Hello all. I have large, painless, swollen lymph nodes in my neck (and no infections) and am concerned that my physician is not taking them seriously.
The node on the right side of my neck has been growing for 2-3 years, is firm, and feels to be almost 3cm. It doesn't move much and feels tethered to something below it. In the past 6-8 months the node on the right side of my neck has grown, is very hard (harder than the other one) and feels to be 1.5-2cm.
I am worried that this is some sort of lymphoma but my doctor keeps doing bloodwork and says that as long as my white blood cell and red blood cell counts are ok then everything is fine. However, I did cancer research for a few years and know that cancerous nodes can grow quite large before the blood counts are affected - which is why I am worried.
I was wondering what your opinions are on whether this is natural or something I should have looked at more closely. Thank you in advance for your help!
2006-10-30
07:30:57
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Jyoti A
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