Lymphoma?

[RogueFactoryKid]

I just discovered i have a large lump behind my jawbone, i went to the doctor to check it out he says it is either just a cyst, an irritated lymph node, or i may have lymphoma......
How lame would that be, Cancer at 16. God i hope im not dying. Wish me luck!

[MayAMonkeyBeYourPinata]

16, and if you have any acne, I would say cyst.

[Glickman]

could also be a goiter (iodine deficiency), my cousin was scared into thinking it was cancer, but it was just a goiter.

lymph nodes are very sensitive, so its very possible its just irritated.

but good luck with whatever it is!

im sure the rest of AO wishes you well

[Brak]

hope its nothing serious, but cysts are likely to show up there and like they said lymph nodes are very sensitive. it might just be swollen becuase of the onset of a cold or something. good luck though

[TDonovan]

I've had swollen lymph nodes for a LONG time. The only person who actually noticed them was the chiropractor when he was adjusting my neck. Only problem they've presented is that it got NAILED with tons of overshooting (paintball, yes) right on the left one (back of neck). It was kinda painful and was sensitive to the touch.

Other than that, they mean nothing really. He said it could have been from a bad sickness or something like that. Who knows!

[slateman]

Dude, its a cyst. Don't worry about it. But I'll pray for you none the less

[stondroopy]

my mom has lymphoma,if had you it you would know it.

[Deep Sixx]

You could just be getting the flu. Get a second opinion.

sixx

[Altimas]

98.745 % its a Cyst...I getem all the time on the back of my neck and whatnot... They'll go away and spring up with a vengeance when their irritated just dont touch it or wear sandpaper shirts and you should be okay.

[nastymag]

yea probably a cyst or or just irritation.

its happend to me before a couple times , its went away after a while.
i wouldnt be to worried about cancer

[RogueFactoryKid]

Thanks for the info guys, are cysts usually hard? thats the only thing throwing me off, i jsut noticed it 3 days ago and it wasnt as Hard as it is now. Its like a rock in my neck.

[MayAMonkeyBeYourPinata]

Usually they feel like a hard jelly bean.

[lew]

My dad has lymphoma. There's no mistaken it for anything else if you do have it.

[RogueFactoryKid]

well, i have no idea what anything is like so when i felt a lump behind my ear i was concerned. Anything growing on me that doesnt normally is quite scary for me.

[wad04]

my friend had a cyst in his arm and when he was pulling him self up on a trampoline his arm snapped like a twig. very painfull.