Pain near Throat Gland when swallowing

[JT112]

For the last 7-8 days, I have a lot of pressure and pain right where my left throat gland is whenever I swallow. If I tilt my head all the way to the right...I have no pain when swallowing. Sometimes it feels like something is moving around when I swallow. Just sitting, I have slight pressure in the area. I've been trying to make a habit of moving my right ear towards my right shoulder when I swallow so I don't have any pain.

Any insight towards what this may be would be greatly appreciated.

[Smilerdeb]

bumping this up for others to reply too......

[JT112]

Thanks for the bump. No change in my condition yet. I don't know if it could possibly be connected, but I had an appendectomy last month....no complications, and I was on the golf course walking 18 3 weeks after surgery with no pain.

[momz2busy]

Can you feel any lumps in the front of your throat when you feel around with your fingers? That is how my nodule was found. Definitely go see your Doc, listen to your body, it's talking to you..best of luck...Laura

[JT112]

Thanks for the reply. Both my glands feel absolutely normal. I know what swollen glands feel like when you have a cold, and both mine feel normal. I've found that when I'm eating, the pain usually goes away....it also goes away for a while after a hot shower...weird.

If it persists for a few more days, I'll go see the doc at the Health clinic at university. I'm less than 2 months away from graduating from Engineering, and I'm just trying to trudge through without any sidetracks heh.