pumibel
Nov 14, 2006, 07:11 PM
Hello,
This may sound silly. I have these two hard lumps directly under my jaw about the size of large marbles (peach pits, but rounder). They have been like that for at least 6 months. I have also had my sinuses draining down the back of my throat constantly for over a year.
A few months ago I went to my Primary Care Dr to get it checked out. I was calling the knots under my jaw "lymph nodes"and I figured I had some kind of infection. I have always thought these were lymph nodes because they swell when I have a virus or cold, etc. To my surprise the Dr said they were not lymph nodes but salivary glands. Well, my status quo as of today is unchanged- still draining and still swollen.
My question(s) is/are - Are they salivary glands? If so, should they be this big? I mean, I don't even remember when I could not feel the lumps.
If they are lymph nodes- shouldn't they have gone back to normal by now?
The Doc didn't see a reason to take any action, and I feel really healthy except for the constant drainage, which is just annoying.
Thanks!
This may sound silly. I have these two hard lumps directly under my jaw about the size of large marbles (peach pits, but rounder). They have been like that for at least 6 months. I have also had my sinuses draining down the back of my throat constantly for over a year.
A few months ago I went to my Primary Care Dr to get it checked out. I was calling the knots under my jaw "lymph nodes"and I figured I had some kind of infection. I have always thought these were lymph nodes because they swell when I have a virus or cold, etc. To my surprise the Dr said they were not lymph nodes but salivary glands. Well, my status quo as of today is unchanged- still draining and still swollen.
My question(s) is/are - Are they salivary glands? If so, should they be this big? I mean, I don't even remember when I could not feel the lumps.
If they are lymph nodes- shouldn't they have gone back to normal by now?
The Doc didn't see a reason to take any action, and I feel really healthy except for the constant drainage, which is just annoying.
Thanks!