Good afternoon,
I had a biopsy which came back benign, but had to have another one 3 months later which is a THY3F, the consultant has advised to have half my thyroid removed. This week my lymph nodes have become swollen and I have having pain at the back of my ear. I attended A&E today who have said it could be 2 things. I could have infected lymph nodes so he has given me antibiotics, if this hasn’t improved in a couple of days, I need to get back in touch with ent and tell them things have changed. It could be my nodule has grown etc. any advice would be great.
Hi Bluebell12
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I know how worrying it is when you notice something wrong so I'm hoping that the antibiotics have done the trick.
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Thank you for the reply, unfortunately the antibiotics haven’t made any difference.
Sorry to hear that Bluebell12
Have you been in touch with your consultant or cancer nurse specialist (CNS) and what did they say?
I’ve been in touch with my consultants secretary. She has passed my message on.
unfortunately, I can’t get an appointment with my GP till middle of March x
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