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Joined: May 2013 Posts: 8 | A quickie ... if a lymph node is affected is it usually tender or not.
I have been on ab for 5 days which sorted out swelling and tenderness lower jaw which may well have been relatex go blocked salivary gland ....but I still have a tender swelling right at back of mouth just lateral to ridge of gum where it meets the upper jaw and above the ulcerated looking area .
Thanks
Awaiting diagnosis on necrotic looking ulcer on alveolar ridge.
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Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 10,507 Likes: 8 | It is not always painful. It could depend on many things like the location, the individual, the reason it is swollen, etc.
Hope yours subsides soon!
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Joined: Mar 2013 Posts: 421 Likes: 1 | Mine were not. The nodes on the left side of my neck were hard, not movable and caused no pain or discomfort. By the time I had surgery, they had grown substantially and were causing some discomfort and fullness in my neck.
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Cardiac stents 10/2012
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Palatine Tonsillectomy/Biopsies 12-21-12
Selective Neck Dissection/Lingual Tonsillectomy/biopsies TORS 2/7/13
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Joined: May 2013 Posts: 8 | thank you both .... no easy answers is there . ... just got to play the wait and see game I guess !
Awaiting diagnosis on necrotic looking ulcer on alveolar ridge.
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