Hi All
I'm not sure if I'm in the right place for this but he it goes....
I have had a lump on my neck for around a year. As a typical bloke, I've buried my head in the sand and ignored it. This was until it has become big enough to easily notice when you look at me. I've had the occasional night sweat over the 12 months in which I've woken up drenched. I thought it was odd but never bothered to research it.
I went to see my GP 5 weeks ago and they referred me straight away but said its unlikely to be anything sinister. I decided to go private at this point. So I've had a ultrasound scan which labelled the lump as suspious of malignancy. I've also had a biopsy completed which has come back with a result of 'inconclusive'.
I now have a nasendoscopy booked. As I've never spoken to a consultant, only their PA who can only offer very limited information, I was wondering if anyone else had had a similar experience. Inconclusive? Is that a good thing? Does that limit the odds of me having cancer?
I'm so overwhelmed with having to wait for results which tell me nothing....I'm at my wit's end.
Hi Rich999 and a very warm welcome to the online community which I hope you'll find is both an informative and supportive place to be.
It sounds like you've been going through a lot to try and get a diagnosis so I can understand you wanting to connect with others who may have been through something similar.
As the online community is divided into different support forums I'm going to recommend that you join the head and neck cancer forum, not because I think you have cancer but because it's a great place to ask questions and share experiences with others who have similar symptoms to you.
To join, just click on the link I've created and, once you've joined, you can start a new post in the same way as you did here and join in with existing conversations by clicking on 'reply'.
It would be great if you could put something about your tests to date into your profile as it really helps others when replying to you and also when looking for someone on a similar pathway. It also means that you don't have to keep repeating yourself. To do this click on your username and then select 'Profile'. You can amend it at any time and if you're not sure what to write you can take a look at mine by clicking on my username.
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