Mass found on salivary/parotid gland

The wait, the tests and appointments are very overwhelming, I found comfort in knowing others had travelled a similar journey and successfully recovered, and comfort in knowing that the head and neck team are such experts in this field. 

I too cried with the needle biopsy, but what I found was that crying was amazing therapy in itself. 

I took time out of work initially, but returning to work gave me focus and distraction. Doing your exams for masters, I hope gives you a distraction too. 

Positively this has been found and can be treated. 

Good luck with your Masters.  I hope the university knows what you are going through at the moment and can make allowances for the stress that waiting causes.  I think I was lucky with my needle biopsy as I never felt it   However, it did give me a false negative so do listen to your clinical team and take their advice about further investigations and treatment.  Also remember that for the vast majority of people presenting with symptoms it is something other than cancer.  Fingers crossed for that outcome for you 

My FNA wasn’t very painful even though they had to go in two or three times to get enough cells. However, what they didn’t warn me was that the lump would swell up quite alarmingly during the following week.