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Obsessed with cancer/can't enjoy life

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john64968
john64968

Hey can someone please help me?? This all started on March 12th when I noticed my neck felt funny.. so I rubbed the back of my head right over top of the neck where it meats the head .. I notice I had a knot there. So I really paid it no mind until a few days later it didn't go away.. so I started to get a lil worried and started checking my neck and head for knots about a 3-4 days later I notice a knot in my neck so I mad a doctor's appointment. The doctor told me she thinks it's a knotted muscle and just give if a few weeks, she went on to ask questions if I been bitten or pulled a muscle I told her I don't think so.. so I let a week go by and the knot stil didn't go away .. so I started to research on the internet to see what it might be everything kept coming up as cancer.. so I went back and told her I'm scared it's cancer!! She still didn't seem to concerned , she asked me did I stress a lot and ever had anxiety I told her yes but I don't believe this is all caused by anxiety.. so she ordered a ultra sound for me.. before my ultrasound appointment my face started to go numb on left side my ears started to feel plugged and like they need to pop.. so I got the ultrasound and they said they saw to little lymph nodes on each sides and thats it's normal.. my glandes on each side was different I think one side was like 2cm and other was 4cm but they said your body is different on each side. so after all this she said not to worry she doesn't believe it's cancer.. what do you mean you don't believe I need to know it's not!!! So I switched doctors and made an appointment last week he looked over my face and felt it and under my arms and shoulders and said he checked ultrasound and really don't see anything alarming.. but since the middle of APRIL my ears have been plugged needing to pop I can't really hear at some times..headaches on each side of head right by my eyes for the past 2 weeks and the knot on my neck is still there even though it's tiny.. underneath of jaw bone I have swelling and sometimes it get worse it seem like when I stress it flares up.. the doctors won't take me seriously and I don't know what to do.. it clearly a knot in my neck and swelling on both sides of jaw area

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  • Cjtickle
    Cjtickle john64968

    Posted

    I've got it to it started when I was in a car crash suffered whiplash and my neck and shoulder has been sore ever since when I worry it tightens up and I go dizzy have pain in my temples and ear when I stretch it I feel 💯 better could be abit of tmj in there have you been to the dentist recently?

    • john64968
      john64968 Cjtickle

      Posted

      No I haven't rolleyes my doctor keep blowing it off like it's nothing even with all my symptoms.. I even changed doctors at my doctor office and the next doctor just said take stuff for allergies.. I even went to ER and he said nothing grabs his attention.. but nobody will run more test like MRI or biopsy.. they think it's anxiety to the max!

    • Cjtickle
      Cjtickle john64968

      Posted

      I'm pretty sure it is .I've had cts and mris all came back normal I've tried everything I'm trying a chiropractor soon to see if that helps me I'm sure you'll be ok try to calm down anxiety can make you feel like you have everything wrong with you hope you get better soon always light at the end of the tunnel

    • john64968
      john64968 Cjtickle

      Posted

      Well that's good all your test came back normal that's great news! I wish they would let me do MRI and cat scan all I have done was ultrasound 😕.. but Thanku for all the info I wish u the best too!

  • OliverOfPeace
    OliverOfPeace john64968

    Posted

    Hello John,

    I've gone through similar before and it was just a constantly swollen gland, I was obsessed it was cancer to the point I was in therapy.

    I soon learned after doctors appointments and hospital appointments that the doctors would be concerned if they needed to, they aren't heartless and they do care. So i calmed down and eventually the gland went down too, it was kinked to stress.

    You have had too many tests for something not to have been found meaning there's nothing.

    A simple blood test is usually enough to find cancer an most common ailments so get one if you haven't or if so stop worrying.

    Enjoy life

    Regards

    • john64968
      john64968 OliverOfPeace

      Posted

      Thanku for replying .. I got an ultrasound and they did some blood work and he said it looks fine ... but can an ultrasound be enough testing ? They only checked one side of my neck and not my head
    • OliverOfPeace
      OliverOfPeace john64968

      Posted

      I definitely think it's enough they won't let me have that.

      Trust them they spent years training

    • Cjtickle
      Cjtickle john64968

      Posted

      Yes .you will be fine try to keep your mind busy and stop thinking about it I know it's hard but you'll feel a lot better

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