Hello all,

about me: M19, not very active and not the healthiest lifestyle.

A few months ago I noticed a painless lump on the right side of the back of my head, which I suspected was an occipital lymph node.

I went to my doctor about it a while back and he told me it was probably just a scarred lymph node, but I don't trust his diagnosis because the node has many warning signs of lymphoma (hard, painless, non-moving, unilateral) and those symptoms are not the case with a scarred lymph node to my knowledge.

Now, a few months later: the node is still there and it is still painless, hard and not mobile, which scares me a lot because it sounds like a lymphoma to me. I don't think the node has grown, I can't tell if it has gotten smaller. I read that lymphoma can be sometimes active and sometimes inactive, which can cause it to get smaller or bigger.

The lump is about the level of my earlobe and at the junction of my neck and the back of my head, more in the middle on the right.

I had a blood test (not for this reason) that came back fine.

I am making another appointment with my doctor on Monday to have it checked again, but I am very worried right now.

Could it really be a scarred lymph node, are my worries justified or could it be something else entirely?

Thank you so much in advance!