Hi all, I just wanted to see if anyone experienced lumps in the neck. I was sent to the hospital a couple of months ago as my dentist wanted a lump on my tongue checked. They had a look and felt around my neck and said they see nothing of concern and the lump was a salivary gland on the tongue. Two weeks ago at my dentist appointment she checked everything and xrayed my teeth and I am waiting for a filling to be done in two weeks to replace a temporary one prior to my treatment just over fifteen months ago. I have been experiencing a strange salty taste on and off on one side of my mouth (why didn’t I tell my dentist) and a week ago I had my booster covid and the flue jab. I was away last week for a mini break but in all honesty didn’t feel great and I put that down to having the jabs. Prior to all this I had a cough from last October for around six months and the hospital gave me a chest X-ray and it was fine. Six weeks ago I had my year scan which I believe was chest and pelvic scan. I did say to the oncologist I was worried this type of cancer can also appear in the throat and she agreed so why don’t they do that also. Yesterday I was having lunch and my husband said the right side of my throat is bulging and when I felt it alarm bells went off! Yes it was a lump but not painful. It wasn’t a good evening after that and the worry sets in. This morning it had gone down only to appear when I ate breakfast. I wonder if anyone on here has experienced similarities. I am still waiting for scan results six weeks now and it’s really not fair to make you wait that long! I will see if I can make an appointment with my gp but if I haven’t eaten it will disappear again. I am going to try the hospital for the third time to see if I have my results as my next oncologist appointment isn’t due until the 27th October.
sorry for long post but it has set me back and frightened the life out of me!
Hi Jaycee12,
I’m really sorry you have this worry going on right now, I think I would be phoning either your oncologist, specialist nurse or GP to get your neck checked out & to see if all of these things that are going on could be linked in any way. I think I would also be chasing those scan results as a 6+ week wait really isn’t acceptable! Regardless of if the lump is there or not if you manage to see your GP you can tell him/her where it pops up & be insistent that it needs investigating. If it’s any comfort I’ve had both my flu vaccination & Covid booster within a week of each other & both for some reason this year left me pretty exhausted. As ridetbred has said the majority of these things turn out to be benign but I can completely understand your concern. Don’t ever apologise for posting your concerns here that’s what we’re here for. Please keep us informed.
Nicola
Hi again Jaycee12, it really is horrendous that you can’t get to speak with at least one of your team or your GP, I understand staffing issues, I’m not part of the NHS but I had complaints at work last night concerning lack of staff, we’re now living with the legacy of the pandemic but that doesn’t help you here & now! I would make a nuisance of yourself until you’re heard, what is the old saying ‘he who shouts loudest’!
Nicola
