Painless Lump On Mastoid Bone Posted: 03-20-06 10:33am
Approximately 3 months ago I was suffering
with what seemed to be a chest infection.
My gp said it was probably viral and
therefore did not prescribe antibiotics.
The illness continued and I returned to my
gp about a month later. He prescribed me
a course of amoxycillin and I felt much
better. Around about the same time I
noticed a small lump in what seemed to be
the lymph nodes behind the ear. Knowing
that i'd had an infection I was
unconcerned. A few months on the lump is
still there but it doesn't feel like a
lymph node anymore. It is solid, painless
and I am not able to move it. There is no
associated ear pain and my blood tests
(esr and total count) were normal.
I returned to my gp who on examination
said that she was convinced it was bone
but she referred me to ent to rule out
whether it is lymph or not. I'm still on
the waiting list to see a consultant.
I have started to get a strange slighlty
numb/tingling sensation on two areas of my
head. I'm not sure if the source of this
is my scalp or my bone.
I was wondering if anyone could shed some
light on this. I'm worried it could be
somethng more sinister than a swollen
lymph node.
