Hi all,
Around a year and a half ago I first noticed a palpable lymph node in my groin (it may have been there a lot longer). I can also feel a few in that side of my neck (I am quite thin), but this one is a lot bigger, around 1.5cm long. It is hard to tell exactly, but it seems to have gotten a few millilitres bigger since I first found it. It is movable and painless, and although it isn’t rock hard it isn’t too far off- it’s very firm and rubbery (definitely not soft/flexible). The nodes in my neck are the same texture-wise.
Around 8 months ago I also found a much smaller groin node a couple of cm aside from the other, around 2mm long. It has the same texture, but the area gets tender when I poke around with it, and it feels like it might be fixed. I don’t think it was there when I first felt the larger one a year and a half ago, and it also seems to have gotten larger and more prominent since I found it (although still small it may have doubled in size).
Neither feel ‘swollen’ as such- there is no visible bump out of the skin like I can see when I google photos of swollen nodes. If my legs were less thin I probably wouldn’t be able to feel them at all.
I am most concerned about the hardness/rubberiness of them, as from what I’ve read a normal lymph node should always be soft and flexible, and also the fact that they feel slightly bigger than they were. I have had no infection that I’m aware of that would’ve affected my groin area.
I went to see my GP about it, and she seemed quite concerned and asked me if I had any family with lymphoma. She also took some blood tests. She referred me to get an ultrasound and said she would refer me as a ‘priority’- however the receptionist told me that I had been referred for a non-urgent routine scan, which I read could take around 4.5 months.
I am very worried about this and I don’t think I can wait that long, especially as I’ve read that lymphoma can be curable but only if it’s found early which I’m guessing it still may be if I have it. I am considering paying for a private ultrasound as I could get one in around a week, but I am a student and it would be very expensive for me.
I would be grateful if anybody knows whether I should be concerned about this and go private, or whether waiting would be more sensible.
Thank you very much!