I have 5 swollen lymph nodes on my neck and am very worried :(

[domesticateddog]

Last week on Wednesday I noticed 3 lymph nodes swollen on my neck. They were all very hard and movable. None of them were bigger than an inch in diameter & all were round. None were painful

1 was an occipital lymph node.
1 was a spinal accessory lymph node.
1 was a tonsillar lymph node.

I just moved, so i went to a new doctor for a checkup on thursday & mentioned the nodes.

He had me get my blood taken & urine samples. Besides the testing, he said further action isnt really neccessary because the swelling of the nodes is so new, plus they arent big.

I expressed to him my concern because of the fact that they were all hard& he referred me to a surgeon for an appt. on Wednesday.

Anyways today after I got home from a memorial day get together, I noticed 2 more swollen lymph nodes& that my previous tonsillar node grew in size!
1 is a parotid node. It is about an inch in diameter, doesnt protrude much, but is painful! even without touch! Its hard and wont move like the others >..<

And I know a lot of people have bigger nodes or have their nodes longer before getting them checked out, but im just so worried. I never have been able to feel my lymph nodes in my life and I have been sick so much! I got sick with strep, swine flu & mono all within 6 months. I mean I usually get sick about 3-7 times a year!

So to have this sudden onset of swollen lymph nodes, let alone with no other symptoms is pretty worrisome for me.

Basically I just want to know how worried I should be?

[Bobo58]

Hi DD I tend to agree with Mochadelicious.

Some of the symptoms to be aware of are night sweats, extreme fatigue, acute itching and unexplained weight loss.

So if you don't have any of these it may not be as bad as you think.

[Mochadelicious]

Are you experiencing any other symptoms besides the swollen nodes?  If not, it's probably nothing to worry about.  The blood work may or may not be helpful in figuring out what is causing them.  The surgeon may want to wait it out for a while to see if they go away on their own over the next few months, especially if you don't have any other symptoms.