swollen glands-come and go? - General Health Message Board

kdel · 04-23-2007, 05:43 AM

Hi I have been suffering with a cold for about a month now. I believe it has turned into a sinus infection so I'm going to the doc tomorrow but just wanted to ask if any one gets this. The glands in my neck keep swelling(and are very painful) but then they go down and back up again. Anyone experience this? I have had swollen glands before but they usually stay that way until the infection is gone. Any input would be great. Thanks.
Kara

nikw500 · 04-23-2007, 08:36 AM

Hi Kara,

My glands have been up and down since I had a glandular fever type thing 5 years ago so I know how miserable it is :-(. Things like tiredness, viruses make mine worse but they can just come up for no reason. Anything seem to cause yours? Painkillers help and I try gentle neck exercises which relieve the pain a bit.

Good luck at the doctor and hope things improve soon.

Nikki

FromSqueaky · 04-23-2007, 08:57 AM

Yeah I had this too. My glands would go up and down for over 2 years. Kept being put on Cipro but they really never went down. Was told it was a sinus infection too. After I couple of years they stopped swelling. They still do swell up now and then. Have no idea why had all kinda of blood work down and all is fine. If they swell up now I just left them and sooner or later they wil go down on their own. I'm guessing it's an allergic reaction to something. I just never bothered to find out what.

ibake&pray · 04-23-2007, 09:55 AM

YOu have several sets of glands in your body that will swell as they fight off infection. In your neck, in your arm pit, in your groin. It it completely natural and nothing to get too worked up over. It is your body's way of fighting off "germs." They are part of your immune system working to keep you healthy.

kdel · 04-23-2007, 10:41 AM

I know they swell to fight infection but I've never had them be sooo.. painful and swolen one day and not so much the next and so on and so on. I am definitley sick with something because I feel awful and have for about a month that started with a bad sore throat and cold symptoms but never went away. I did have mono when I was 14 (am 39 now) and remember feeling quite similar to this but I thought you could only get that once? I can literally fall asleep anytime and this is not normal for me.