lump on back of neck

[crisgal]

i will go to drs, but given my anxiety disorder, it would save a couple of sleepless nights if anyone can help.
I've just found a hard painless lump, about as big as alarge pea. It's on the back of my neck slighty on one side, just on the hairline.
Any ideas?

[crisgal]

ok...........now i'm thinking no-one is answering 'cus it must be something horrid :(

[NoMercy]

In the skin or below the skin?

[crisgal]

under the skin

[Prudie]

I vaguely remember having that once and it was just a swollen gland from an infection

[ethandron]

just to put your mind at rest, i would diagnose it as a hard painless lump.

(it's probably completely harmless)

[crisgal]

aw, fanks.
i feel better already!

[NoMercy]

It's a strange place to get a lump. Only your doctor can advise you really.

[Mamyalynne]

Highly unlikely to be anything to worry about.

[Jan1957]

Sounds like a sebaceous cyst to me. I have a few on my head and have had a couple of large ones removed. I would get it checked by your doctor though.

[cazzz1975]

sounds like a raised lymph node, normally comes up if you are under the weather or have an infection

[carlton23]

Very likely just a cist and nothing to lose sleep over, or your brain has slipped. lol ♥

[ethandron]

or it may be a little burrowing worm and by tomorrow it will have burrowed its way out.

[sara3]

I'm with the sebaceous cyst movement! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sebaceous_cyst

but you need to go to the doctors as we're just plebs.

[Mamyalynne]

I agree with the cyst too, had one on my eyelid and had it removed because it was visible otherwise would not have bothered.

[mandimoo]

mamya.... youve had an eyelid removed? 'blinking' eck!

[crisgal]

thanks everyone - that's just what i needed! ♥♥♥

[sara3]

carlton, a brain hernia?

[carlton23]

I should have used the `ABS Check` button for cyst. sorry.

[looobylooo]

jan i once had one of them on my chest inbetween my boobidoos a few years ago, i was a bit worried, well alot worried if im honest, but i never went to the docs mind - im the sort to bury my head..
anyway, thankfully it turned out it was nothing to worry about - after a few days i happened to give it a lil squeeze, you know as you do, and some lovely gunk came out of it - just like a snake coming out of its basket when its being charmed! lol .... (strange description i know lol, but tis true!) .. ooh and nicely satisfying at the time it was too ;o/ ... and such a relief it was nothing serious
so hopefully yours is nothing to worry about too cris,
see how it goes and in a few days if youre still a bit worried pop to your docs to put your mind at rest x

[Prudie]

I'm with cazz on the lymph nodes. Googling shows there are some in the neck where you describe and just mean you are fighting some infection - have you had a cold lately? Whatever we are just guessing but whichever it is it's nothing to worry about. See your doc to put your mind at rest. Sleep well.