I am currently 20 years old.
About 5 weeks ago i had the symptoms of cold including tiredness and sore throat,
it was diagnosed of common cold, after some rest i recovered. ( At least i thought)
And 4 weeks ago, in just about 2/3 days i had one large lumps (3-3.5cm) appeared on the right side of my neck
( i say 2/3 days cause i only noticed it when it became really large, i didn't know it was there, and it became visible only in 1 day) , at the same time i had serious sore throat and fatigue, not sure if i had fever or not. The doctor said it was Tonsils infection (Viral) ( I always get this. )
However after 3 days of treatment there wasn't any significant progress, so i went to another doctor. This time antibiotic was issued. During that period of time i had night sweats, fatigue, headache and very serious sore throat that i was even reluctant to drink water. Also i discovered multiple lumps (though a lot smaller, around 1cm, and 2 around 2 cm) After 7days of antibiotics all the symptoms are gone and never happened again.
However, the lumps are still here after 3weeks, they haven't enlarged but remained here.
For the 3-3.5cm one, it is now around 2.5-3cm, and for the two 2cm ones they are now around 1.5cm.
I read from articles that these lumps should disappear after the infection is cured, i'm worried if this is a sign of cancer, especially when i have around 6-7 lumps on my neck.
About the lumps, they are all movable ( if i push it on one side, it moves to the other side)
As for texture, i don't know how to define "hard", i would say rubbery but not like a stone.
As for painfulness, gently pressing the 3cm one does not make me feel "pain", but if i press on the side i do feel a trace pain feeling. And for other lumps, i do feel clear but not serious pain.
No clear redness on the surface.
I've been to 4 doctors, the first 3 all said that i didn't need a scan and that i'm ok,
but the last one said if i'm worried i should go for a scan. So next week i'm going to do it,
but for now i'm really scared.
Thank you for your help and your time.