Not diagnosed but scared

Hello! Firstly, don’t google!! Any consultant will tell you it’s the worst thing to do. The majority of neck lumps are completely harmless. I was very unlucky but I’ve had friends and family who have just had a cyst on their neck. I would be happy that they are taking it seriously! No they can’t tell just from an ultrasound, should be able to tell from a biopsy. I suffer from anxiety too so I get where your coming from, just stop googling and try to tell yourself it is probably a harmless cyst until you have further investigations. Lydia xx

Thanks for replying Lydia. I’ve just heard from the hospital and my biopsy is on Monday so at least I don’t have too much longer to wait x

I was in a similar situation and like you I already suffer with health anxiety. It was confirmed as hurthle cell follicular thyroid cancer in 2019. I've had 2 ops,RAI and now need another op but specialists say to stay positive do that's what I'm trying to do. Fingers crossed for you but chatting on here is sometimes better than Dr Google which ended up scary me silly. Xx

Hi there, did you get your biopsy results? My doctor told me while I was having my Ultrasound aspiration that I had cancer, so yes they can tell with just an ultrasound. My biopsy took two weeks to come back and I was "officially" told my cancer diagnoses. You seem to be in the same timescale as me, so good luck and fingers crossed for your results.

Glad you’re getting seen quickly! Let us know how you get on. Fingers crossed for you x

Hi there. I was in exactly same place in December 2019 just before Christmas. Biopsy confirmed 5cm tumour on left hand side of Thyroid. It’s a scary place for sure. Anyway like you I googled then I was put in touch with a MCMillan nurse.... I thought that was it! How wrong was I ???

my golden rues are: 

make a list of questions in advance . They know you are nervous / worried so prepare them and go through with your consultant. It will help you. 

you’ve already started using this forum . That helped me immensely. 

don’t Google! 

apart from that remember the prognosis is very very good. 
I have two ops left side removed with tumour then had to go back for other half. 

I am fine now and so I believe will you.

goid luck. 

here if you need to chat

Thanks for all your replies. Cutting a long story short, due to a COVID scare with one of my children I have only just ended up having my biopsy today. Feeling a bit sore but otherwise trying to be as optimistic as I can. Like I mentioned before, I suffer generally with health anxiety and been on medication for this for years but amazingly have felt quite calm throughout this. They say I should have my results within a week or so. X

Glad you are feeling calm and are getting sorted! I suffer badly from health anxiety and have done since my diagnosis. Awful isn’t it. Thing with anxiety is that you make up all these scenarios in your head and fear them but when something happens in real life we actually deal with it pretty well! I’m very lucky to have a psychologist as a mum who puts things into perspective and talks me through moments of panic! X