have been waiting for over 3
months now and I have been so persistant,
I have been a complete nuisance to my gp,
but I haven't managed to get him to write
me an urgent referral, therefore I am just
going to see a private specialist. I
can't really afford it but I mean, I am
not going to wait around like a fool when
I could be wasting my time in case I have
something more serious, just because the
gps ignorant attitude.
It is your health, not theirs, and if you
feel you need to know what is going on,
push them.
You will not be calm until you know.
Good luck, I really hope this advice helps
or maybe your problem is already gone by
now :)
xx cristina
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extropy_lite
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Joined: 04 May 2006 Posts: 4
Posted: 05-15-06 19:31pm
Ps: make your gp write you a referral to
an ent specialist, who will perform
laryngoscopy which is done with a small
instrument that goes down your throat and
enables the doc to see exactly what is the
thing you have got there.
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nosegood
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Joined: 09 May 2006 Posts: 3
Posted: 05-16-06 03:29am
That's a bizarre suggestion - nodes aren't
inside the throat, so a scope isn't going
to show anything. If there was real
concern about the lump then they'd do a
biopsy, not a scope.
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extropy_lite
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Joined: 04 May 2006 Posts: 4
Posted: 05-16-06 05:46am
Hey I never said I was a doctor!
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christo
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Posted: 05-19-06 11:03am
So I went to the doctor for a completely
unrelated illness and really expressed my
concern about this lymph node to her.
She felt it and drew some blood to run a
complete blood count. She told me this
would help rule out cancer. The results
came back the next day and they told me
everything was normal, not to worry about
it anymore. So now I am not sure if I
should try to get a referral to an ent or
not. I am trying not to be a worry well,
although I know I am a hypochondriac
slightly. Does anybody think I need to
follow up on this any further? The node
still has not changed and it has been a
little over a year since I first noticed
it.
Thanks for the responses
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christo
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Joined: 17 Apr 2006 Posts: 4
Posted: 08-21-06 09:10am
The lymph node in my neck has been
palpable for ever 16 months now. Some
days I don't worry about it, then others I
do. Some people have told me to forget
about it and some say I should get it
biopsied. It seems like everybody has a
different opinion and I don't know who to
listen to. I am afraid that if I keep
waiting I am just letting a problem get
worse. The node hasn't grown as far as I
can tell. Some days it seems bigger, and
other days it seems a little smaller (but
it is overall around the same size, a
little smaller than the width of my
fingertip). I am just so tired of
worrying about it. Does anybody have any
advice?
