alcohol pain and lymph nodes

[Aakkrr]

Hi there...so this is an ongoing problem but I have just learned to live it..until recently...every time I drink alcohol the nodes in my neck absolutley kill me...right down into the bone in my left arm..pain like nothing iv ever felt... I had a scan and doctor said there reactive lymph nodes and to leave them for another 2 months..I'm having severe stomach bloating... Not even look pregnant looking just look full of fluid...iv the itchy skin etc but the one thing that really has gotten to me is the alcohol pain.. Feel like I can't ignore that..I'm seeing a haemotoligst in august for bruising ( large amount of left thigh covered in pupura ) and other odd bruising ..any one please ease my mind..iv had these lumps along time now ...thanks

[Ken_PA]

The recommendation is to use "mast cell stabilizers". There are also some, such as quercetin, that are not drugs.

[Aakkrr]

So what exactly do you think . ? I was on anti histamine for 3 months did absolutely nothing.. Was thinking maybe a food allergy not too sure though...

[Ken_PA]

For anybody who might be reading this thread in the future, heart pain known as angina can also be caused by mast cell activity:

http://circ.ahajournals.org/content/100/25/e156.full
"Unstable Angina, Allergic Angina, and Allergic Myocardial Infarction"

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kounis_syndrome
"Kounis syndrome"

[Ken_PA]

I think that all your problems likely have the same cause. You can do a lot to help yourself, but you need to put in a lot of effort. So it depends on you.

When is your next cardiologist visit?

(Do you know that the itch is likely caused by histamine?)

[Aakkrr]

Wow flushing ? Yes I do ..like particular my arm and left ear go absolutely scalding hot ...what is vasodilation ? I have a loop recorder in my heart but I'm told there not connected I super very painful chest pain literally takes me down .thanks so much for your help ...the node in my neck aches then sends the pain down..its not every day but comes on strong.. I have really deep itch in my hands and feet..again only comes on in bouts...last year in Hosp wbc was 12 and low potassium..my heart is clear from blockages ..I am 28 so I know it's not from that...I just find the pain worrying

[Ken_PA]

Your pain could be from alcohol causing vasodilation which further enlarges already swollen nodes, Maybe a node of yours presses on a nerve. Is the pain in the node or does it only radiate downward?

I saw your posts from last year.Has any doctor ever mentioned "mast cells" to you? Mast cells line the GI tract and also the airways. Maybe your mast cells are over reactive. Can you draw a line on your sternum with your fingernail?

Do you ever get random overall flushing?

[Ken_PA]

here you go:
http://www.medhelp.org/forums/search/139?utf8=%E2%9C%93&query=alcohol+pain

But unfortunately that list doesn't show the count in the threads.

This "left thigh covered in pupura" makes me think it is not a systemic condition, i.e. not low platelets or low coagulation proteins but rather something local. Any chance of skin infection like cellulitis?

[Aakkrr]

Hi where do I find them ? Liver function is fine :-) thanks

[Ken_PA]

Hi, there are two long threads on this forum that you can search for about node pain after alcohol. Most or all are from causes other than what you typically read about on the internet: a blood cancer. None are as severe as what you describe.

Have you had liver tests?