I'm 58 too and have a disabled son I look after. No one else around to help out.

I may have lymphoma, I cope by assuming the best until I hear the worst and by taking my mind off stuff I can't change.

Don't know if that helps or makes it worse. Best of luck to you

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Hi Celeste. Welcome to the forum.

I know this is a worrying time for you, but it's worth remembering that 9 out or 10 people who are sent on urgent two week referrals turn out NOT to have cancer, once all the tests are done.

Most lumps are harmless, but GPs are now encouraged not to hang about when they find something like this, but to simply refer to the hospital for urgent tests.  

Now the hospital have you, you can expect various scans, such as ultrasound, MRI and/or CT, and possibly a biopsy.  Most clinics have a standard protocol they use for everybody, so what happens to you is usually the same thing that happens to everyone else.  It's like a conveyor belt. 

Every year, thousands of people are put on this conveyor belt, and it's very worrying at the time, but the thing to remember is you don't have cancer until you're told by a consultant that you've got cancer.  In the meantime, don't make yourself anxious by googling your symptoms - that NEVER helps.