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Lump Behind Ear, Under Shoulder, Pain In Jaw. Family History Of Cancer. Matter Of Concern?
I have a lump behind left ear, about the size of a quarter. I have had it for 2 weeks. Thought it was staff, my GP perscribed Bactrim. I releived some pressure from it. I though it seemed to be going away, But it isn't. The area I punctured has healed but the lump is there still. GP sent me to a sergeon. Is concerned. I have pain in jaw down my neck into my back. Dont know if these are related. The sergeon looked at it today and said he wanted to do surgery right away. So I am going tomorrow morning. He mentioned cancer. Now I am concerned. He asked me other questions and one was my shortness of lbreath. He felt the right side of my back and there is a lump kind of lunder my shoulder. I also reached back and felt it. My mother died of cancer. She had it everywhere. My father had colon cancer. It all boils down to dhould I really be worried at this point. I have no money to pay this . Sorry for your time
Tue, 25 Jun 2013
Hi there, If there is a lump which is not responding to antibiotics the doctors may want to cut it out and check it under microscope (called biopsy) to make sure its not malignancy or anything to worry about. I think you have done the right thing to take proper medical advise and so go for the biopsy and go according to the doctors advise. Take care and remembering worrying too much will not help, so take things as they come. Regards
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