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.
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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Joined: 07 Apr 2008 Posts: 2
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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Joined: 20 Apr 2008 Posts: 1
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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Joined: 07 Apr 2008 Posts: 2
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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