Trying to get educated on hodgkins lymphoma

[jo_e914]

I have been trying to educate myself on this disease. I looked up symptoms for lymphoma and I seem to have none of them listed except for the fact that i have a small lump behind my neck. Its not a hard lump, doesnt hurt, theres no "ball like" feeling either. I guess best way to describe the feeling of it would be the feeling of a fatty tumor. But its on the left side of the back of my neck, and from time to time i feel my neck tilting to the left side, (a problem i had corrected when i was real young.) This lump is also right underneath my hair line, i have a low hair line in the back so from the back of me it almost looks like i have no neck. So i guess my question would be, is the only lumps that would be felt that could possibly be lymphoma would be hard lumps? And from different diagrams i have found on different websites they show swollen lymph nodes being in the front of the neck, is this the case? Also i have read lymphoma has something to do with the immune system, and thank god all my life i almost never get sick. Im 21 and have probably been sick 8 times my whole life. So if i had a bad immune system would that also be a sign of lymphoma or does that not matter? I also recently had a doctors visit and also had routine blood work done before hand and all blood test came back fine. I forgot to mention this concern to him while i was there and only thought about it afterwards! I hope to get some advice and information direct from someone who knows about this disease rather than reading a million different things from different websites and giving myself anxiety. Thanks to anyone who can help!!

[Ken_PA]

> would be the feeling of a fatty tumor

have you looked up lipoma? (which is a fatty tumor)

>  is the only lumps that would be felt that could possibly be lymphoma would be hard lumps?

no

> swollen lymph nodes [from lymphoma] being in the front of the neck, is this the case?

no

> or does that not matter?

not early on

What to do? Just observe the bump for any change in size or shape or appearance. It is probably a lipoma.

[Vmp]

I have similar situation...

Lymph node swollen nea my hair line....  I just had a baby 3 months ago..

It is on my left side but I also have a dry Itixhy patch in my scalp on my left side

I read all the website ans I think I make myself have other symptoms...

I am healthy workout every day ans don't feel sick


Did you ever find out an answer?

[Brandywhine]

The best thing would be for you to call your doctor's office and tell him or her about the lump and see if you should go in and have it checked out.  Or, better yet, just make another appointment and have the doctor look at the lump.