CancerCompass message board discussion started by Shadowcat on 2/5/2007 http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,9381,0.htm Wed, 03 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT Wed, 03 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://backend.userland.com/rss RSS.NET: http://www.rssdotnet.com/ Hi, I would appreciate any information you can give me.  In late 2004 I noticed a non painful lump under my right neck.  Went to Dr.  said it was a blocked saliva gland.  Given antibotics and told to suck on sour stuff.  Lump got a tad smaller, but was still there.  Left it alone because it didn't hurt.  Went to Dr. in late 2005 for severe chest congestion, put on predisone, antibotics, and given advair.  Dr. saw lump, told him was diagnosed as blocked saliva gland a year earlier. He blew it off.  The Medical group I go to seems to change Dr's every 6 months to a year. In early, 2006 I noticed it felt like 2 or 3 lumps, with the first lump getting bigger, was refered to ENT.  It took 7 weeks to get into the ENT.  He ordered a cat scan and found that I had a 2 cm. mass in right neck.  Ordered surgery to remove mass 5 weeks later.  Prior to surgery developed a infection in the neck, skin became red and hot to the touch.  Put on antibotics for 10 days and had surgery 4 days after finishing antibotics.  The surgery was suppose to be to remove the submandibular gland.  When the Dr. gooten into the neck a pathalogist was brought in to the operating room, where looking at the neck they believed it was lymphoma. Dr. removed 2 lymph nodes and part of the submandibular gland.  Told family they believed they were looking at lymphoma.  Had follow up with Dr. 2 days later and the pathologist said it was infection.  Put on Biaxin and sent home, 2 days later was in the ER because neck turned red and warm to touch. Was given dose of IV antibotics and told to return in 12 hour for another dose. Ifection still spreading 12 hours later. Given double dose and another double dose 2 hours later. Er Dr. advised there was noway any bacteria was growing in my system. Spent next, 3 months on antibotics and had sugery site reopen on its own 4 weeks after surgery.  Developed upper left abdomen pain 8 weeks after stopping antibotics. Abdomen is hard when standing, loss of appetite, tired, floating pain(legs, arms and abdomen). Er diagnosed as Diverticulitis.  Colonoscopy came back normal.  Some trouble with shortness of breathe and when I lay down lot of coughing.  I am a smoker, but this al started or has gotten worse over the last 2 years.  Chest x-ray was negative 2 weeks after surgery.  Pathology could never determne what bacteria was causing this infection that started all of this. Have never ran a high grade fever, but do feel like Iam running a low grade fever quite often.  Have had night sweats but chalked it up to menapuase and they were not that bad after a few months. Please if anyone has had anything like this please respond. I feel like that Dr.'s are just blowing me off.   Shadowcat Mon, 05 Feb 2007 00:00:00 GMT  On 2/5/2007 Shadowcat wrote:Hi, I would appreciate any information you can give me.  In late 2004 I noticed a non painful lump under my right neck.  Went to Dr.  said it was a blocked saliva gland.  Given antibotics and told to suck on sour stuff.  Lump got a tad smaller, but was still there.  Left it alone because it didn't hurt.  Went to Dr. in late 2005 for severe chest congestion, put on predisone, antibotics, and given advair.  Dr. saw lump, told him was diagnosed as blocked saliva gland a year earlier. He blew it off.  The Medical group I go to seems to change Dr's every 6 months to a year. In early, 2006 I noticed it felt like 2 or 3 lumps, with the first lump getting bigger, was refered to ENT.  It took 7 weeks to get into the ENT.  He ordered a cat scan and found that I had a 2 cm. mass in right neck.  Ordered surgery to remove mass 5 weeks later.  Prior to surgery developed a infection in the neck, skin became red and hot to the touch.  Put on antibotics for 10 days and had surgery 4 days after finishing antibotics.  The surgery was suppose to be to remove the submandibular gland.  When the Dr. gooten into the neck a pathalogist was brought in to the operating room, where looking at the neck they believed it was lymphoma. Dr. removed 2 lymph nodes and part of the submandibular gland.  Told family they believed they were looking at lymphoma.  Had follow up with Dr. 2 days later and the pathologist said it was infection.  Put on Biaxin and sent home, 2 days later was in the ER because neck turned red and warm to touch. Was given dose of IV antibotics and told to return in 12 hour for another dose. Ifection still spreading 12 hours later. Given double dose and another double dose 2 hours later. Er Dr. advised there was noway any bacteria was growing in my system. Spent next, 3 months on antibotics and had sugery site reopen on its own 4 weeks after surgery.  Developed upper left abdomen pain 8 weeks after stopping antibotics. Abdomen is hard when standing, loss of appetite, tired, floating pain(legs, arms and abdomen). Er diagnosed as Diverticulitis.  Colonoscopy came back normal.  Some trouble with shortness of breathe and when I lay down lot of coughing.  I am a smoker, but this al started or has gotten worse over the last 2 years.  Chest x-ray was negative 2 weeks after surgery.  Pathology could never determne what bacteria was causing this infection that started all of this. Have never ran a high grade fever, but do feel like Iam running a low grade fever quite often.  Have had night sweats but chalked it up to menapuase and they were not that bad after a few months. Please if anyone has had anything like this please respond. I feel like that Dr.'s are just blowing me off.   hi my names dawn im now 20 years old, having read your message it sounds very simelar 2 what i was told and went through when i was 18, i found a painless lump in my neck the size of an egg, went to my docs they put it down to glandular fever gave me antibiotics. went back as lump seemed to get larger and i had started itching, they said it could be my washing powder or pets etc sent me home again with cream!!!!!! went back again because i was getting no sleep with the itching all over my body and they were going to give me sleeping tablets..........until i asked to be reffered to a spacialist at ent. went to see ent, i told him my symptoms and he said to me "sounds like hodgkins lymphoma" went back for a biopsy which confirmed it........... my advice to you is dont hang around every second counts!!! get yourself seen to the quicker you do the better, try not to worry in the meantime though ok i send my love dawn xxx Matureyounglady Thu, 22 Feb 2007 00:00:00 GMT Hello!This sounds like u need to see a specialist general surgen,being on a lot of antiboitics is not good,so please see a general surgen Feelforu45678 Sat, 21 Apr 2007 00:00:00 GMT  On 2/5/2007 Shadowcat wrote:Hi, I would appreciate any information you can give me.  In late 2004 I noticed a non painful lump under my right neck.  Went to Dr.  said it was a blocked saliva gland.  Given antibotics and told to suck on sour stuff.  Lump got a tad smaller, but was still there.  Left it alone because it didn't hurt.  Went to Dr. in late 2005 for severe chest congestion, put on predisone, antibotics, and given advair.  Dr. saw lump, told him was diagnosed as blocked saliva gland a year earlier. He blew it off.  The Medical group I go to seems to change Dr's every 6 months to a year. In early, 2006 I noticed it felt like 2 or 3 lumps, with the first lump getting bigger, was refered to ENT.  It took 7 weeks to get into the ENT.  He ordered a cat scan and found that I had a 2 cm. mass in right neck.  Ordered surgery to remove mass 5 weeks later.  Prior to surgery developed a infection in the neck, skin became red and hot to the touch.  Put on antibotics for 10 days and had surgery 4 days after finishing antibotics.  The surgery was suppose to be to remove the submandibular gland.  When the Dr. gooten into the neck a pathalogist was brought in to the operating room, where looking at the neck they believed it was lymphoma. Dr. removed 2 lymph nodes and part of the submandibular gland.  Told family they believed they were looking at lymphoma.  Had follow up with Dr. 2 days later and the pathologist said it was infection.  Put on Biaxin and sent home, 2 days later was in the ER because neck turned red and warm to touch. Was given dose of IV antibotics and told to return in 12 hour for another dose. Ifection still spreading 12 hours later. Given double dose and another double dose 2 hours later. Er Dr. advised there was noway any bacteria was growing in my system. Spent next, 3 months on antibotics and had sugery site reopen on its own 4 weeks after surgery.  Developed upper left abdomen pain 8 weeks after stopping antibotics. Abdomen is hard when standing, loss of appetite, tired, floating pain(legs, arms and abdomen). Er diagnosed as Diverticulitis.  Colonoscopy came back normal.  Some trouble with shortness of breathe and when I lay down lot of coughing.  I am a smoker, but this al started or has gotten worse over the last 2 years.  Chest x-ray was negative 2 weeks after surgery.  Pathology could never determne what bacteria was causing this infection that started all of this. Have never ran a high grade fever, but do feel like Iam running a low grade fever quite often.  Have had night sweats but chalked it up to menapuase and they were not that bad after a few months. Please if anyone has had anything like this please respond. I feel like that Dr.'s are just blowing me off.  If I were you I would be calling Mayo in Rochester Mayo and taking the first appointment I could get.  They are wonderful there.  My onc is Dr Clive Zent, Hemo is Louis Porrata and Lymph doctor is Stephen Ansell.  All are great.  The place is a miracle.  They will find what ever it is that is getting to your immune system. If I were you, Twin1 Wed, 02 May 2007 00:00:00 GMT