Need some sense kicking into me please

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I need someone to please tell me everything is going to be OK and to breathe.

I would ring family but its a bit late and they would fear the worst.

I am ringing my gp tomorrow about my anixety meds.

Dd is 5 got sent home from school on Wed due to a lump on her neck (under her chin. You can't notice it unless she tilts her head up.)
Got her in the doctors that day and doc said it was a cyst gave her antibiotics and to call if it hadn't gone down.

Fast forward to today. We got dd into the doctors and saw a different doctor, who was just as nice. As soon as she saw dd she went oh its a...

The thing is I can't remember what it was, was it lipoma cyst or lymphoma or another thing with 'oma' in (I don't know if I've spelt them right) so now I've typed both into Google and now I'm even more anxious about it.
Could it be cancer? could she have some super rare disease, or will she need a neck transplant (you can see where my mind is going, really crazy with thoughts.)

The doctor did say it's nothing to worry about and it's not dangerous, but how can I not worry I'm her mum.
But we now have to wait a few weeks before she can have a scan done before they possibly operate.
And now I'm laid in bed crying because I don't know what to think. Some advice, word of wisdom, anyone had strange lumps that appeared a after 3hrs of being nothing there.
On a side note, I do understand why I am like this our eldest dd died when she was 2 days old and my biggest fear is losing another dd.

My friend’s DD had a one of those, and had it removed, and it was totally benign.

Don’t know any more details I’m afraid apart from your post made me remember it (it was a while ago).

I know you’ll worry whatever, but take that worry down several notches ok?

Ps it was in exactly the same place and no danger whatsoever.

Thank you. I know it's because I'm tired and when I'm tired all the negative thoughts go into my head and I struggle separating it from normal thoughts to over thinking obsessive thoughts. But thank you. I just needed someone to tell me that xx

If it was anything sinister like cancer they'd have had to have sent you either straight to the hospital or do blood tests within 48 hours.

Doctors do not mess about when cancer is a possibility in a child.

If she has not been referred urgently, the doctor does not think it's cancerous.

The most likely thing from your description is a lipoma. An extremely common benign cyst. Extremely different to lymphoma which typically presents as raised lymph glands and other signs such as low immune system leading to frequent infections.

Hope this helps

I get it

She’ll be fine.

They did ask last time if she had a cough or cold or anything like that, and she's best she's been since she had her tonsils out last year.

Thank you I never thought of it like that, and now rationally thinking they wouldn't leave it a few weeks if they were worried.

Think I'm crying from relief now i can breathe a little haha

I had a little scare a while ago, a big lump appeared in my arm pit that you could only see if I lifted my arm. On the off chance it was sinister I was refered straight to the breast clinic and scanned. It was a swollen lump node/cyst thing and no worry. If it could possibly be bad they'd refer her straight away, don't worry at all. I know how hard it is to be rational when you suffer anxiety, as far as I was concerned I was headed for chemo etc. Just keep breathing and try to distract yourself with something easy like a series on netflix? Try to stop the upward spiral

Hi I hope you’re feeling less anxious now and I agree it sounds like it is nothing to worry about

If you are going to google in future can I suggest the Mayo clinics website. It’s a big American hospital that also does a lot of research and their information is probably more reliable than most.

Yes thank I feel much better.

I know Dr Google is terrible, I just couldn't help myself. Even though I knew it would make me worse.

So here is how cancer works. Their cells multiply rapidly and create a lump or tumour. Usually ordinary cells double in about 3 days, to about a year depending upon if they are skin, liver or stomach cells etc (Im excluding blood cells as they are an exception that is clearly not relevant here). So to go from a normal amount of cells in an area, to enough to make a noticable lump is going to take at least a month in the rapid cells.

If you are developing a cyst, fluid sweeps into an area and stretches out the cells swelling them and pushing the skin out to make a lump. It can happen in hours

Also the area under the neck is particularly prone to cysts as its easy to build up greasy areas there which plug the sweat glands in the skin and a small lump develops as the sweat build up behind the plug. Its called a subaceous cyct. Full of manky greasy yuck, but easily cleaned out

Please dont worry. It sounds like a fluid or grease filled cyst

Thank you all so much for the replies. I did finally managed to sleep and then we were rushing to get to school on time.
I feel a lot better about it now I've had some sleep and read all your replies xxx

My niece had one of this when she was little. It was harmless and was removed.