i think i have the same thing you posted about in 2006 and i wonde rif you could offer some advice based on you experience. right behind the lobe, just above the soft part are a few small bumps. months prior to these bumps forming, i had a larger one form just below my jawbone, almost on the corner, about an inch from the curve near the ear. That one has been there for more than a year now. I saw 2 doctors - one was a jerk and blurted out cyst about 2 seconds into the diagnosis. the other was super cool and took time to explain things said it is a swollen lymph node so i tend to believe him. now, just yesterday, i have another one forming above my left ear, the same one with the small lumps. this is getting out of control. any help/ advice would be greatly appreciated.