Have had a lump on my neck for 5 weeks...it first showed up in Thailand....and went to see a 'doctor' who said it was 'ma-leng' (cancer)---- came backto england and had caught a really bad chest/throat infection...went to the doctor here and they gave me antibiotics and said that the lump was my glands....as i thought it could may be as i have had infections before and had swollen glands but iwas sure from day 1 that this is not same...its been 2-3 weeks since the inection in throat/chest has gone and the lump is still there and if anything got bigger??? any help/opinions plz
2007-11-24 17:20:25 · 11 answers · asked by Olly S 2 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Cancer
if you have pain or lump is irritable,its not cancer.if its not painful you need to go to a cancer specialist.regardless,go get checked out.
2007-11-24 17:30:49 · answer #1 · answered by omarparra_gman 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
where is the lump on your neck? if its at the back near the base of your skull it could be a cyst or lymph gland (i had a lump come up about 2 months ago that hurt and thats what it was) if the lump is not painful its not likely to be an infection of any sort. you can not tell by poking a lump if it is cancer or not you will need a biopsy of it or a blood test may show it up also (by then i think it has to be quite bad)
go and see your gp again and tell him you think its got bigger that way they can refer you to the hospital for tests if they think its needed.
2007-11-28 11:17:36 · answer #2 · answered by bebishenron 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It could be a thyroid problem. If it is around your lower neck area. Are you have any trouble with swallowing food? It sounds like the doctor or doctors should have ran some more tests on you. Since you said this lump has gotten bigger, I would have to say that it sounds pretty serious; if the medicine that the doctor gave you hasn't gotten any better yet.
2007-11-25 02:01:28 · answer #3 · answered by david c 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have had mine in the neck for a year with no infections of any kind - doc said sebaceous cyst, hospital doc said benine tumour - hospital scan and biopsy said lymph node - waiting on results,- seemingly it can be left over from an infection??
2007-11-26 10:15:36 · answer #4 · answered by Jackie M 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like a lymph-node or glandular reaction, not cancer.
Did you have inoculations before you went?
Where on your neck is this lump, how big is it and does it feel hard?
Were you bitten by anything whilst you were there?
Not enough info to go on yet.
Update if you want.
All the best.
2007-11-25 01:39:03 · answer #5 · answered by David (UK) 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
im hoping this is the same thing but i have like 5 lumps on my neck..are they under the skin and you can move them around? if so i have the same thing and i went to my docter when i was like five and he said they would go away i still have them but it isnt a problem..i really hope this is the same thing my freinds mom died of cancer but it sounds the same..
2007-11-25 01:30:12 · answer #6 · answered by nicca90 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I've no experience whatsoever on this subject so I've done a quick google search. According to wrongdiagnosis.com, it could any one of 67 illnesses. Have a look and see if you can identify with one of them. I hope it gives you peace of mind.
2007-11-25 01:47:46 · answer #7 · answered by tattyhead65 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
don't panic. Get to doctor and run some tests but do not over react, relax, you don't know anything yet. Just wait until you see another doctor
2007-11-25 01:30:45 · answer #8 · answered by girl w/glasses 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
it could just be swollen lymph nodes...i used to get those all the time. some people are just prone to them. sometimes they don't go away for a while. go get a second opinion regardless. and don't panic.
2007-11-25 01:29:01 · answer #9 · answered by poisonberries 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
who knows, these Drs are quessing as much as we are?
unless its as simple as a blood/count test.
I have a lump on back of my neck, and dr said it feels like
muscle?!
2007-11-25 01:31:34 · answer #10 · answered by relaxrx 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋