Hi,
I noticed a lump in my neck at the beginning of September. After 3 weeks, it had got bigger so I went to my GP who tried antibiotics in case it was an infection. There was no change so i was referred to the Head & Neck clinic on October 1st, who arranged an ultrasound on the 8th, which revealed a 42mm lymph node.
I am due to have a FNA biopsy tomorrow (Oct 15th) but unfortunately I fell ill with cold/flu symptoms around the 10th of Oct, and home testing was positive for covid. I am better in myself now but am very anxious that the covid will muddy the waters of my diagnosis. (I have, of course, informed the team about being ill and have been told to attend the biopsy anyway. I will be masking and taking care with hand washing.)
But I would like to know whether and in what way this might affect the results of the test and/or any examination. I assume it will be likely that my lymphatic system will be reactive and I'm very worried that this might mask any more nefarious result.
Many thanks