primary care visit
May 2010 - the nurse took my vitals and asked how long I'd noticed the lump on my throat. I wasn't really sure so I think I said several weeks. When the Dr. examined me, he asked me how I felt. I answered truthfully, I FEEL GREAT.
He told me it was a swollen lymph gland or node. It could mean a lot of things, but more tests would be required to definitively say. But while ONE swollen lymph gland was no big deal, BANKS of swollen lymph glands on both sides of my neck (which he detects while examining me), were definitely a cause for concern. He ordered a lung xray and blood tests and gave me a referral to an ear, nose, and throat Dr. who will likely do a needle biopsy on one of the nodes to find out what we're dealing with.
OK, now I'm concerned, too.
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