 Patient Advocate (1000+ posts)
Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 1,384 Likes: 1 | Meier,
Lots of arm chair doctoring going on here. Since we are not able to make a diagnosis, we can only relate to our own experiences. While good intentions are the basis for these posts I find it disturbing to blow off your symptoms.
Like Rosie I say go for the trip to Boston. Of course I have no reason to know that you have been misdiagnosed but I am likewise still bothered by a lump of 1 inch and the other things you have said. A lump that size is certainly large enough to biopsy. All of the scans you have had have a finite resolution. In other words they are not perfect. I sense your anxiety, and for that reason get it checked again until you are sure and until those symptoms go away.
That said, I want to share the possibility that some of this anxiety is related to the fact that you are stressed about the baby (perfectly normal, I've had three). I will also suggest that since you probably have never spend a lot of time feeling around in your neck, that you will find all kinds of "lumps". It is best for you to find a doctor you can place your utmost trust in, and then believe them. If that means a trip to Boston, pack your bags.
Take care and keep us posted You aren't wasting my time.
Mark, 21 Year survivor, SCC right tonsil, 3 nodes positive, one with extra-capsular spread. I never asked what stage (would have scared me anyway) Right side tonsillectomy, radical neck dissection right side, maximum radiation to both sides, no chemo, no PEG, age 40 when diagnosed.
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