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Hard Painless Lumps On Jaw Near Ear Posted: 08-27-07 20:29pm
Hi, I'm a 20 year old female and I think
I'm prone to weird lumps bc I've had a
lump under my arm for years now that
doesn't change. I had an ultrasound for
that and they said the lymph node was
normal... For a while I've also had a
small pea sized lump right next to where
my ear joins my cheek, it doesn't hurt or
seem to change size and I think maybe I
had a pimple there once that got infected
so I'm not worried about that either.
However, just recently, I found another
lump a bit further away from the same ear.
It's hard and painless, but feels more
round than the other one. Should I be
worried about this? I'm generally pretty
healthy but I currently have what I think
is a mild case of the flu.. no fever, just
my back and thighs hurt and I have a
headache and runny nose. Could this
possibly have caused my new lump?
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MandMs
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Re: Hard Painless Lumps On Jaw Near Ear Posted: 08-29-07 02:56am
jacqui835
wrote:
Hi, I'm a 20 year old female
and I think I'm prone to weird lumps bc
I've had a lump under my arm for years now
that doesn't change. I had an ultrasound
for that and they said the lymph node was
normal... For a while I've also had a
small pea sized lump right next to where
my ear joins my cheek, it doesn't hurt or
seem to change size and I think maybe I
had a pimple there once that got infected
so I'm not worried about that either.
However, just recently, I found another
lump a bit further away from the same ear.
It's hard and painless, but feels more
round than the other one. Should I be
worried about this? I'm generally pretty
healthy but I currently have what I think
is a mild case of the flu.. no fever, just
my back and thighs hurt and I have a
headache and runny nose. Could this
possibly have caused my new
lump?
I don't think your new lump is caused by
the flu.
Have you lost some weight recently? Do you
feel itchy all over your body? Do you have
fever and night sweating?
I'm waiting for your answer!
All best to you!
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jacqui835
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Joined: 05 Jul 2007 Posts: 15 Location: Australian
Re: Hard Painless Lumps On Jaw Near Ear Posted: 08-29-07 19:10pm
I don't think your new lump is caused by
the flu.
Have you lost some weight recently? Do you
feel itchy all over your body? Do you have
fever and night sweating?
I'm waiting for your answer!
All best to you![/quote]
Hey, I don't think I've lost any weight
recently, though I haven't weighed myself
in ages. I'm kind of skinny but I've
always been that way. I don't think I'm
very itchy and even with my flu I haven't
had any fever or night sweating. Overall,
I can't really think of anything else
wrong with me except these lumps. Thanks
heaps for your time
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MandMs
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Joined: 26 Jan 2007 Posts: 2300 Location: Strumica, Macedonia
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Posted: 09-12-07 02:57am
Hi jacqui835,
It's been two weeks since your last post.
How are you? Have you experienced
something else in a meantime? Can you
consider doing a lymph node biopsy?
You'll get the answer why a node is
swollen and see if there are cancer cells.
Risks and complication from this procedure
are very rare. There is a small risk of
bleeding or infection. Another good thing
about this procedure is that it can be
done in a doctor's office.
