Lymphnodes

[dainbramage]

The lymphnode in the front of the left ear has been hurting a lot.  It has been hard to chew lately.  Now the lymphnodes on the back between my neck and head are swollen and very tender.  I have had this happen before, usually it is my eyes swollen and one of my nodes swollen in my neck.  I just saw my rheumy and I was in a good place then.  I really don't know what to do, just wait it out? It hurts and now I am nauseated.  OWWWW

[Joe S.]

It sounds like those on the side of your neck may not be flowing properly. (lymphatic massage) Have you seen your Dr about the possibility of an infection?

[newhorizons]

 dainbramage, Get you some Vicks Vaporub and give it a good massage...in front of ear and behind ear on knot of head. 

Not in medical field, though being 68, have found myself with a book of experience to my credit.  In front of ear is Sjogren's involvement of parotid gland and runs along jawline. Massage in the crease behind you ear with Vicks also.

If your knot, can be two- one of each side,  is just at the top of spine where head connects, I have always considered this Fibro.

Crazy sounding but breaks/dissipates the pain .... I take a tennis ball and put in sock and lie down with the tennis ball on knot... when you can relax from buildup tension/stress, the knot will break up and the pain will be relieved or spread over a larger area!  If two knots, tie two tennis balls in sock and place on knots... and lie down in a quiet environment.

Never know if it helps unless you give it a try... I became a believer after one of Fibro group members that is in therapy field came up with the tennis ball idea. Give me a shout if you decide to try and let us know how if you get relief... remember it does take some practice.     Joy   

[dainbramage]

I am going to do that now.  I am at work, but I need relief now.  I just saw my rheumy, so I will have to call the office on Monday...Thank You

[DryEyes]

hmm  between the two of us  Dainbramage  we are balanced.  My right side is very very swollen right up behind my ear and now it is moving downward to ward my collar bone.  I went to the dr and antibiotics were prescribed.   I feel tired very very tired.  They think it is strep throat.  I call deformed throat       I do hope is itsn't my paroid gland swelling up or blocked

[newhorizons]

DryEyes, The parotid gland opening is near back molar on outer side of teeth. Feel where your joint that does chewing is...Now slide finger down....Bingo, parotid gland is there and when 'flaring' with inflammation, it can even swell and run along the bottom jaw line.  

Again, say, I'm not in medical field.  Though, feel knots at top of spine and just at bottom of skull are from Fibro.

Be vigilant as it's your bod...you know it best.  You will learn with time... Yes, it does get old fooling with it daily!!!

Joy

[dainbramage]

Yes, I feel my left jaw is in pain, not my teeth. The back of my head these knots have come out and my coworker felt them.  I have had these before, but they hurt more now.  I will call my doctor on Monday.

[dainbramage]

I just read up on occipital lymph nodes and one of the reasons of the inflammation is infection of scalp. Now my right side of jaw is aching and my tongue is sore(I have burning tongue anyway).  I can't tell what is going on.  I don't know if I am losing it or my right side of my throat is sore.  And I'm ITCHY

[dainbramage]

Finally spoke with my rheumy, not the RN.  She gave me antibiotics, steroids and pain meds.  I have read a lot of people's comments on how these drugs helped.  So now I hope the pain goes away. Does anybody know why the rheumy does not want to take care of these problems? Why she wants me to see an ENT?

[Sha]

IMO most docs like to refer out to other specialists so they don't miss something since it isn't their specialty. I would gather that he just wants to make sure you are getting the best treatment...too bad that way costs a lot more money with all the ist's we go to, or are referred to

Hope ya feel better!

Sha

[Joe S.]

You may want to try clicking on the numbers in sequence at: http://www.chakraforce.com/LEDlist.html#Lymph
As I suggested before, lymphatic massage. Tooth, Abscess tonations may also help.
You may not believe in it but it will not hurt you to try it. The tones from the website are 30 seconds in duration so you will have to play them multiple times to reach the 3 to 5 mins that are recommended. PM me for more info.

[Crymeariver]

I just had that happen last month.  Had a little tenderness at the angle of the jaw for a few days and then woke up with a baseball on the side of my face! Thought my eardrum was going to be squished.   I used ice until the rheumy called back and she said to use lemon drops or a tart candy to stimulate flow.  She calls them medicinal candy.  LOL  I like ice but rheumy recommended heat. She did say if I had a fever to go to the ER but it wasn't hot like an infection and no fever so I waited it out. 

[anita]

Dainbramage,

This is similar to your other thread about the lymph nodes.  I commented in that one (it was more recent).  But I also had the exactly same thing with the knots (nodes) swollen on the back of the head (one side) and jaw pain with more swollen nodes on the neck and around the ear (same side of the jaw).  It was first thought to be an infection on the scalp (like your research said), but there was NO signs of infection and the knots were all lymph nodes...not infectious assesses, etc

The antibiotics did the trick.  My rheumy gave them to me.  My GP (who should be handling such a thing) started with a shot of rocephin (antibiotic) but it wasn't enough and got worse, so he sent me to ER and then surgeon.  It was these guys that both thought it was related to the Sjogren's or some sort of odd autoimmune response, so then put me in touch with my Rheumy at Hopkins.  The antibiotics he gave me cleared it up.

I actually made a thread about it, but no one replied with something similar that had actually occurred to them.  Most here on your thread offered suggestions and only 2 mentioned they had experienced something similar.  Therefore, I think it's rare.  My docs all think it was the parotid gland infection.  My jaw was the first to hurt and even after the nodes started to reduce, the jaw still bothered me some.  For nodes to swell, the infection must be close by...and the parotid is close enough to affect the occipital nodes on the back of the head, I think.

Hope you are finally feeling better.

[dainbramage]

Anita,
Thank you, I am feeling better.  Which antibiotics did they give you? I am on amox.

[anita]

Z-pack  (zithromycin)