3 lumps all on same side of body , from neck up - Skin Problems Message Board

happylush · 07-22-2003, 08:45 PM

Ok, this sounds really strange. I woke up the other morning to find this hard bump midway up my neck, it feels like a mosquito bite and is hard to the touch. It has not increased in size at all... yesterday I happened to notice on the side of my neck quite a ways down I have a nickel sized lump that is squishy and moves around, it almost feels like an enlarged lymph node or something. It is not painful, I dont have a fever, I dont feel sick, the skin is not reddened at all, its not growing in size, etc..... well, tonight when I was taking a shower, I noticed another squishy lump right behind my ear this one is also about the size of a nickel, and all these lumps are on the same side! Could a mosquito bite cause lumps above and below the bite, or do I have something wrong with me like a virus, infection, etc? Has anyone else ever had anything similar to this happen to them? I just dont know if it's my body's way of trying to clean up the bite, or if there is something else going on..... any advice anyone has would be great! Thanks

just_imagine · 07-23-2003, 03:39 PM

This is so weird you brought this up because just a couple days ago I noticed the EXACT same thing on my neck! I only have one, but it's exactly the same...not growing in size, not painful, not red, just a small lump under the skin that is almost like a cyst...I'm not sure if that's what it is or not!

happylush · 07-23-2003, 03:57 PM

I don't know. :/ I am kind of worried though, and am thinking if it was something more serious, I would be sick or something. It's just strange that they are all on the same side of my head and don't know what could be causing them. From what I have been reading, they sound like lymph nodes, but I have no clue as to why they would be enlarged....

shadepra · 07-23-2003, 10:21 PM

If they don't go away within a couple days, you should have a doctor take a look at them. Then at least you can stop worrying.

just_imagine · 07-28-2003, 03:59 PM

I think I might go to the doctor about mine soon because mine isn't going away. It isn't getting bigger either, but it just isn't doing anything! And I thought it wasn't visible to anyone else, but today two of my co-workers throughout the day both noticed it (my hair was up in the ponytail) and thought it looked like a really big mosquito bite. I am pretty sure it isn't. When I looked up related topics on the internet I kept getting all of this freaky information about cancer. I just want it to go away!! Have you gone to a doctor yet?