For the past few weeks my boyfriend has had a nodule under the skin at the base of the back of his head...near the top of the neck. It's right on the spine. The other day he was touching it an moved it over and it made him really nauseous. He is planning to go to the doctor next week. What could this be? Cancer? Tumor?
2006-07-06 07:58:51 · 10 answers · asked by pulchritudinous 6 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Cancer
Just asking your opinion. I'll leave the actual diagnosis to the doctor when he sees him next week. Thank you.
2006-07-06 08:03:00 · update #1
My husband had a lump on his back - it's still there actually. He went to the doctor and they did an MRI to be sure, because his mother died of cancer about 2 and a half years ago. They said that it was a sebacious cyst. This is basically a very deep pimple that doesn't come to the surface and go away like a normal pimple would. Sometimes these deep oil glands get clogged and a lump forms.
Since you said that this is at the top of his neck, I'll bet that it's a clogged pore - oils from his hair, etc. could have clogged it. The nausea could just be him being worried about what it could be - anxiety can do a lot.
Don't be freaked out if they say that they want to do an MRI or something similar - that means that you have a good doctor who's playing it safe.
Hope everything is alright!
2006-07-06 15:19:11 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
its not that big of a deal baby. This is her boyfriend. She described it perfectly. and it feels exactly that way. no matter how many neck and back rubs she gives me it never does away.I talked to a few people i know.and my grandma said it might be a infected gland or something. which she said its not that big of a deal i guess. But, I don't want to go to a doctor to seem and feel like a wimp and just get told its nothing bad. And then i dint want her dad to see me for the first time and think im a baby. So, and besides, its just a bump right? Maybe it only hurts because its pushing up into my skin? And maybe its just getting bigger because its taking more and more blood cells and stuff and growing bigger and bigger? Is that a possibility? Please at least just say something that will make her feel better. Please. Something she wants hear. Im fine baby. I swear.
2016-03-27 06:42:33 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lumps in that area are fairly common but glad to hear he is going to the doctor soon. It may have made him nauseous because of all the nerves at the spine. If he hasn't made an appointment yet, tell him to call the doctors office and tell them about it and they will determine how quickly he needs to be seen. Tell them if he has had any illnesses recently. It may be just a viral infection--DON'T project that it is cancer! Get it checked.
2006-07-06 08:06:23 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I dont know if it's cancer, it could be a cease (cant spell it) or a tumor. Does it hurt him? Yeah doctor is the best way to go! Good luck!
2006-07-06 08:02:20 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It could be a million different things. I would not worry about it.
2006-07-06 08:02:41 · answer #5 · answered by cliffjumpohio 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A CYST WILL MOVE. THE NAUSEA IS PROBABLY FROM BEING GROSSED OUT. MEDICINE CAN DISOLVE IT THOUGH.. CHANCES ARE IT'S NOTHING
2006-07-06 08:28:15 · answer #6 · answered by simbah000 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
wait to hear from the doctor.
2006-07-06 08:03:13 · answer #7 · answered by Sophist 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
SOUNDS LIKE WHAT MY BOYFRIEND HAD, HE HAD TO HAVE IT CUT OUT, IT IS LIKE A PIMPLE, A BALL OF DEAD SKIN CELLS, NOTHING TO FEAR!!
2006-07-09 03:43:17 · answer #8 · answered by helper 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it sounds like a boil, dont freak out.
2006-07-06 08:01:51 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it may be a sebacious cyst
2006-07-06 08:12:48 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋