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Neck Lump - somebody please reply?!!

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Monkey16
Monkey16

In June last year I suddenly came down with a pretty severe case of dizzyness/loss of equilibrium. At its woes it lasted about a month, I steadily improved over time but couldn't work for 9 months. I'm back to work but still don't feel 'right'

At the time I was diagnosed with labyrinthitus but when I saw the ENT specialist he was dubious as my symptoms were not A-typical. All my ear test checked out fine.

The whole time there have been two constant things. The fine is a faint red ring on my left cheek about an inch and a half in diameter which I only notice since I was poorly. Not sure if it's relevant.

The second is that I can feel a lump on the back of my neck just to the right of my spine beneath the hairline. It feels kinda squidgy and I can move it a little. If it tilt my head to the side there is an audiable crack from this/near location.

I have had MRI and ultrasound which apparently came back normal ?! The weird thing is when I stand under the shower and press firmly on the lump it creates an audiable crack/pop in my sternum/collarbone area - as if something is rubbing or realeasing. I've had people stand next to me when I do it and can hear it even with shower running. Surely this specific symptom can point to something? Can it be some kind of muscular knot and is there any way it can explain what happened to me last year.

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  • Monkey16
    Monkey16

    Posted

    Been to the dermatologist today. In the two weeks that have passed since my latest doctors appointment the antibiotics they prescribed for the staph infection seem to have improved my rash and the sore on my neck quite considerably.

    The dermatologist believes I have a body wide staph skin infection and has prescribed two months of antibiotics / creams ect ect.

    However I left feeling utterly deflated as he didn’t think this would make me feel generally unwell?? And also offered no insight into the lump on the back of my neck other than he did think it was probably a gland.

    It just seems incredibly coincidental to me that all theses things began occurring within about a week of me becoming poorly back in July 16. 

    Totally fed up.

  • Monkey16
    Monkey16

    Posted

    Hi,

    Latest update - I got the results of the ultrasound for neck which showed a subtaneous 1mm x1mm cyst. Just to repeat that 1MMx1MM!

    At the same time a ‘sore’ I had on my chin  of the same type I have had in various other locations over the last 2 years and have healed and scarred which came back from the lab as ‘staphylycoccous’. I had one of these sores 2 years ago directly over where the lump in I can feel deep in my neck.

    I saw dermatology who diagnosed ‘bodywide follceculitus’ and prescribed 4 months of antibiotics.

    Then went back to the docs - felt that a 1MMx1MM cyst was not the lump that I could feel - it feels far more substantial.

    He agreed and felt that there may be a tiny lump at skin level but that he though the lump I could feel may be a gland. - asked me to wait two months to see if the antibiotics prescribed for the skin issue had any effect.

    Skin 99% sorted but lump just the same - went back to docs after 2 months - saw a different doctor - told that it’s not a gland now and that it’s a cyst! Refferred but was told ‘they won’t take it out because it’s so tiny’ I was so frustrated I could have screamed - lost hope and left.

    Got refferal through - 30 weeks wait!!

    I really done know what to do anymore - I know there’s something not right there and it’s more than a tiny 1mm cyst - it’s giving me trouble sleeping!

    Sidenote - the connection I made with my sternum/clavicle area months ago I have realised is a problem in that area which also started at same time - it just so happens when I rub my neck and half rotate my shoulder it creates that noise.

    So frustrated - no idea what to do. Could I have some calcification in those two areas (which also have a muscle connected to each end coincidentally).

    Any advise appreciated, monkey.

    • ftse100
      ftse100 Monkey16

      Posted

      I have very similar symptoms and issues as you. My MRI last year found a cyst deep in my neck. The mri referred to it as a cystic hygroma. Went to see an ENT surgeon and he said not to get it taken out yet as he doesn’t see the need. However since I’ve seen him I’ve been getting awful pain in my neck that leads to headaches and head pressure. My lesion is 2.6cm x 3.2cm so rather large. 
    • Monkey16
      Monkey16 ftse100

      Posted

      Hi, thanks for replying.

      Can you elaborate on you’re symptoms?

      What I can’t understand is why they said the MRI was clear when I could/and still can feel the lump at the time.

      I have obtained the MRI on a disk and have been trying to find somebody with the correct knowledge to give it a look over. But no joy so far.

    • Monkey16
      Monkey16 ftse100

      Posted

      Also Ftse100.

      You wouldn’t have an image of the MRI would you showing the cyst?

  • Monkey16
    Monkey16

    Posted

    Does this MRI images look to have any obvious issues?
  • Waffalobill
    Waffalobill Monkey16

    Posted

    I had a small one a few years ago. Could feel it but not see it. Let it go til it grew a bit. It was base if my kneck/shoulder area. I put a heavy box on my shoulder to carry and it slid onto it. Made it rupture inside. Got a red ring around it. Was afraid they was going to operate to take it out. My primary didn't want to mess with it cause i had it so long. Sent me to a surgeon. He cut it open and squeezed the hell out of it. Left it open to drain. I was getting stuff out of it for months. It healed shut with no issues, no infections, no anti biotics. BTW it was the size of a golf ball or bigger when I finally got rid of it.

    • Monkey16
      Monkey16 Waffalobill

      Posted

      Do any of you think it’s possible that this is the result of the ‘illness’ I had back in 2016.

      At the time it was diagnosed as labyrinthitus - the same area swelled up for around a week and then went down but has never seemed to return to ‘normal’ - some sort of lymphatic blockage perhaps??

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