About halfway across the right side of my face, below my jaw line, under my skin, I feel something under my skin (not popping out, you can only feel it if you press it hard enough) and It's about the size of a hazelnut, and when you push it, it kind of goes aside.
I have no serious medical history, neither do my parents or grandparents. Thank you for your help!
2007-11-24 14:22:14 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Cancer
btw: It's not bulging, it doesn't feel in pain, I just need to know if it's a bone, muscule, lymph node, whatever.
I'm very vague on the subject of cysts, fill me in with some details?
2007-11-24 14:28:51 · update #1
Oh yes, I've never really observed my face like that, first time I've ever really touched it.
I recently recovered from a really bad cold, would that have anything to do with it?
2007-11-24 14:34:17 · update #2
Get to a dermatologist and get it checked out, hon...better safe than sorry!
2007-11-24 14:25:14 · answer #1 · answered by cwgrrl7 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's probably a lymph node . . there are tons of them in the body. Sometimes when you are fighting an infection the lymph nodes will swell up.
However, if you feel this is unusual than you should see a doctor for a clinical examination.
Incidentally, people who are perfectly healthy with no prior medical condition . . can get cancer . . history or no history.
My son was a healthy, athletic high school student . . never sick . .played sports, worked weekends, attended school . .perfectly normal and he was diagnosed suddenly with stage IV abdominal cancer. No visible warning (he did tell me a few weeks before diagnosis that he felt a lump in his belly . . but who would think a healthy teenage boy would have cancer?) The point is . . that if it can happen to my son who was also healthy with no serious medical history . . and healthy parents . . it could happen to anyone.
2007-11-24 22:31:00 · answer #2 · answered by Panda 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It may just be a swollen lymph node... tumors are usually not moveable or salivary gland. If it's painless or continues to grow then I would get it checked out... well you should probably just get it checked out asap. If it's not a tumor then it could be an infection that may need antibiotics... good Luck!
2007-11-24 22:27:58 · answer #3 · answered by Ashley D 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It may be a lymph node. But you should have a doctor check it out, enlarged lymph nodes are usually a sign of infection somewhere it the body.
And it could be something else, so go see a GP.
2007-11-24 22:25:52 · answer #4 · answered by Patricia 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
no it is not a tumor. usually if your body is fighting off a cold or infection, your glands will swell up. they dont have to be painful (unless you push hard on them) it is a lymph node. you do not have to show symptoms of a cold or infection to have these swell up. i would still get it checked out so that you can be given antibiotics to kill any oncoming infections.
2007-12-01 19:06:18 · answer #5 · answered by nicole 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I could be wrong but it sounds like you're describing one of the glands in your neck! Go to your doctor if you are very worried. They could be swollen and that is why you're feeling something bulging out a little.
2007-11-24 22:26:17 · answer #6 · answered by valerino539 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It could be a cyst or an inflamed saliva gland- they are both really common-
I would get it checked out with your doctor though- just to put any worries to rest
2007-11-24 22:25:50 · answer #7 · answered by Emma 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
It may be some muscle node, but always get a check. Cant put your life in the hands of a Yahoo forum....
2007-11-24 22:30:59 · answer #8 · answered by nopoygonta 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Could be just a cyst. Go to a dermatologist and get it checked out, don't put it off.
2007-11-24 22:25:59 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Probably not, but why don't you get it checked by a doctor? That is the safest thing to do than potentially let something get much worse and harder to deal with.
2007-12-01 15:29:07 · answer #10 · answered by Simmi 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I doubt it is a tumor. It could be a swollen gland. They usually go away in a couple of weeks.
2007-11-24 22:28:38 · answer #11 · answered by wishfultnkr 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋