Swallowing pain for few months now.

[gf72]

I have had a swallowing pain for the last few months and there is also a small lump on the front of my neck just under the skin.  the lump has been there for several months and the ENT i saw said it was probably just a lymph node.  I had a CT scan done with contrast and it didn't show anything.  I don't have any difficulty swallowing and actually don't have any pain when swallowing food its usually when i swallow with a dry mouth or just swallowing saliva.  its a sharp pain on the right side of my throat that i feel.  My ENT said to just give it some time and I have but is has not got any better.  Somedays it hurts a little even without swallowing other days i barely notice it.  I will gladly give anymore needed info.  the pain doesn't actually appear to be in my throat because like i said it doesn't hurt to swallow any type of food.  Should i see another ENT?  There are so many to choose from I'm not sure what criteria I should look for or just pick one at random

Thanks

[NCLS123]

Hi, I am new to this forum, and glad to see I too, am not the only one.

I have had this mild pain and awkward feeling in the right side of my throat when swallowing.
It started back, 6 months ago when I got bad laryngitis and sinus infection. My throat seemed to be swollen and I had a lot of post-nasal drip. It came and went as I got better and would get sick again (got sick a few times over the winter as I caught stuff from my son who was in daycare). Now I have focussed on it obsessively and it seems like the more I think about it, the more it is there.
Also, if I am totally distracted - like doing something fun, or visiting people - where you are constantly engaged - I don't seem to notice it, or it even goes away.
I am wondering if this is stress-related, because I've had a lot of that lately...Also helps when I have a glass of wine.
One more thing, I have 2 twisted vertibrae (c2 and c5 in my neck) - might it be that?
Thanks

[Stigmatisert]

My stabbing pain in my throat is somewhere inside my throat, behind the Adams apple and up right to it. When on the left side, it's like there is just "something there". It may be felt inside my torso as well.

I've been checked with MR, CT, X-ray (swallowing contrast), ENT-specialist. Nothing wrong or no solution has been found.

These pharmaseyticas has been tried:
* paracetamol, Voltaren - no effect
* Tramadol - no effect
* "Neuroleptica" (Risperdal, Zeroquel, Zoloft and Valium) - no effect
* Somac - no effect
* Mycostatin - no effect

My last ENT-doctors is now checking a "tissue-sample" (sorry bad English - I'm Norwegian) from my tongue. And because I prayed for something he gave me Mycostatin as a hypothesis of fungus on tongue (has not worked / given any progress, except better when few minutes after the "3 times a day" treatment).

Me to, have suspected problems with pinched nerves, since I have "disc-desease" in C6/C6/C7, and found that Glossopharyngeal neuralgia has similas symptoms, but the MR of back/neck of 2011 july shows "no compression toward medulla spinalis". I don't no...


TODAY I'm trying not to swallow my own spit, because I found someone asking if it's possible to be allergic against on own spit/salliva. (http://www.allergy-guru.com/can-people-really-be-allergic-to-spit-and-saliva/)
WELL, BY THE TIME I HAVE NO PAIN...!!! But, can I live a life without swallowing my own spit???

God, let there be someone who finds out of this. I've been sick-leaved from work now for 9 months (since May 2011).

I don't function - I'm invalidated :(

[AuntyK24]

I web to the dr. For similar situation. My lymph nodes were not swollen but had an intense pain under chin and left side of jaw. I have been on antibiotics for other issues. But now on another antibiotic for what the doc said was an infection of my salivary glands. Told me to wait 72 hours and let him know if it hasn't changed. It's 48 hours and still no change. I hope that it's just the salivary glands and nothing worse.

[AuntyK24]

I web to the dr. For similar situation. My lymph nodes were not swollen but had an intense pain under chin and left side of jaw. I have been on antibiotics for other issues. But now on another antibiotic for what the doc said was an infection of my salivary glands. Told me to wait 72 hours and let him know if it hasn't changed. It's 48 hours and still no change. I hope that it's just the salivary glands and nothing worse.

[AuntyK24]

I web to the dr. For similar situation. My lymph nodes were not swollen but had an intense pain under chin and left side of jaw. I have been on antibiotics for other issues. But now on another antibiotic for what the doc said was an infection of my salivary glands. Told me to wait 72 hours and let him know if it hasn't changed. It's 48 hours and still no change. I hope that it's just the salivary glands and nothing worse.

[walkerba]

I have a pain in the left side of my throat and have difficulty swallowing. I recently finally quit smoking at all a couple of weeks ago but this condition does not feel any better yet. It is also increasingly aggravated when I drink alcohol. Im 34 and smoked on and off and pretty consistently since I was 15. Hoping I dont have cancer and was wondering if anybody has had any similar stories maybe while they were smoking and then afterwards. Im hoping it will go away with time but pretty concerned. I actually had an upper endoscopy done in January and they said nothing was there but that they could only go down my esophogus, not whole throat, when I swallow saliva is when I notice it, like something isnt right and its kind of a nagging irritation. Any feedback would be appreciated. I accidently let my insurance lapse and just got a new plan but it doesnt cover pre existing so Im afraid to get an ex ray and also wondering what I might be able to say so that they dont label it pre existing on my new plan if I do go get checked out. Thanks alot and God bless,