Embarrassed to go back to GP after he said I'm "a worrier"

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Hi all, will try to keep this brief. I am a 31yo woman- 1 child aged 7 years. I went to my gp 2years ago regarding an enlarged lymph node on my neck & also a lump under my jaw. He assured me all was fine & said I'm probably just "a worrier" told me lump under jaw was a salivary gland and sometimes one is bigger than the other. Since then the lump in my neck has never disappeared- it gets bigger when I'm ill but never goes completely (around size of a 5p) and I also have a similar sized lump behind my collar bone which again never goes away ( I noticed this last year) the lump which he said is my salivary gland is now around 3 fingers wide & I think I can feel it inside my throat but I don't know if I'm just anxious about it. I feel like he did assure me I was fine & I don't want to make another appointment about it but has anyone had these symptoms? I know I should go back but he did say it was all fine and normal. I have had anaemia this whole time & low folate so am constantly on supplements although they stopped recently as they haven't been able to check my bloods since before COVID. I suppose I just need reassurance or advice on being more assertive with my GP. I am conflicted as all the advice says get all lumps checked but he did check 2 of them 2years ago & I felt like I was wasting his time. (Also I am not in any way a worrier normally - my child has only been to the gp once and I havent been for anything other than my bloods & these lumps since I was pregnant nearly 8 years ago!)

He should not have said you are a worrier. Please go to see someone else at the practice. This is their job!

Thanks all - I am going to phone up today & ask for an appointment. I do need a review for my iron levels anyway as they won't give me more supplements until they know if my levels are okay or not & I can't get in to get the bloods to check! I will mention the change in lumps at the same time. I know its probably nothing at all but it won't do any harm to have them re-checked. I did think just normal lymph nodes @Arrowcat but they are only on one side - I was unwell a few months ago & had other lymph nodes pop up but they felt different and disappeared again within a week or 2 whereas these ones never go away. I don't know if I'm only really worrying now as I have recently lost my mum at the age of 52 & she had breast cancer previously (although this didn't directly cause her death) and I think my health is at the forefront of my mind. Thank you again for all your support and I'm sorry so many of you and your family have had issues with being taken seriously.

I completely agree with Arrowcat - don't let this thread frighten you (reading it made my blood pressure go up!). I can feel lymph nodes and regularly worry about it (I AM am worrier!) but have had ultrasounds for other things in the past and have always asked the radiologists whether it's 'normal' to be able to feel them, and they always say yes! If you look for them, you'll likely find them. That said, do go and see your GP, explain your concerns and request a referral - this will put your mind at rest as I'm sure you're fine!