Woke up from severe ear pain last night. Touched my sore ear only to discover a hard, pea-size lump behind my left earlobe right where the ear connects to the neck. Painful to touch and seems to be causing headaches and pain in the jaw. Definitely a new growth. What the hell could it be?! I called the doctor, explained my issue, and he can't see me 'til tomorrow. The school nurse thinks it's just some sort of internal infection, but of course I'm paranoid that I'm going to wake up tomorrow deaf in one ear. I googled "hard lump + behind ear + pain" with no satisfactory results. Does anyone have an explanation?? I'm a little afraid.
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Update: A second lump developed on the right side of my neck and pain extended to second ear. Went to see the doctor and he said it's just an external ear infection, probably from sailing on Wednesday. Apparently the waters of the Med are so polluted that even a little sea spray on a sailboat can cause an infection. I've been instructed not to touch my lumps (swollen lymph nodes) more than three times a day, which is extremely difficult for me. Anyway, looking forward to being lump-free.
2 comments:
probably a swollen lymph node. wouldn't worry too much. hope the doctor agrees and it's nothing more serious. miss you, jax!
you should join our (hanna, maggie, sunny, me) facebook group: cysters. we are the sisterhood of the cysts. (gross, huh?)
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