What is it?

[shielkatie1984]

Well i have just phoned for my blood results and i was told all is normal so why are all my glands swollen and my thyroid is swollen ??? I am worroed sick i am a 31 ur old widow with a little girl i have been through some much the last 4 months i keep fearing the worst surely if i had cancer etc it would show up in my bloods xx

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Hello

I am sorry to hear you are a widow at such a young age this must have been really hard to deal with and do you think this is the root of your anxiety as your little girl's Dad is not here and you fear what would happen if something happened to you to ?

I would imagine blood tests would show anything sinister and sometimes glands can come up and go down for no reason at all , maybe you have had a viral infection without even realizing it which can make them swell

Go back and see your Doctor now you have the results and ask them to explain what they feel it is I am sure or hope this will help to put your mind at ease and I am not sure if you are in therapy but maybe this is something you could look into and your Doctor could refer you for I think it would help after what sounds like an awful time you have been through

Take Care x

[shielkatie1984 in reply to Hidden]

Oh defo why my anxiety is so bad at min. I jst dnt get why my thyroid and neck r swollen when bloods r normal. My biggest fear that my little one will be without us both. I know i am thinking extreme but hey that health anxiety thanks bounce for ur reply i am going to cbt jst want to get to the bottom of this swelling. I no i shouldnt but jave been googling so even though info can be good there r so many people on there with same symptoms as me and they have cancer. I am driving myself crazy xxx

[Hidden in reply to shielkatie1984]

Hello

Bless you such a lot loosing your Daughters Dad you have had to deal with and totally understand why it would lead to HA

Have you had any bereavement counselling as well as waiting for the cbt ?

Hope you have other family members around you to support you to

I once had a gland come up & like you straight away cancer came in my mind , I went to the Doctors she said it is nothing sometimes glands come up there is no explanation for it they can go down and sometimes they stay as they are , well would I believe her of course I would not so I got her to refer me to the Hospital

Well by the time I got there I was just waiting for them to confirm what I had convinced myself of that I was on my way out

The Doctor actually was lovely in fact he was very good looking

However he looked at me with fear in his eyes as if he had some deranged women sat in front of him

He examined me and was even struggling to find where this enormous as I put it swelling actually was because in our heads things are always blown up to what they actually are anyway eventually he just about found it and was very good because even though he was convinced it was nothing he sent me for a scan and even waited for me while the results came straight back and guess what it was nothing what so ever !

Please try not to worry I doubt very very much this is anything sinister if you are going to consult Dr Google though well he will tell you otherwise so again try and keep of there you are just tormenting yourself more and adding more anxiety on by looking , go back to the Doctors maybe ask them if you could be referred for a scan remember if they say no it will because they think it is nothing and even if they say yes like mine did it was because she knew until she did I would not shut up , but yes ask them and whatever they say believe them we have to start to put our trust in their professional opinion they are qualified

A friend years ago said to me

Why do you keep going to the Doctors and then coming away and not believing what they tell you

Well I gave this some thought and of course it was my anxiety making be not believe but like she said to me that I should either stop going or start believing them , I did the latter and it really was the best choice

Hope your cbt starts soon and let us know how you get on with it x

[kylie1986 in reply to shielkatie1984]

pleass dont worry your glands come up for so many reasons. ho estky i had the smallest spot you could barely see it and all my glands under my left jaw came up and they hurt. didnt go for over a week. stress can also make them swell. its amazing what anxiety and stress do to your body. my sister had a gland the size of a tennis ball in her neck but all tests came back fine. honestly just forget them and next time you check i bet there gone . x