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Have Swollen Occipital Lymph Node With Severe Pain In Neck, Shoulder And Jaw. Gave Antibiotics For Possible Infection

I have a swollen occipital lymph node on the right side, with pretty severe neck pain, head ache, extreme fatigue, pain in my right shoulder/arm, and jaw/mouth pain. Doc said it's probably just an infection somewhere and gave me antibiotics but I am concerned at the pain levels.
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Hi. It is rare for occipital Lymph nodes to get enlarged and painful. There may be a focus in the scalp ( skin of head). All the other pains you say must be due to muscle spasm secondary to inflamed Node. See the result of Antibiotics , and painkillers which you must have been advised for a few more days. You may need an additional or change of antibiotics then. If the node persists even after a few weeks of treatment it is better to go for FNAC= fine needle aspiration cytology.
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Have Swollen Occipital Lymph Node With Severe Pain In Neck, Shoulder And Jaw. Gave Antibiotics For Possible Infection

Hi. It is rare for occipital Lymph nodes to get enlarged and painful. There may be a focus in the scalp ( skin of head). All the other pains you say must be due to muscle spasm secondary to inflamed Node. See the result of Antibiotics , and painkillers which you must have been advised for a few more days. You may need an additional or change of antibiotics then. If the node persists even after a few weeks of treatment it is better to go for FNAC= fine needle aspiration cytology.