Re: Enlarged lymph nodes in neck

[Guest guest]

Yes, mine swell as well and now never completely go down. Just wondering, have

you ever been tested for cat sratch fever (Bartonella)? I know that you can have

swollen lymph nodes from both lymes and CSF but, my doc. feels mine are worse

from having both.

Does any else have enlarged lymph nodes in their neck?

Mine are really bothersome. They don't hurt when I touch them, they

are very hard, and they ache after I drink alcohol- which is really

strange. They are so deep in my neck muscles that they make my

muscles hurt. I think I have about 4 or 5 of them like that as well

as one enlarged one in my groin that is also hard and is not tender.

I've had some of them for at least a year or so, but think a few of

them are new.

I am wondering if I should be concerned about this or if is just

another aspect to Lyme? I would appreciate any feedback!

Thanks,

Jessie

[Guest guest]

I copied the following off of http://www.lymenet.com from a search using

" swollen lymph nodes " There is tons of links there.

I have had this too, and have done some research on it, which at least for me

explained some things. I'd suggest you do a and pubmed search for parotid

glands, parotitis, and Stensen's duct.

Even though I have taken anatomy courses on the head and neck I never knew that

your parotid glands (the ones you describe behind your ears) actually lead to

ducts located on the inside of your cheeks by your molars (teeth).

In fact, I never even noticed them until they too were swollen. There is one

duct on each side of your mouth, near the back of your top row of teeth. These

ducts are where a lot of your saliva comes from.

At first I thought I bit the side of my cheek and it got infected, and then I

wondered if maybe there was a cyst in there.

My tonsils have been slightly swollen for the past few months, and I was doing

research on that when I stumbled upon the info on the ducts, which put together

some things.

At one point my parotid gland got really painful for a few days and it almost

felt like something had burst in my ear. Now I know it was probably parotitis.

[Guest guest]

> Yes, mine swell as well and now never completely go down. Just

wondering, have you ever been tested for cat sratch fever

(Bartonella)? I know that you can have swollen lymph nodes from both

lymes and CSF but, my doc. feels mine are worse from having both.

>

> Does any else have enlarged lymph nodes in their neck?

> Mine are really bothersome. >

> I am wondering if I should be concerned about this or if is just

> another aspect to Lyme? I would appreciate any feedback!

> Thanks,

> Jessie

I experience enlarged lymph nodes as well and I have Lyme Disease,

Babesiosis and Bartnella. They never go completely back down.

[Guest guest]

THanks all - makes me feel a little better.

I should tell you that i had been going to an oncologist/hematologist

who thought it might have been a slow-moving lymphoma so that is why

i am a little concerned.

He wanted to do a bone marrow biopsy but i decided against it becaues

i thought it was from the Lyme and didn't want to go through pain

unnecessarily.

I have some symptoms that could be either lyme or " something else " so

it is very hard for me to get a diagnosis.

~Jessie

> I copied the following off of http://www.lymenet.com from a search

using " swollen lymph nodes " There is tons of links there.

>

>

> I have had this too, and have done some research on it, which at

least for me explained some things. I'd suggest you do a and

pubmed search for parotid glands, parotitis, and Stensen's duct.

>

> Even though I have taken anatomy courses on the head and neck I

never knew that your parotid glands (the ones you describe behind

your ears) actually lead to ducts located on the inside of your

cheeks by your molars (teeth).

>

> In fact, I never even noticed them until they too were swollen.

There is one duct on each side of your mouth, near the back of your

top row of teeth. These ducts are where a lot of your saliva comes

from.

>

> At first I thought I bit the side of my cheek and it got infected,

and then I wondered if maybe there was a cyst in there.

>

> My tonsils have been slightly swollen for the past few months, and

I was doing research on that when I stumbled upon the info on the

ducts, which put together some things.

>

> At one point my parotid gland got really painful for a few days and

it almost felt like something had burst in my ear. Now I know it was

probably parotitis.

>

>

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