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2ww, feel like I left it too late.

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Orchid90 · 09/03/2026 23:10

i have a swollen lymph node on the side of my neck . In October I noticed a long standing ( was borned with it) mole on my scalp had become quite crusty itchy making me picking it . I decided to get it checked by a private dermatologist as I know how long nhs waiting times are .
he looked with the dermoscope and said it looked completely normal. I asked about getting it off and it says nhs won’t do it as it’s cosmetic.

anyway I feel like I have been ill since , got 3 bouts of whatever virus was going around in October December and then a couple of weeks ago ill again .

the mole has remained there , crusty , every now and again I’ll pick at it as it gets like a proper scab .
I notice that lymph node yesterday abd today hit referred under 2ww and all il thinking is that it was cancerous all along and I should not have trusted the dermatologist.

I have been absolutely wiped out since my last bout of virus and out it down to that , but now I can’t help thinking is cancer and it’s spread .

i am in a horrible state , also thinking it could be lung cancer due to all the recent infections and coughing I have had .

I have zero appetite, don’t know if it’s the anxiety but I am just so in a panic state right now .

my last 2ww took 6 weeks which feels like a very long wait at this point .

my daughter is only 6 and my mind is going to all sorts of places .

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LasVegass · 09/03/2026 23:20

I’m so sorry you’re so scared. The lymph node could well be from whatever infection you’ve had recently. It’s natural to catastrophise and think it’s all somehow linked. You did the cautious and responsible thing of getting things checked early privately. The likelihood is that it is ok, a big health scare. Hugs.

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