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Lymph nodes along arms
by Jill763, Sep 06, 2007 12:01AM
I'm a female, 5'5" 135 lbs, 51 yrs old, I exercise 5-7 days a week and am generally healthy. A couple of weeks ago, I noticed what I believe are swollen lymph nodes along my inner arms from my forearms to my triceps. I've never felt my lymph nodes in my arms before, so I'm not entirely sure that's what they are, but some of them feel sort of moveable and soft and a some of them (right above my elbow) are larger and firmer. They feel about kidney bean sized. I feel about 5 or 6 in each arm.
I've also been having breathing issues the last few months. My doctor is treating me for asthma, although my lungs are clear. My peak flow meter readings should be 475, and my average is 360. I've been on 3 different inhalers (currently on Azmacort & Proair) and 4 medications (currently on singulair, claritin, omeprazole & ranitidine). At times I feel as though I'm being strangled, although it isn't as bad as it was a month ago - which is when I started the omeprazole and ranitidine. I've had a chest xray, ultrasound on my thyroid, blood tests for my thyroid and everything has come up negative.
Are any of these symptoms related to the swollen lymph glands or is it probably a different issue? I'll be visiting my doctor in 3-4 weeks as a followup to my asthma treatments, but do you think I should get in to see her sooner?
Thank you for your response.
I've also been having breathing issues the last few months. My doctor is treating me for asthma, although my lungs are clear. My peak flow meter readings should be 475, and my average is 360. I've been on 3 different inhalers (currently on Azmacort & Proair) and 4 medications (currently on singulair, claritin, omeprazole & ranitidine). At times I feel as though I'm being strangled, although it isn't as bad as it was a month ago - which is when I started the omeprazole and ranitidine. I've had a chest xray, ultrasound on my thyroid, blood tests for my thyroid and everything has come up negative.
Are any of these symptoms related to the swollen lymph glands or is it probably a different issue? I'll be visiting my doctor in 3-4 weeks as a followup to my asthma treatments, but do you think I should get in to see her sooner?
Thank you for your response.
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Among the things to consider for lymph nodes in the arms are: a reaction to a prior infection (try to recall if you used to have some problems with the skin, wounds), benign cysts (some of these have a tendency to grow near the joints – the exact reason isn’t clear, but some minor injuries along the tendons may form capsules and promote development of cysts), then there’s cancer (though lymphoma presenting on the arms not the armpit is pretty rare). It is not likely that the asthma is connected with the lumps you are feeling.
I'm new here but have and have had almost the same things Jill described, right down to the asthma. My GP laughed at me and said the 'beads' I felt in my upper arm were nothing but fatty tumors and that I should stop worrying. Well, those 'beads' have since disappeared and 'traveled over' to the other arm. Without any break in the skin or infection anywhere at any time, I now have a 2 cm lump at each elbow near the joint and one above one joint about 6mm or so-I know one has been there for over a month, I don't know about the others. I just found a lump behind my knee today. Do you think these are all lymph nodes? I have zippo in my armpits but weakness & fatigue & weight loss w/o trying. I currently have nodes in my thyroid & have had 7 tumors (benign) above the neck excised along w/radiation 20 years ago. Anything lower than the neck totally stumps me (pardon the pun). Blood tests were OK except the liver/bone was a tad off about 4-6 weeks ago. Same GP never got it retested to find out which one & exactly how much. Yes, I'm seeking a new GP and wonder if I should get these arm lumps checked. What's confusing me is don't you have to have big lumps in your neck to before you have to be worried about some type of lymphoma? That's all I've ever heard of...
Thx
am 43 mail and I have had this before it went away with a double doze of tablets this time I got blood tests and xray
so what wrong is it infection or somthing more