Karmiispeaks I wanted to respond to you as I myself have this same type of swelling but mainly on my left side. It’s neitheri hard nor squishy like fluid.
I rang the doctors 2 weeks ago as a fellow nurse friend said to get it checked out. I had left it 4/6 months can’t actually remember (Naughty I know). My doctor was lovely but could see my concern about it, I had bloods done the C protein, kidney, liver and thyroid there was some other stuff too but can’t remember, also wanted to me to get a X-ray on my chest and referred me to the head and neck specialist, this was a 2 week cancer referral and I panicked, I felt so ill that week waiting on my bloods. My anxiety absolutely got the better of me and I just felt sick and scared.
Bloods came back normal, chest X-ray fine and a week later after my doctors appointment I had a video consultation with the ENT surgeon at the hospital (video due to COVID-19) he ordered an ultrasound for me which I attended today, two weeks since my first doctors appointment.
The lovely ladies in the ultrasound department told me after thoroughly checking that it was just fat deposits, I have never been so happier to find out I have fat 😂. The results will now go to my doctors and I doubt very much I will hear anymore but if I do I will update on here.
My partner found this thread after I first made contact with the doctor and I have to say reading it did make me feel more positive but a lack confidence in how quiet the thread had gone hense me being here now. I’m in the UK up in Lincolnshire and I have to say our NHS is just amazing. Hope your mum got sorted and it’s the same as mine.
Ohh also I was told today that it’s actually quite common on women and a question i was asked “do I carry my bag on that side?” my answer was “no my son” 😂.