Okay so around may I had this strange feeling like something was stuck in my throat. Saw my ent who put the camera down my nose and said it all was good. Well this was right at the beginning of May. I developed what felt like several swollen lymph to me. One behind my ear which feels kind of hard and others directly down under my jaw that are big soft and very mobile. They do not hurt. I have been to my doctor so many times over this. I've been to the emergency room. Ive saw different doctors. I even went back to my ent and he said he felt a little one but no cause for concern. I asked for an.ultrasound he said if it makes me feel better. They said it came back normal. They always say there's nothing there. My primary doctor said that until about a month ago she FINALLY felt what I'm talking about. So she ordered a CT of my neck. Which she says she believes the lymph nodes are acting up due to my tonsils. She has said all along how big my tonsils are and my throats red. But none of it hurts.the ct revealed two enlarged nodes on the right side where I'm always complaining and one on the right side. They were all around 2 ish cms. The radiologist even commented on how big my tonsils were and he suggested they're reactive nodes rather than cancerous. Which is what I've been so worried about all these months. I am always tired but I also have something called SIBO (small intestinal bacterial overgrowth) this started around the same time as the nodes in my neck. It'd s bacterial over growth in the small intestine. I have abnormal stools, gas, etc. Its hard to treat I'm on my 2nd round of antibiotics for it and no improvements I know I have it though. I tested positive for it. So I'm feeling with that also. I have taken antibiotics which have done nothing for me for my stomach issues or the lymph nodes. I was referred to a different ent for the end of this month. She said if he doesn't think its my tonsils then she would send me for a biopsy only to calm my nerves. I've had blood work numerous times just two weeks ago too all is normal. Ive had head ct scan, neck, stomach also had chest x ray and stomach x ray. MRI of head. Blood work for mono, Lyme disease, celiac, etc all negative. Doctor said if she thought it was cancerous she would have sent me on somewhere by now. I just wondered if anyone had any similar experiences or could shed some positive light my way. I'm almost 21 with a 7 month old baby. I've never had anything wrong with me so this is difficult. Also had my wisdom teeth removed, and nodes are still there. Any feedback is nice. I know no one here can diagnosis just looking for feedback. Thanks
Wow I'm SO sorry to hear this. The anxiety alone is absolute freaking torture!! I just turned 24. I felt my first node whend I was 13. I can feel a lot of mine on both sides of my neck and in my groin. Literally for over a decade I've been scared to death of havig cancer. I went to three docs over the years and they seemed lIke they werent a big deal. Obviously I can't have had an infection for 10 years. So that's just dumb, but the doc ordered tests to check anyway. All clean. My blood work is normal. I'm really thin, so maybe that's why they are so prevalent on me? No clue. If I had cancer surely it would have spread by now?? Idk. I'm too scared to get them biopsied. (Stupid, I know). And it is so expensive to even go to a doctor. Much less have something done! All the tests you did must have hurt the bank. Especially since yiu still dont know whats wrong (if anything. Some people just have larger nodes). But joining this forum helped a lot. There are SO many people with the same thing. There is like a 1% chance that you have lymphoma even if they are bigger than 2 cm. (Which a couple mine are). I suggest keeping a journal! I get more paranoid when I'm hormonal, so that helps me rationalize that I'm not dying. Haha but really.. anyway.. hope this helps at least a little. You are not alone!!
I have swollen lymph node since august. Back in February I started feeling ill . Had a really bad cold for weeks and my lung hurt so doctor gave me steroids which later caused to have issues with drainage and mucas between my nose and mouth. Back in june I got married and my throath hurt so they prescribed me zpak . Same month my stomach started hurting and I finished in ER. They did all testing , CT of abdomen and lungs, ultrasound of pelvic - all normal . Sometimes in august I felt lymph node under jaw, i would say its on neck that was small and movable but didnt hurt. They did ultrasound in November and it showed 2.1 cm lymph node( they said Its probably). In december I found out that I am pregnant and my lymph nodes started hurting, my neck too, I have shooting pain in that side of tonsil that is red , My ear hurts, having headaches , and my jaw feels sometimes numbed, sometimes its hard to move my neck. I have feeling like something has grown inside throath and it moves while I'm swallowing food. I had endoscopy in October too for stomach which showed everything was normal . I saw ENT ( she looked for 5 min and said Its from widsom tooth or H pylori). Now I got swollen area under my jawline and it hurts on touch. I went to dentist surgeon who looked and said that those lymph nodes are not from tooth and its best to wait until baby is born to have them removed. I have H pylori and UTI infections too. If I put garlic and honey mixed on this area in the morning it shrinks but during day again expands to same size. I am afraid of lymphoma to death . I am supposed to see one of best ENTS and surgeons in town this following tuesday . I did pregnancy CBC and showed elevated WBC count 11.6- which refers to some infection in body . I hate when doctors can't figure out what is wrong and it takes me 1 year to get diagnosis.
I have swollen lymph node since august. Back in February I started feeling ill . Had a really bad cold for weeks and my lung hurt so doctor gave me steroids which later caused to have issues with drainage and mucas between my nose and mouth. Back in june I got married and my throath hurt so they prescribed me zpak . Same month my stomach started hurting and I finished in ER. They did all testing , CT of abdomen and lungs, ultrasound of pelvic - all normal . Sometimes in august I felt lymph node under jaw, i would say its on neck that was small and movable but didnt hurt. They did ultrasound in November and it showed 2.1 cm lymph node( they said Its probably). In december I found out that I am pregnant and my lymph nodes started hurting, my neck too, I have shooting pain in that side of tonsil that is red , My ear hurts, having headaches , and my jaw feels sometimes numbed, sometimes its hard to move my neck. I have feeling like something has grown inside throath and it moves while I'm swallowing food. I had endoscopy in October too for stomach which showed everything was normal . I saw ENT ( she looked for 5 min and said Its from widsom tooth or H pylori). Now I got swollen area under my jawline and it hurts on touch. I went to dentist surgeon who looked and said that those lymph nodes are not from tooth and its best to wait until baby is born to have them removed. I have H pylori and UTI infections too. If I put garlic and honey mixed on this area in the morning it shrinks but during day again expands to same size. I am afraid of lymphoma to death . I am supposed to see one of best ENTS and surgeons in town this following tuesday . I did pregnancy CBC and showed elevated WBC count 11.6- which refers to some infection in body . I hate when doctors can't figure out what is wrong and it takes me 1 year to get diagnosis.
I have swollen lymph node since august. Back in February I started feeling ill . Had a really bad cold for weeks and my lung hurt so doctor gave me steroids which later caused to have issues with drainage and mucas between my nose and mouth. Back in june I got married and my throath hurt so they prescribed me zpak . Same month my stomach started hurting and I finished in ER. They did all testing , CT of abdomen and lungs, ultrasound of pelvic - all normal . Sometimes in august I felt lymph node under jaw, i would say its on neck that was small and movable but didnt hurt. They did ultrasound in November and it showed 2.1 cm lymph node( they said Its probably). In december I found out that I am pregnant and my lymph nodes started hurting, my neck too, I have shooting pain in that side of tonsil that is red , My ear hurts, having headaches , and my jaw feels sometimes numbed, sometimes its hard to move my neck. I have feeling like something has grown inside throath and it moves while I'm swallowing food. I had endoscopy in October too for stomach which showed everything was normal . I saw ENT ( she looked for 5 min and said Its from widsom tooth or H pylori). Now I got swollen area under my jawline and it hurts on touch. I went to dentist surgeon who looked and said that those lymph nodes are not from tooth and its best to wait until baby is born to have them removed. I have H pylori and UTI infections too. If I put garlic and honey mixed on this area in the morning it shrinks but during day again expands to same size. I am afraid of lymphoma to death . I am supposed to see one of best ENTS and surgeons in town this following tuesday . I did pregnancy CBC and showed elevated WBC count 11.6- which refers to some infection in body . I hate when doctors can't figure out what is wrong and it takes me 1 year to get diagnosis.
Oh gosh bless your heart! I feel your pain. I have three that are over 2cms.. Saw two ents that aren't concerned about it at all! I've seen several doctors that either. Sometimes I feel like mine get smaller and bigger too. Sometimes I get a dull aching pain in that side of my neck. I have stomach issues as well I have what is called SIBO. Its crazy. So sorry to hear this. Hope the appt goes well please keep us updated. I am having surgery on my nose soon (severely deviated septum) I'm always so scared of cancers to and lymphoma. Try not to worry though! If it were that they probably would've found it already. I know the struggle. Let's keep each other up to date
For how long did you have yours ?
I saw ENT and he didn't say much just like " nothing concerning ". I have headaches and today my whole ride side of head was numb so I couldn't open my mouth. I started having some chest pressure too .
The ENT send me to do CT with contrast which I have to wait until I'm 5 months pregnant so i can do CT.
Have your doctor check for a salivary gland stone. I had a large, persistent and periodically infected lymph node in my neck until the stone erupted on its own. It measured 11 mm!
Dear All, I am writting to you for advice... I have had a small enlarged lymph node in the back of my nexk and what I think are some more near my collar bone. I have also have two large lumps under my arms. I have had 3 x lots of clear FBC/ESR/LDH over this time (as well as normal thyroid, liver function etc). I have had U/S on my abdomen, upper left quadrant i.e. my spleen, kidneys and liver. I have had the enlarge nodes U/S'ed and they have all come back as normal. Like KM I have also started with GI symptoms and wierdly have pain in my hips and lower back. I cant feel any enlarged nodes in my groin.... Can anyone help me as to what is going on.... I have 2 very small children and am terrified it is lymphoma - The GP keeps telling me it is stress..... x
I am a stage 4 grade 3b follicular B cell lymphoma cancer survivor. I had huge lymph nodes all over my body especially in my neck and I'm talking almost tennis ball sized. I had night sweats, diarrhea, extreme fatigue and and was dropping weight despite how much I ate. It was so widespread that it moved out of my lymph glands and into my right lung, right kidney, spleen, liver, intestines and my bones. It hurt to walk for over 30 yards and I would be out of breath like I had just sprinted a long distance. To find out anything for sure you need a Pet Scan with contrast. The contrast will light the active cancer up on the screen because it's metabolizing the contrast. I still have to have them every 6 months because non Hodgkins is known to come back with a vengeance sometimes. I've been in remission for two years and it took me 1 year to put it into remission. If the nodes hurt it most likely is not cancer. Mine had no feeling at all and were super hard and immobile. They were prominent and even visible in most places. I had it for years before I realized I even had it. It was always misdiagnosed as a random infection or tooth infection. The good thing is that most lymphoma's are slow acting so it won't kill you overnight or next year but be wise and get checked out by a specialist just incase because most family practices do not recognize it very often. 3 overlooked it on me until I went to an oncologist and had them look at it and run proper tests.
I'm so scared about glands!!!! 9 weeks ago noticed lump in my neck in wrecked went docs bloods tests later came out I have glandular fever, they go up and down and really hurt, now found out I also have a wisdom tooth infection, there still up I know I've had things that cause them to come up! But for 9 weeks! My neck wrecks! It's all the right hand side!!! Xxx
I'm so scared about glands!!!! 9 weeks ago noticed lump in my neck in wrecked went docs bloods tests later came out I have glandular fever, they go up and down and really hurt, now found out I also have a wisdom tooth infection, there still up I know I've had things that cause them to come up! But for 9 weeks! My neck wrecks! It's all the right hand side!!! Xxx
I'm so scared about glands!!!! 9 weeks ago noticed lump in my neck in wrecked went docs bloods tests later came out I have glandular fever, they go up and down and really hurt, now found out I also have a wisdom tooth infection, there still up I know I've had things that cause them to come up! But for 9 weeks! My neck wrecks! It's all the right hand side!!! Xxx
Hi - was hoping you may have found out what it was? I have so many of the same symptoms and drs say not cancer but an infection - my left neck lymph is 2.3 cm for six months no pain but the doctors ran a lot of infection tests and I didn’t have those. All doctors say an infection but they don’t know what. Thanks for sharing any thoughts
Hello, I’ve been having the same issues with the nodes on the left side of my neck since I’d had a severe ear infection 3 months ago. Has anyone had a diagnosis yet? All of my blood work, CT’s, MRI’s come back normal. I’ve als developed anxiety since this has happened. Never had anxiety before this. I’m not tired/exhausted and haven’t had a fever. This has me so scared! I have had more stress in my life than the usual but thought I’ve been dealing with it well.
I have the exact same symptoms as you, (lump in my arm pit, lumps at my collar bone, no enlarged groin nodes, lower back pain) and was wondering if you ever got it checked out. I’m also terrified that it’s lymphoma.
Mindy I’m still suffering now!! I’m so anxious I have lymphoma 😫😫😫
Ok I’m going to tell you something you might not want to her but it really wasn’t that bad. I had everything you have the stomach issues and lymph nodes swelling (some on my neck and behind ears actually became visible) with the only exception I kept getting sinus infections. I seen a doctor at a well known hospital (Mass General in Boston) who had referred me next door (Mass Eye and Ear) where I was told after 5 minutes with the doctor I needed my tonsils and adenoids removed but I also needed the worst deviated septum repaired ( complete bone blockage) and I was in the worst pain ever after the surgery ( did everything at once and I’m in my 30’s) was the worst month of my life. But now I regret nothing I swear you can’t feel any lymph nodes in my neck anymore and that all went on for 5 years and I still have sinus issues but nowhere near what I was going through and I finally have reached a safe weight and can shop out of kids clothes. What the doctor told me is when tonsils are huge all the time the lymph nodes have a tendency to take the bad bacteria they are trying to kill and release back into your system so the antibiotics often become more of a bandaid. I hope this helps cause at one point I thought I was going crazy but was happy after I went through everything.