Hard lump in neck - waiting for ultrasound

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I have found a hard round lump, near where you would check your pulse in your neck. Its hard and fixed. I dont have any red flag symptoms such as night sweats or itching. I have felt extremely exhausted for weeks but that could be put down to things going on in my life.

I have had no recent illnesses or anything, i first felt the lump a few weeks ago and waiting to see if it would go but it didnt. I went to the gp yesterday and she referred me for blood tests and an ultrasound so i know i just need to wait for that.

ive been poking and prodding round my neck to feel if its gone bigger, it started as a small, round, hard lump, which it still is, but when i feel at different angles it almost feels like there could be two lumps joined together. Unless its just the same lump at a different angle but part of it can be felt a bit lower which is why i think it could possibly be two together or just an odd shape.

im anxious because my dad had throat cancer caused (caused by smoking i think, i dont smoke) so i know it wont be related but i cant help feeling anxious, especially seeing him go through it, he passed away 2 years after diagnosis. My only other ailment at the moment is me feeling really dizzy for weeks, no matter what i eat i feel like i'm going to faint when i stand up.

I am generally healthy so health anxiety is new to me at the minute. Not sure what im really asking for or if i'm just expressing worry.

Hi OP, when I was in my mid 20s I developed a lump in my neck that continued growing for a few months , in the end it was roughly golf ball sized , I had no other symptoms , I saw 5 different GPs at the same practice, all my bloods were normal they just shrugged their shoulders . At the last appointment I said i wanted a referral to an ENT consultant ( you can demand this they can’t really refuse) on seeing the consultant he was very concerned and did a biopsy there and then, it came back as not conclusive , I was booked a week later for surgery, the swelling was a neck lymph gland swelling but it wasn’t sinister it was a rare condition but needed no other treatment. If the GP doesn’t make a diagnosis just request a referral to ENT consultant as they will be able to investigate further, my advice is don’t just rely on GPs

I had one appear there - the GP sent me for an urgent scan and it was nothing, just a lymph node doing its thing. It comes back from time to time, usually when I'm feeling more tired than usual, but that's probably because the feeling tired is when my immune system is dealing with an infection before I get more obvious symptoms.

I had one a few years ago and it was a salivary gland tumour, stage 1. Super slow growing and the ENT consultant was underwhelmed. Had it removed with surgery and been fine since then. Through the family grapevine I found out an aunt and cousin had the same gland removed so must be a genetic thing