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Suggest Treatment For Swollen Gland Near The Neck
Question: For dr Rovena Murati
Hope you will b fine. Dr now i have one question . I observed a small gland in my right of neck. Its near about one centimeter or less. I have no pain thats why i am fearing it may b something dangrous.is it normal to have such thing?. I have no feeling i was just checking by pressing my hand. It may b normal but i am fearing because of muscle twitching and trembling type things. Does every one can have such things. ? Only positive thing that i oberve is my weight, that is still constant or i think its little bit increased.
Hope you will b fine. Dr now i have one question . I observed a small gland in my right of neck. Its near about one centimeter or less. I have no pain thats why i am fearing it may b something dangrous.is it normal to have such thing?. I have no feeling i was just checking by pressing my hand. It may b normal but i am fearing because of muscle twitching and trembling type things. Does every one can have such things. ? Only positive thing that i oberve is my weight, that is still constant or i think its little bit increased.
Brief Answer:
seems to be normal lymph node of neck.
Detailed Answer:
Hello again XXXX!
Hope you are doing well.
Small lymph nodes are very common in the lateral and back part of the neck.They don't have any medical significance.They usually are less than 10 mm in diameter and don't change over time.
You should know that everybody have such lymph nodes in neck and it is normal that at some point everyone can get worried thinking of bad things.
You really don't need to worry.Pathological swollen lymph nodes are usually bigger,firm and fixed when you touch them.They increase progressively in time and are associated with other symptoms and signs related with the disease that caused them.
In your case you don't have any reason to suspect something more.It is just a normal lymph node of neck.
Let me know if you have any other question.I will be happy to answer.
Take care,
Dr.Rovena
seems to be normal lymph node of neck.
Detailed Answer:
Hello again XXXX!
Hope you are doing well.
Small lymph nodes are very common in the lateral and back part of the neck.They don't have any medical significance.They usually are less than 10 mm in diameter and don't change over time.
You should know that everybody have such lymph nodes in neck and it is normal that at some point everyone can get worried thinking of bad things.
You really don't need to worry.Pathological swollen lymph nodes are usually bigger,firm and fixed when you touch them.They increase progressively in time and are associated with other symptoms and signs related with the disease that caused them.
In your case you don't have any reason to suspect something more.It is just a normal lymph node of neck.
Let me know if you have any other question.I will be happy to answer.
Take care,
Dr.Rovena
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Yes doctor its less then 10mm . My problem is now muscle twitching . And it gives me very much tention. As you know i was feared about weight loss but my weight is constant . Then what you think why i have these weight loss marks , means wrinles in inner part of thighs .? From 2 days i am sleeping more but still i have muscle twitchings. How to reduce this?
Brief Answer:
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Detailed Answer:
Hello again XXXX!
First , let me wish you Happy New Year.I hope that this year brings you health and happiness.
You don't need to worry about the wrinkles in the inner part of your thighs.This is due to quick weight loss that you had.It will improve gradually once you gain weight and with regular exercise .
Regarding your muscle twitches ,since this symptom is persistent now ,you should consult a physician and get examined to determine the real cause of it.
Meanwhile try to relax,eat healthy,drink plenty of fluids and sleep well.
Take care.
Dr.Rovena
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Detailed Answer:
Hello again XXXX!
First , let me wish you Happy New Year.I hope that this year brings you health and happiness.
You don't need to worry about the wrinkles in the inner part of your thighs.This is due to quick weight loss that you had.It will improve gradually once you gain weight and with regular exercise .
Regarding your muscle twitches ,since this symptom is persistent now ,you should consult a physician and get examined to determine the real cause of it.
Meanwhile try to relax,eat healthy,drink plenty of fluids and sleep well.
Take care.
Dr.Rovena
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
thanks and same wishes for you... just tell me is there any relation between stomach upset and muscle problem? because i am in still in a fear there is something big and dangrous behind these twitches and other muscle problems.
Brief Answer:
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Detailed Answer:
Hi back,
No,the muscle twitching doesn't seem to be related to stomach upset.
A possible relation is that they both might be caused from anxiety and stress.
They are not symptoms of a dangerous disease.
The muscle twitching that you are feeling most likely are just benign twitching ,not related to any disease and triggered by stress,anxiety ,alcohol and cafeine intake.
You should do the mentioned tests and physical examination from a physician just to exclude other possible causes (vitamin deficiency,thyroid disease,electrolyte imbalance ).These causes are treatable condition so you don't need to think of any dangerous disease.
Take care,
Dr.Rovena
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Detailed Answer:
Hi back,
No,the muscle twitching doesn't seem to be related to stomach upset.
A possible relation is that they both might be caused from anxiety and stress.
They are not symptoms of a dangerous disease.
The muscle twitching that you are feeling most likely are just benign twitching ,not related to any disease and triggered by stress,anxiety ,alcohol and cafeine intake.
You should do the mentioned tests and physical examination from a physician just to exclude other possible causes (vitamin deficiency,thyroid disease,electrolyte imbalance ).These causes are treatable condition so you don't need to think of any dangerous disease.
Take care,
Dr.Rovena
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
I hope every thing will be like as you are telling . One more thing that i observe is extreme dryness of skin. I dont know this is due to weather or it is due to some disease?. such type of dryness i neveer observe before .
Today i observe very less muscle twitching , but it gives me fear every time. This is the only thing that comes in between my anxiety recovery. Because now from some days i am not feelinh any muscle pain . Sometimes i feel a slight pain in muscles not in a fix location. But the pain is not as much to discus.
The main fear is , i thought that these muscle twitchings are due to nurological problem and nurological problems are early symptoms of big disease . Because i know its not only muscle twitching, i also observe muscle weakness. And vibration
And plz tell me i have one dot in palm that i alread showed and discused many times and one dot near my finger are also related to muscle twitching.?
Today i observe very less muscle twitching , but it gives me fear every time. This is the only thing that comes in between my anxiety recovery. Because now from some days i am not feelinh any muscle pain . Sometimes i feel a slight pain in muscles not in a fix location. But the pain is not as much to discus.
The main fear is , i thought that these muscle twitchings are due to nurological problem and nurological problems are early symptoms of big disease . Because i know its not only muscle twitching, i also observe muscle weakness. And vibration
And plz tell me i have one dot in palm that i alread showed and discused many times and one dot near my finger are also related to muscle twitching.?
Brief Answer:
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Detailed Answer:
Helllo XXXX!
I apologize for the delay.
In my opinion your muscle twitching is related to your anxiety condition.It seems to be worse since your attention is focusing on this symptoms and the other symptoms get better.
Since this causes you anxiety and is persistent I would suggest to run the tests I have told you.
If all these tests result normal you may consult a neurologist.He will perform a physical examination to see if your nerves and muscles act normal.
If he has any suspect that something is wrong with your muscles and the muscle twitching indicates a disease he will order other tests like EMG,ENG etc.
Your dry skin most likely is due to cold weather.If you live and work in a place with reduced humidity ,it will dry your skin.Soap and detergents can dry your skin.You should use products appropriate for dry skin.
Other possible causes for dry skin might be thyroid conditions (hypothyroidism) ,anemia,vitamin deficiency etc.
Dry skin is not related to any neurological disease.
The dots on your palm and near your finger are common ,normal findings on skin.They are not related to any disease and not related to muscle twitching.
Don't need to worry about them.
Take care,
Dr.Rovena
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Detailed Answer:
Helllo XXXX!
I apologize for the delay.
In my opinion your muscle twitching is related to your anxiety condition.It seems to be worse since your attention is focusing on this symptoms and the other symptoms get better.
Since this causes you anxiety and is persistent I would suggest to run the tests I have told you.
If all these tests result normal you may consult a neurologist.He will perform a physical examination to see if your nerves and muscles act normal.
If he has any suspect that something is wrong with your muscles and the muscle twitching indicates a disease he will order other tests like EMG,ENG etc.
Your dry skin most likely is due to cold weather.If you live and work in a place with reduced humidity ,it will dry your skin.Soap and detergents can dry your skin.You should use products appropriate for dry skin.
Other possible causes for dry skin might be thyroid conditions (hypothyroidism) ,anemia,vitamin deficiency etc.
Dry skin is not related to any neurological disease.
The dots on your palm and near your finger are common ,normal findings on skin.They are not related to any disease and not related to muscle twitching.
Don't need to worry about them.
Take care,
Dr.Rovena
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
For dry skin i agree with you . But for muscle twitching i will see next some weeks. Because i have increased my sleep hours . Before i was sleeping less. So i will see what will happen next. But plz give me answer of the questions that comes in my mind. I their any relation between nurological problems and ibs? And doses nurological problems can b a result of exercise side effect? And if i dont feel high level of anxiet still i can have anxiety? That is causing me these problems?
Brief Answer:
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Detailed Answer:
Hi there,
Ok,you can give it some more time and see what happens.
Regarding IBS ,there is no relation with any neurological disease.It has a strong relation with anxiety and stress but no with neurological disease.
Neurological disease are not due to exercises.They are specific diseases with a known cause that need specific treatment.
Sometimes hard exercises can cause muscle twitching ,that are benign and resolve on their own.
Although you feel that you don't have high level of anxiety , the fact that every small finding or symptoms increases your fear and you are worried all the time about your health indicate that you have anxiety.
It is possible that your symptoms are not due to anxiety but due to a specific condition (vitamin deficiency,thyroid conditions,neurological disease etc) so if your symptoms persist after some weeks you should get examined and testes.
Take care.
Dr.Rovena
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Detailed Answer:
Hi there,
Ok,you can give it some more time and see what happens.
Regarding IBS ,there is no relation with any neurological disease.It has a strong relation with anxiety and stress but no with neurological disease.
Neurological disease are not due to exercises.They are specific diseases with a known cause that need specific treatment.
Sometimes hard exercises can cause muscle twitching ,that are benign and resolve on their own.
Although you feel that you don't have high level of anxiety , the fact that every small finding or symptoms increases your fear and you are worried all the time about your health indicate that you have anxiety.
It is possible that your symptoms are not due to anxiety but due to a specific condition (vitamin deficiency,thyroid conditions,neurological disease etc) so if your symptoms persist after some weeks you should get examined and testes.
Take care.
Dr.Rovena
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Brief Answer:
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Detailed Answer:
Hello again!
A muscle twitching caused from a neurological or muscular disease , is persistent, progressive (which means that the symptom get worse and worse until the diagnosis ), is accompanied by other symptoms like muscle weakness , pain, tingling sensations,burning sensation etc.
Usually these symptoms have a localized nature ,not all over the body.
In physical examination there are specific findings that indicate a neurological disease or muscular condition.
Different from this, twitching due to anxiety might be felt all over the body, not all the day ,are not accompanied from other symptoms,may persist for some time but are not progressive.
Hope this helps.
Let me know if you need further help.As always happy to help you.
Take care,
Dr.Rovena
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Detailed Answer:
Hello again!
A muscle twitching caused from a neurological or muscular disease , is persistent, progressive (which means that the symptom get worse and worse until the diagnosis ), is accompanied by other symptoms like muscle weakness , pain, tingling sensations,burning sensation etc.
Usually these symptoms have a localized nature ,not all over the body.
In physical examination there are specific findings that indicate a neurological disease or muscular condition.
Different from this, twitching due to anxiety might be felt all over the body, not all the day ,are not accompanied from other symptoms,may persist for some time but are not progressive.
Hope this helps.
Let me know if you need further help.As always happy to help you.
Take care,
Dr.Rovena
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
My muscle twitching is all over body but problem is i also feel muscle weakness. Thats why i feel fear . And what does persistant means , i feel muscle twitching most of the time ,mostly if i observe now then next may b after 10 minutes or sometimes i dont feel for many hours but i dont know it comes in persistant cetagory or not, i also feel heartbeat type muscle twitching. Means on a specific part of the body i feel twitching that remain for some pulse type rythem. it may come on any part of my body,I dont feel numbness or tingling , but weakness of muscle i am saying because i feel these vibration type feeling.and you also know i have already discused with you about my muscle pains that i was feeling before.kindly tell me what you think i have nurological problem or not.
Brief Answer:
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Detailed Answer:
Hello!
Knowing all the characteristic of your symptoms,I don't think you have a neurological condition.
Your seems to be benign fasciculations of muscles triggered from anxiety.You should know that symptoms induced from anxiety can be pretty persistent and convincing.
Despite this I can't tell it for sure without a physical examination and some tests to exclude some possible causes.
You can try to give it some time with proper sleep,healthy foods and moderate exercises.
If these symptoms persist you should get examined.
Feel free to ask if you have any other question or doubt to clarify.
Take care,
Dr.Rovena
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Detailed Answer:
Hello!
Knowing all the characteristic of your symptoms,I don't think you have a neurological condition.
Your seems to be benign fasciculations of muscles triggered from anxiety.You should know that symptoms induced from anxiety can be pretty persistent and convincing.
Despite this I can't tell it for sure without a physical examination and some tests to exclude some possible causes.
You can try to give it some time with proper sleep,healthy foods and moderate exercises.
If these symptoms persist you should get examined.
Feel free to ask if you have any other question or doubt to clarify.
Take care,
Dr.Rovena
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Thanks a lot dr. You always give me a proper reply And suggestion. You can understand me feeling because i have discused everything that i observe. I will check doctor after few weeks. But these muscle problems gives me anxiety . I dont know i feel muscle weakness and i can feel muscle loss to in my army and other parts but still i have normal weight(that i checked somedays before) . Is it possible that i have anxiety attacks 2 month before that can cause such problems? I am again and again sending questions but these are important for me.
Brief Answer:
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Detailed Answer:
Hi there,
You are totally welcome.You can ask me all the questions you have.I will do my best to answer them.
You have to understand that anxiety disorders are chronic conditions that can last some time.Some people are more prone to have anxiety than others.
It needs a long term management like relaxation techniques, have an active life,therapies to handle it.
We can not tell for sure that your symptoms are due to anxiety without ruling out some common causes.
If your physical examination is normal (no muscular or neurological finding) and the tests result normal ,then we can say that your symptoms are due to anxiety.
So to answer your question ,yes it is possible to have panic attacks 2 months before and still have anxiety because every little change in your body seems to be cause of excessive worry for you.For example a lot of people can have dots on hands or everywhere in body ,or have cherry angioma or have muscle twitching but they don't get worried about them so they overcome these benign findings.
Your anxiety makes the symptoms more evident and persistent.
But once again we should exclude some other causes and get a physical examination done in order to say it is just anxiety.
So for now try to relax,eat healthy,sleep well and see whet happened.
If the symptoms persist get examined.
Take care.
Dr.Rovena
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Detailed Answer:
Hi there,
You are totally welcome.You can ask me all the questions you have.I will do my best to answer them.
You have to understand that anxiety disorders are chronic conditions that can last some time.Some people are more prone to have anxiety than others.
It needs a long term management like relaxation techniques, have an active life,therapies to handle it.
We can not tell for sure that your symptoms are due to anxiety without ruling out some common causes.
If your physical examination is normal (no muscular or neurological finding) and the tests result normal ,then we can say that your symptoms are due to anxiety.
So to answer your question ,yes it is possible to have panic attacks 2 months before and still have anxiety because every little change in your body seems to be cause of excessive worry for you.For example a lot of people can have dots on hands or everywhere in body ,or have cherry angioma or have muscle twitching but they don't get worried about them so they overcome these benign findings.
Your anxiety makes the symptoms more evident and persistent.
But once again we should exclude some other causes and get a physical examination done in order to say it is just anxiety.
So for now try to relax,eat healthy,sleep well and see whet happened.
If the symptoms persist get examined.
Take care.
Dr.Rovena
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Ok dr i will follow these instructions. These 4 month of stomach upset ,anxiet, depression, muscle problem have a very bad effect on me . Now i have very less anxiety but these after these effects i am looking older that i can feel. From hiv hep and cancer i have every bad dream in this time. Physicaly i have no specific weakness or dizzy feeling, i felt that for sometime 2 month before .but now only muscle twitching is the problem. I will inform u later on.
Brief Answer:
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Detailed Answer:
Hi back,
I can understand that this has been a bad period for you with all these symptoms.
The majority of the symptoms that were causing you anxiety have subsided .I hope that your muscle twitching will go away with adequate sleep and time ,so you can turn back and live your life without anxiety or fear.
Let me know if you will need further help.I will be happy to answer your question.
Take care,
Dr.Rovena
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Detailed Answer:
Hi back,
I can understand that this has been a bad period for you with all these symptoms.
The majority of the symptoms that were causing you anxiety have subsided .I hope that your muscle twitching will go away with adequate sleep and time ,so you can turn back and live your life without anxiety or fear.
Let me know if you will need further help.I will be happy to answer your question.
Take care,
Dr.Rovena
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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