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kristi_chick

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Mystery Lump Under My Chin
Posted: 11-10-07 10:30am

Hi Everyone,
In August I first noticed a strange soft swelling under my chin. It's maybe an inch in diameter, and I can only feel it when I run my hand backwards from my chin to my neck. It's remained pretty constant, but sometimes it seems more palpable than others. I'm at the University of Michigan, and I've been in to the Health Services several times about it. I've also had what I believe to be swollen lymph nodes on either side of my neck for as long as I can remember. The first timeI saw a doctor she said she could feel what I was talking about and referred me to an ENT. A month later, the first time I could get an appointment, I saw him. He said that my lymph nodes didn't seem to be anything to worry about (just more palpable than most), and that the mystery lump could be the result of an infection, though this doesn't make sense as it's been consistently there for 3 months now. I went to see a different ENT a month later and he, again, said that he didn't think it was anything serious. He said that it's probably a blockage of some sort and that it might work itself out. I looked into swollen salivary glands, though I don't think this is it because I haven't had any problems with a dry mouth or anything. What else could be blocked? UHS is notorious for always being busy and not very thorough, so I'm not satisfied with any of the consultations I got. It's good to know that its not anything really scary (i was freaking out about lymphoma or other horrible things for a while), but it's still really annoying and, to be vain, I hate the way it looks. It really bothers me.

It's not incredibly obvious to the eye, but here's a picture that somewhat shows it. I'm the one on the left, if that's not clear. You'll see the way the area beneath my chin kind of dips down instead of following the jawline back up. It's because of the lump underneath the skin.

http://img.photobucket.com/ albums/v686/kristi_chick/n582256643_427854 _1358.jpg

Does anyone have any ideas as to what this could be based on description and the picture? I don't even think I posted this in the right place, but insight would be appreciated nonetheless.
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monkeygirl22

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Posted: 11-15-07 22:37pm

It's more than likely just a lymph node. It honestly doesn't look swollen to me in the pic though.
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kristi_chick

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Posted: 11-16-07 17:03pm

two doctors have said it isn't, though, and even if it is, isn't it bad that it's been swollen for over 3 months with no correlation with sickness?
thanks for your thought!
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ziggitydoda

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Mystery Lump (Kristi)
Posted: 04-07-08 19:51pm

Kristi,
What became of this lump? I have had tiny lumps myself and doctors said its no big deal... so i didnt worry... and then just two day s ago, the one under my chin (like yours... heck i even look like your sister!) popped up out of the blue and its sore to the touch and feels almost like a golf ball size. I dont have health insurance and really dont want to ask family for help.
My mom recently died because a doctor botched a simple routine surgery so i do not trust doctors at this point. Please let me know what happened. are you dizzy at all? I m a little dizzy for the last 6 months.
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marlenevdc

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Posted: 04-20-08 13:16pm

Hi ziggitydoda,

Did you ever get an outcome on your lump? I have just discovered a peasize lump in my throat and have also been feeling light headed for the past 4 months?
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ziggitydoda

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Mystery Lump is back again after antibiotics finished.
Posted: 04-20-08 16:34pm

Hi Marlene,
Well, my dentist prescribed me antibiotics which i finished like 3 days ago, and i was feeling good and lump was gone. then this morning i woke up to the lump in my chin again and dizzy again. I just started the antibiotics again. i am thinking its from a root canal i had where the tooth cracked but im so bad about getting into the doctors.
years ago in high school i had lumps (little ones) and the doctors always said it was okay. that its just fighting infection and is good if they are swollen from time to time but i wasnt light headed and you are, so you probably should get it checked. does it hurt at all?
Keep us posted.. .and ill do the same. thanks!
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