mrschristman asked: My husband has two lumps in his neck, he went to the doctor and had an ultrasound done of them and was even going to have a biopsy done on them after the ultrasound, and then the surgeon came back and said they're "just lymphnodes". Well the thing is, they never go away! They haven't changed in size but they're ALWAYS there. This was well over a year ago and he is fine health wise but they're still there. He doesn't think about it, but I do. Should I push for a second opinion?

Answer:

I had a needle biopsy done for my lump and it came back negative…months later when it was still there they did a different kind of biopsy where they actually did surgery and took a piece out. This confirmed that it was lymphoma.

If your husband got the second kind of biopsy, where a surgeon literally took a piece out to test - then I’m SURE he’s fine. This is very accurate, however it never hurts to get a second opinion. Like I said, I’m sure he is fine considering they haven’t changed in size and it sounds like he got an accurate biopsy. For peace of mind it doesn’t hurt to get a second opinion.

Good luck :)

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