Question 1

what should i do since i am getting new lumps after lymph nodes removed?

Accepted Answer

Still some left: Lymphatic system absorbs/carries things too big to go into arteries/veins like bacteria eaten by white cells and digested food.  Lymph nodes "taste" the lymph to see if anything bad is there like bacteria/viruses/cancers, etc. For problems, it alerts the immune system and your body reacts.  They enlarge in response to inflammation they create when they react.  You still have nodes that can react.

Question 2

i had a shotty lymph node removed from behind my ear 3 weeks ago.  i now have a hard lump about 3 cm in size under the incision. should i be worried?

Accepted Answer

NO wait for report: and show to your surgeon on follow up visit .

Question 3

i'm a wreck now i have pain in my left side of neck feels like a lump in lymph node. had a lump removed about 2 years ago. no cancer. feels the same. tylenol seems to help pain..such a wreak always in pain?

Accepted Answer

: Might be a similar issue.  Go get condition checked.  Don’t worry.

Question 4

hard lump under jaw left side of neck. been for scans. biopsy and lymph node removed 3 weeks ago. lump still there and more painful, what could it be?

Accepted Answer

Wait for report: Wait for biopsy report  , if it is benign, it is post operative reaction   and  will subside in couple of wks , speak to your surgeon  if any treatment(s)  are required based on the report.

Question 5

husband has lump on his tonsil (due to be removed) gout that he cant get rid of and now swollen lymph nodes under his chin. how concerned should we be?

Accepted Answer

See details: Gout is not difficult to control and your husband should see a rheumatologist. The lymph nodes and tonsils are unrelated.

Question 6

hard,painful, and immovable lump below ear. had wisdom teeth removed a couple months ago, could it be bone/tooth residue stuck in gland or lymph node?

Accepted Answer

NO: No. Hard lump not likely related to wisdom teeth. see ENT doc about lump. Sounds like parotid mass.

Question 7

have hard lumps all along the scapular area that are painful for 10 yrs. dr says their lymph n via u/s and unusual place to have them. causes?

Accepted Answer

Questionable tumor: If the lumps are along  medial margin near spine which is what protrudes when one bends forward they for the most part cant be lymph nodes.  The latter are found  toward the armpit where the major vessels are.  U.S. cant dx lymph nodes and if hard one must consider possibility of  tumor or tumors of nerve origin arising from muscles of the scapula.  Should be evaluated for possible bx.

Question 8

the difference between a lump and a lymph node?

Accepted Answer

Definitions: A lump is any mass below the skin you can feel.  It can be many things (cysts, abscesses, benign/malignant growths and lymph nodes). Lymph nodes "taste" the lymph for anything bad  like bacteria/viruses/cancers, etc. When it detects a problem, it alerts the immune system and your body reacts.  They enlarge in response to the inflammation they create when they react.  They shrink when all is well.

Question 9

please advise if it's ever "normal" to have knots/lumps in lymph nodes of neck?

Accepted Answer

Monitoring Centers: Lymphatic system absorbs/carries things too big to go into the arteries/veins like bacteria eaten by white cells and digested food. Lymph nodes "taste" the lymph for anything bad like bacteria/viruses/cancers, etc. When it detects a problem, it alerts the immune system and your body reacts. They enlarge in response to the inflammation they create when they react. They shrink when all is well.

Question 10

i have 2 large lumps in the lymph-node on the back/right side of my neck.  (been there for a while) should i be worried?

Accepted Answer

See a doctor: Generally, if enlarged lymph nodes (if that is what they are), which have been present and unchanged for some time, are harmless.  On the other hand it would be very comforting to be seen by a doctor who can examine these and tell you whether they need to be biopsied.  Suspect all will come out fine.

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What should i do since i am getting new lumps after lymph nodes removed?

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I had a shotty lymph node removed from behind my ear 3 weeks ago. i now have a hard lump about 3 cm in size under the incision. should i be worried?

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I'm a wreck now i have pain in my left side of neck feels like a lump in lymph node. had a lump removed about 2 years ago. no cancer. feels the same. tylenol seems to help pain..such a wreak always in pain?

A member asked:

Hard lump under jaw left side of neck. been for scans. biopsy and lymph node removed 3 weeks ago. lump still there and more painful, what could it be?

A member asked:

Husband has lump on his tonsil (due to be removed) gout that he cant get rid of and now swollen lymph nodes under his chin. how concerned should we be?

A member asked:

Hard,painful, and immovable lump below ear. had wisdom teeth removed a couple months ago, could it be bone/tooth residue stuck in gland or lymph node?

A member asked:

Have hard lumps all along the scapular area that are painful for 10 yrs. dr says their lymph n via u/s and unusual place to have them. causes?

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The difference between a lump and a lymph node?

A member asked:

Please advise if it's ever "normal" to have knots/lumps in lymph nodes of neck?

A member asked:

I have 2 large lumps in the lymph-node on the back/right side of my neck. (been there for a while) should i be worried?

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