Hello.

I am in the midst of either a health anxiety battering or full fledged cancer.

I have been having slight issues since end of February now.

I felt a tiny lump in my neck on the right hand side end of Feb and have been to the GP in regards to this, where she felt the lump and the rest of my lymphnodes to be sure. She advised the lump was of no concern and sent me on my way. The lump remains, same sized and not changed in any way.

Fast forward to recently. I've been having some issues with my actual throat. Its quite a hard one to describe tbh but ill do my best. So It started with what felt like mucous when I was swallowing my own saliva. Like it was getting stuck when I swallowed own saliva (no issues with food/drink) - I've also started to clear throat a bit as it feels like there's some phlegm just sat there. I have a dry cough now and then, probably twice/three times a day. My throat isn't 'sore' - I've had sore throats before. This is more of a annoying sensation. Like its very dry but I notice is there. Just no pain associated with it. Sometimes the feeling goes completely. Dont even feel it. Other times like now is all literally all im focused on. I also had what I can only describe as a tired voice? Felt like i was straining tk speak and throat ache (like it was bruised) for a couple of days which was really uncomfortable, this has since passed however.

I also am having quite a stuffy nose, which is probably assisting in providing more mucous for my throat. Again this varies from runny to very dry. I also have extremely dry eyes when I wake up from sleep in the morning. In general I'm dry eyed, mouth and nose when first wake up. My lips have corner cuts due to dryness also.

I've had a couple of instances where I've had bad heartburn whilst suffering this, one day where it was the whole day and then the occasional acid burps. I do feel like I'm burping a bit more than usual. I don't know.

No weight loss and definitely no loss of appetite. I quit smoking 2 months ago and have noticed a massive increase in eating!

I know weight loss is a massive sign of cancer, so I'm glad I do not have this.

However, due to the multiple other symptoms and a habit of googling and reading multiple reddit/forum posts and the thought process of maybe the GP didn't feel the lump properly and its throat cancer thats been eating away the past 3/4 months.

I know at 29, its rare.. but unfortunately my brain doesn't agree and just thinks the worst.

Just looking into insights really from anyone who has suffered anything similar. There is a backlog at the GP and I can't be seen for another 3 weeks at the moment (as not classed as emergency)

Any advice, help, stories would be massively of help.

Thanks a