Help!? weird bump on my neck!?

Question

its really weird. It was not there this morning. I went to a theme park with my friends and as we were leaving i felt sore on the side of my neck. Then i found the small, hard bump. Its located at the lower part of my neck, almost near my shoulders. I think it might be a lymph gland, but i dont know what caused it to enlarge. I went on a lot of fast rides, which got the adrenaline rushing, and made me very dizzy. But i dont think that would cause the bump. It feels sore so i dont want to touch it. I put ice on it but it has not gone down. Im pretty sure its not cancer. What is it? Should i go to the doctor?

Answer 1

Since we cannot see it we cannot tell you what it is.  It may have been there and you just noticed it.  I doubt if the rides had anything to do with it.  There is a possibility that it is a sting or an insect bite.  You are the best judge of whether it bothers you enough to see a doctor.

Answer 2

Lumps are usually of personal concern and, trust me, you probably won't feel better about it till you have mentioned it to your doctor.  In the meantime, worst-case-scenarios tend to keep popping into one's head (such as the cancer word you mentioned).

Chances are it's pretty harmless but you want to hear that from your doctor.  All the best to you. :-)