Submandibular gland???!
Question:
Submandibular gland???
I have a lump in my neck that I know is not a lymph. I am not a Dr but I have done ALOT of research on the web and I think that I may have a problem with my submandibular gland. It is little swollen but when I eat it will get bigger. About the size of a grape. No heatlh insurance until next month, just wondering if anyone has had any issues with this and how worried should I really be. From what I can read, most likely not cancer as I don't have any symptoms associated with Lymphoma or Saliary Gland cancer. Might be a stone or tumor. And yes, I will see a Dr when insurance is available.
Additional Details2 months ago
I should also maybe mention that I have had a crown put in a couple months back on the lower right molar.
Answers:
One day I thought I might be coming down with something so I checked my glands to see if my lymph nodes were swollen.
I felt two large lumps on either side of my neck and immediately thought I was dying.
I went to my primary care physician. I had no other symptoms of something wrong--my spleen and liver weren't enlarged, no other swelling on my body.
He decided to send me for a CT of my head and a ultrasound of my thyroid. Those tests came back okay, cost me a TON OF MONEY and i still had troublesome lumps (both non-tender) in my neck.
My doctor referred me to a surgeon who said he needed a CT of the ACTUAL area that was swollen. My primary doctor had gotten images ABOVE the area and BELOW the area, but NOT the actual area (SUCH A WASTE OF MONEY FOR ME!). The surgeon said if the CT of my neck came back abnormal he would do a biopsy.
He called a few days later and said I just had salivary glands that were on the large size, but there wasn't anything abnormal about them. They're just..large. That was several (8?) years ago. I still check them from time to time to see if they've grown or have become tender, but they hasn't been any change.
I totally thought I was dying though, so I sympathize with any anxiety you might be feeling right now. I hope that everything comes out okay for you! :-)