Doctor's advise please!

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Scoobies100
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First of all, I know this is a health and fitness website but I could really use some advise. I dare not look online as I will probably come away thinking I have an obscure untreatable disease and not sleep tonight!

I will be making an appointment with my GP but I cannot get one until Friday. Until then..advise please!

I have 2 large lumps just below my ear. They are very hard and very very sore. They appear to have got worse, they are literally throbbing now and I have been getting headaches too. They don't move around so I know they are not cysts. I know it's wierd and maybe sounds a little gross but I would like some idea of what they are for peace of mind really!

Thanks :0
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  • liftingbro
    liftingbro Posts: 2,029 Member
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    How large are we talking?

    Could just be spider bites or sebaceous cysts..

    Neither are serious problems, but a sevaceous cyst will need to be cut out if it bothers you.

    I'm not a physician though.
  • odusgolp
    odusgolp Posts: 10,477 Member
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    They're probably lymph nodes... those suckers hurt if they swell and the more you touch them the worse they get.
  • infamousmk
    infamousmk Posts: 6,033 Member
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    Alien implants.
  • breezymom81
    breezymom81 Posts: 499 Member
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    They're probably lymph nodes... those suckers hurt if they swell and the more you touch them the worse they get.

    Yep probably lymph nodes! You may be fighting off an infection and they get soooo sore if you mess with them and can be rock hard also.
  • KJVBear33
    KJVBear33 Posts: 628
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    If you really want peace of mind and are scared..........or that much in pain........I'd go into a walk in clinic........might not feel very good being in a place youve never been in to see someone you are unfamiliar with, but it might help the anxiety/pain over the whole ordeal.

    I once had an issue concerning something just as bad.........no lumps or anything.......bleeding from somewhere I shouldn't have been without anything happening to me except for a high fever........turned out, whatever I had to eat, I got food poisoning........
  • Qarol
    Qarol Posts: 6,171 Member
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    I dare not look online as I will probably come away thinking I have an obscure untreatable disease and not sleep tonight!
    Curious...where exactly do you think we are?
  • odusgolp
    odusgolp Posts: 10,477 Member
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    I dare not look online as I will probably come away thinking I have an obscure untreatable disease and not sleep tonight!
    Curious...where exactly do you think we are?

    I'm in Oz... aren't you?
  • Captain_Tightpants
    Captain_Tightpants Posts: 2,215 Member
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    (Not a doctor), but I agree with the previous poster that said Lymph nodes. Wouldn't worry too much until you've seen your doctor, they can get swollen from all sorts of causes from minor (infections, colds, mono etc.) to more serious. Chances are you'll just come home with an antibiotic.
  • treetop57
    treetop57 Posts: 1,578 Member
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    Two words: Urgent Care.
  • RAFValentina
    RAFValentina Posts: 1,231 Member
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    Sound like zits or mossy/insect bites. Spider bites are often very hard. Nothing to worry about, just body's normal immune reaction to them.
  • BarbWhite09
    BarbWhite09 Posts: 1,128 Member
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    Lymph nodes.
  • rednblack84
    rednblack84 Posts: 31
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    I agree that it's probably lymph nodes. If you have allergies, this time of year is really tough or it could be an infection. If you are really worried, go to a walk-in clinic (get a referral from someone you know; not all walk-in clinics are created equal).
  • jamiem1102
    jamiem1102 Posts: 1,196 Member
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    (Not a doctor), but I agree with the previous poster that said Lymph nodes. Wouldn't worry too much until you've seen your doctor, they can get swollen from all sorts of causes from minor (infections, colds, mono etc.) to more serious. Chances are you'll just come home with an antibiotic.

    Agreed. I actually had a similar problem a few months back. My lymph nodes were incredibly inflamed. She sent me home with some antibiotics. :) Were you sick recently? Or maybe had an infection you weren't aware of..? That's what she asked me.

    Also the lymph nodes below your ear is also one that gets EASILY irritated when touched or squeezed. So if you're messing with it (which most people - I did. It feels weird!) stop it! :) Good luck at your doctor's appointment!
  • willidewbaby
    willidewbaby Posts: 26 Member
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    I am a nurse and I would go to urgent care or minute clinic if you can. You should NOT be getting headaches from spider bites inflamed lymph.
  • abigailm83
    abigailm83 Posts: 110
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    They're probably lymph nodes... those suckers hurt if they swell and the more you touch them the worse they get.

    Yep probably lymph nodes! You may be fighting off an infection and they get soooo sore if you mess with them and can be rock hard also.

    This was my first thought also.....hope everything turns out okay though.
  • warmachinejt
    warmachinejt Posts: 2,167 Member
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    hhhmm so that's where my tarantula went
  • Qarol
    Qarol Posts: 6,171 Member
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    I dare not look online as I will probably come away thinking I have an obscure untreatable disease and not sleep tonight!
    Curious...where exactly do you think we are?
    I'm in Oz... aren't you?
    If this is Oz, I get to be a witch.
  • Tangerine302
    Tangerine302 Posts: 1,509 Member
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    Sorry you can't get into the dr before Friday. Hopefully it's just one of the things mentioned. Good luck and I hope this week goes quickly for you! Hope you hear good news! :)
  • Dauntlessness
    Dauntlessness Posts: 1,489 Member
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    Alien implants.

    LOL


    Girl, go to the Emergency Room. I know that you may feel like your over reacting/under reacting, second guessing yourself...all that. That's what I do even if its sometime serious...like yours.There is never a reason to to put your health in jeopardy like that. Plus, most hospitals have the facilities to get test results done right then and back within minutes/hours. Its hands down better then waiting for a doctor, him/her sending you to a specialist, getting outsourced for tests....cut all that out and just go get it done. Let us know how it goes!
  • Spinelli2288
    Spinelli2288 Posts: 188 Member
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    They're just your lymph nodes, everyone who said it before hit it right on the head. Like someone said, your body could be fighting an infection, mine flare up sometimes if I change earrings. You have nothing to worry about. :)

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