3 lumps head/neck

[amberRosemacias]

Hello,
I'm a 21 year old female, around the beginning of June I noticed a quarter sized lump on the lining of my jaw/ear lobe. Didn't think too much of it and just thought it was a swollen lymph node as I usually get them. Whenever I do get swollen lymph nodes, they usually appear from a cold and go away within the week, but I started noticing the lump wasn't changing in size, and also it was extremely tender to touch. About the third week I decided to make myself an appointment to see my Dr. He told me it looked like it was cat scratch fever from what my symptoms sounded like. He took some blood tests and told me he wanted to see if I had any infection, but not to worry. A few days after my visit I noticed two more tiny lumps developed on the side of my neck, and they grew quickly (also a size of a Nickle/quarter). My energy decreased, I started getting sharp pains on the side of my head/temple and very often the lumps would swell up very big where it would make the side of my face puff out, but then would release after a few hours.  My Dr. called me within a few days after to go over my results and have another check up, My blood results came back clean with no signs of anything unusual. I told him about the extra lumps and my other symptoms. He decided to have an ultrasound done, a few weeks after he told me he wanted an MRI done. I barely had my MRI around August 16th and a follow up with my Dr. on August 24th. It appeared that there are "multiple nodules scattered throughout the right parotid gland, of uncertain etiology, although these probably represent lymph nodes. The appearance is suggestive of a benign lymphoepithelial process. Neoplastic etiology cannot be excluded" He tried explaining to me what it meant but I'm really confused on what it actually means. He wants to send me to a specialist to confirm what it is.  Has anyone else gone through this? I'm just tired of waiting for answers and the pain on the side of my head is really starting to get to me.

[Mochadelicious]

Good to hear.  Your previous comment about it probably is a benign process is promising.  Please keep us posted.

[amberRosemacias]

Thanks for responding as of right now they want to send to get a biopsy so hopefully soon they will figure out what it is. :)

[Mochadelicious]

I'm sorry to hear what you're going through.  I'm surprised that your doctor didn't want to do a biopsy of one of your enlarged lymph nodes.   If he suspects a blood cancer, that is the only definative way of diagnosing it.  I think a specialist is good and hopefully he or she is able to get to the bottom of what's going on with you.  I'm assuming you have already seen the specialist by now?  Waiting for a diagnosis is very hard, I know.  I went through it myself.