After the birth of DD, now 13, I had severe PND and Heath anxiety. It's taken a long time to reach the point of not assuming every symptom is sinister, but now I would say I am very able to assume things are ok or innocent and to wait and see if they get better. I've had fibroids diagnosed and various other issues in that time.
But this week, after suffering with a sore neck muscle, I accidentally found a lump. It is near my collar bone, a fairly good size but very mobile. I thought it was probably linked to the swollen muscle and I should just wait and see if it goes down or away. I made a GP appointment anyway, for 2 weeks time, in case it's the same. Then I found a much smaller lump or bump behind my ear. Still calm.
But I told my best friend, and she says collar bone lumps are really bad and I must get to the GP straight away. I refuse to google symptoms (learned to stop that to help with the heath anxiety!). I don't want to get anxious and hysterical, but I also don't want to be the one who could have been saved if they'd gone to their GP earlier. Not sure I could get an earlier appointment anyway. BF doesn't have any medical background but knows a friend of a friend....
AIBU to stick with my first plan - not worry and go in 2 weeks if it hasn't changed. Or should I worry and try to go straight away?