#SHOTTY LYMPH NODES MEANING SKIN#
#SHOTTY LYMPH NODES MEANING PLUS#

#SHOTTY LYMPH NODES MEANING PLUS#

nor did i pursue the hardened node because my doctor dismissed it and i didn't want to be a 'worry wart,' plus i have felt nervous that something could be wrong. i didn't question the MRI findings at the time although it did seem odd to me, because i assumed it would be mentioned to me if it was not normal.

i am wondering one, if several 'shotty' nodes is normal, or if slightly hardened nodes in the said regions is normal, and, two, if the findings on the MRI are normal. the problem is whenever i investigate these findings online, lymphoma keeps popping up. the spleen is of normal size.' in relation to that, i do often get a stabbing pain right under my rib cage on my left side, which, i assumed was gas, but it is frequent and always in the same place. within the MRI findings was: 'there are small scattered subcentimeter mesenteric and retroperitoneal lymph nodes,' what does that mean? that they are enlarged, yet smaller than 1 centimeter, or just that they were present, seen and then noted by the radiologist? additionlly, in the 'impression' section, the radiologist noted that i have 'multiple hypodense lesions in the spleen, likely cysts.

additionally, about a year ago, as well, i was given an MRI for cysts on my ovaries. i might add they, too, seem a little swollen, but could be from the cold i recently had, or a number of other things. i can't feel my other nodes, only these hardened ones and the larger ones right under your jaw line (which feel like they are 'suppose' to according to the descriptions of how lymph nodes should feel. it is difficult to determine what is normal or not when feeling lymph nodes. the one on my neck is deeper than the nodes felt right under your jaw line that often get swollen with a cold or flu. they are smaller than the one on my neck which is fairly small also.

#SHOTTY LYMPH NODES MEANING SKIN#

i began 'investigating' other palpable nodes and noticed in my inguinal region i also have some small hardened nodes, they seem to be fixed, not moveable, but not rock hard either, and the skin moves easily over them, i believe have also felt these ones before. she said it could be the hyoid bone a bit out of place, a reactive node, or an indication of maglinancy (small chance however), she order an ultra-sound and FNA if it is not the hyoid bone. she refered me to an ENT, who also felt the lump. last week i went in for a cold to my new doc and she felt the 'lump,' and felt it was a lymph node, not cartilage. also, when i move over it or push on it, it can result in a 'grizzly' sensation and sometime makes my ear feel plugged. my original primary doc said it was maybe cartilage and i left it for that and have lived with it since then, although it has contined to weigh on my mind. it is off to the right just slightly above where you adams apple is. I have had a 'hard' lymph node on my neck, i believe in the submandibular region, for over a year.

Shotty lymph nodes meaning