Swollen Nodes: Left Armpit And Above Left Clavicle Posted: 10-23-07 21:06pm
Recently I discovered two enlarged nodes
in my left armpit (or at least what I
think to be nodes. Do lymph nodes feel
like they are attached to ligament type
structures?) They are hard but kind of
rubbery (when I run my fingers over them
they snap very quickly back in place), and
not tender to the touch at all. One is
about two cm and the other one feels like
it is about 1 1/2 cm. They have been
there for about 6 weeks, or at least that
is when I first felt them. About 3 weeks
ago, I came across what feels like an
enlarged node that felt the same as the
ones in my armpit at the bottom of my neck
above my left clavicle. After searching
some on the internet, I read that the left
supraclavicular node is considered a
"signal node" of something serious. I am
not sure if this is a supraclavicular node
though. It is right at the bottom of the
natural slope of my neck located a little
over a cm above my clavicle. Is that
cosidered the supraclavicular region. It
snaps back just like the ones in my
armpits, but is a little more firm
feeling. Can anyone help me with this? I
am worried.
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gkl711
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Posted: 10-23-07 21:11pm
Also I haven't really had any other
symptoms. My left breast does feel thicker
than it used to but it still feels just
like fibrocystic changes to me...but I
also have VERY fibrocystic breasts that
are a little on the large side (DD) so I
would think that would make it harder to
feel any new lumps? Also, I am only 27,
so I wouldn't think it would be breast
cancer, although I know that is a
possibility. The only other symptoms that
I have had is that I have had bouts of
fatigue from time to time. Again, any
help would be appreciated.
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MandMs
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Posted: 10-31-07 06:56am
Have you lost you appetite recently?
Have you lost some weight
unintentionally?
Are you experiencing night sweats?
Can you notice some red patches on your
skin?
Do you have severe itchy skin, especially
on your legs and feet?
Do you feel chest pain or other
respiratory difficulties?
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gkl711
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Posted: 11-01-07 14:03pm
Thanks for your response...I lost about 30
lbs a little over a year ago very suddenly
but I had just gotten off of 300 mgs of
zoloft so I attributed the weight loss to
that. I've sort of lost my appetite over
the last four or five days actually, but
that also could be stress.
I had scaly, red itchy patches that were
kind of oily on my scalp over the summer a
couple of times that I have never gotten
before. I was going to go to a
dermatoligist but they went away after I
started using a shampoo with salicyclic
acid. I had one itchy, scaly patch by my
temple but it went away on it's own. They
were more pink than red. I haven't had
any of those episodes in about 3 months
though.
I have experienced a lot of night sweat
episodes over the last month but not every
night. I haven't had to change my clothes
or anything but when I wake up my hair is
curly and my pillow and sheets are damp.
I have severe itchiness in my feet but
that too comes and goes. My armpit where
the nodes are is kinda itchy and tingly
and the left side of my neck has a weird
sensation to it.
I smoke, so I have a smoker's cough and
congestion. About three to four months
ago though I started having random sharp
pains in my upper left chest and it scared
me b/c I always think it's my heart.
Those come and go and sometimes it just
feels like gas is trapped there.
My father's a doctor (orthopeadic surgeon,
however), so I just always ask him stuff.
He just says go to my Ob/GYN which I am
doing. Do I need a primary care doctor as
well probably?
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MandMs
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Posted: 11-02-07 05:25am
I don't find your skin problem on your
scalp associated with other symptoms you
are experiencing for the last few months.
Scaly, itchy, red skin and stubborn
dandruff are symptom of very common skin
problem called Seborrheic dermatitis. This
disorder predominately affects the scalp
and you may experience periods when your
signs and symptoms improve alternating
with times when they become worse.
It's neither harmful nor contagious and
you got the right treatment.
Does fibrocystic breast disease affect one
or both breast?
Do you have swollen, tender breasts, and
one or more lumps?
Do you feel breast pain?
Do you know that fibrocystic changes may
make breast examination and mammography
more difficult to interpret, early
cancerous lesions may occasionally be
overlooked?
Have you been experiencing fever for over
one week?
Do you have chills or a feeling of
temperature swings?
Lymph node swelling, often in the upper
body area, fatigue, weight loss - usually
at least 10% over a short time, night
sweats, itching without an apparent cause
or rash, are symptoms of lymphoma.
Please, visit your doctor and ask for
lymph node biopsy!
Take care!
Marija
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gkl711
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Posted: 11-21-07 18:19pm
I now have a hump on my sternum as if
something has pushed it up and moved my
pressed on my rib to the right as well. I
have burning sensations there and it
itches sometimes. My father is an
orthopedist (sp?) and I am making him do a
chest x-ray next week. He says it's
probably nothing, but I just think it is
strange that all of these symptoms have
come on in the last five months or so. I
have had severe tightness in my chest for
up to a year now but I have always assumed
it was anxiety, along with the chest pain.
My friend looked at the hump and said the
only way that they would think I could get
that was from being body-slammed, but I
have not been hurt or had any trauma to my
chest.
Lately sometimes when I eat, it feels like
food gets trapped where the hump is...and
I have been increasingly getting shorter
and shorter of breath. I have a low-grade
fever sometimes during the day and I can
always feel when I have it, but it comes
and goes.
I also have found a huge knot at the
bottom of my neck on the left side, same
side as the supraclavicular node and
armpit nodes, that I thought was a tension
knot but it does not hurt and has not gone
down in over three weeks once. I can see
where it seems swollen at the left side of
my neck at the bottom, and I wouldn't
think a tension knot would be able to see
anything. Will they be able to see if I
have anything causing my sternum to
protrude the way it is on just an x-ray?
Thanks for all your input. I am very
concerned.
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MandMs
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Posted: 11-26-07 04:55am
There are numerous causes for sternal
masses, but in your case that is very
indicative for lymphoma.
Do you have sensations of abdominal
pressure or pain?
If lymphoma involves the lymphatic tissue
of the thymus, the gland located in front
of the heart, it may cause chest pain. In
addition, an enlarged thymus may press on
nearby structures such as the trachea
(windpipe) or the large vein that carries
blood from the head and arms back to the
heart.
Pressure on the trachea can lead to
coughing, fatigue, shortness of breath,
and other respiratory difficulties.
Pressure on the superior vena cava may
produce a swelling of the head and arms.
Chest X-ray can show if there are enlarged
lymph nodes in your chest, in the middle
of your chest, in the area called the
mediastinum. These enlarged lymph nodes or
more possible " lymphoma process" that has
affected the marrow of your sternum, is
causing the sternum hump. CT scan will
give more precise visualization of the
sernum and other organs inside the
chests.
You need a lymph node biopsy immediately.
Best wishes!
Marija
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