Does anybody know?

[NancyOverton]

For about 2 and a half years now, I have been experiencing cysts like things in my kneck. They appear and disappear on their own in a neverending constant cycle It hurts to swallow sometimes and the cyst things  swell and press in on my gums and teeth causing my gums to be tender. I often become hoarse. Has anyone heard of this being related to anything about the thyroid?

[NancyOverton]

I did not want the dr that was wanting to do it b/c i did not know him and in the small town there are not that many good dr.s  so I went to Birmingham to get his opinion  and he told me there was no need, b/c nothing showed up in my blood work and that it was more than likely as yoiu said my lymph nodes fighting off infection.  But here it is now i am still having the same problem, so i guess i shouyld have let him do it anyway.  And if I am going to find out , eventually I am gonna have to let somebody insert the needle and get a sample.
I had cancer and i went through alot and i don't go to the dr alot. and when they say they want to cut or insert needles i'm gone.

[redheadaussie]

Yes, you can have an infection in  the body without any fever. You'd be surprised to learn we actually get up to 67 infections a year without even noticing it. But our lymph glands may pop up a little to fight it off. That's what their job is to help us not get sicker.
   Why did you not want a needle to get a sample? This would have been quite quick and given the doctor a better idea as to what was going on.
  I think the best thing to do is speak to the doctor you are seeing and tell him/her of your  concerns and I am sure since you had a previous illness they will look in to it for you.
Good luck.

[NancyOverton]

Since I have had no fever could it still be an infection?

I was diagnosed with Aml Leaukemia when I was 14, I am now almost 26.
I am going back to the DR this Wednesday, about the swelling.
Nothing has showed up in a routine cbc. and one dr wanted to cut the cyst out of my neck to test it, and i would not let him, then  he said something about inserting a needle to get a sample, i would not let him. but this was 2 years ago. Still having problem and had enough so I called my cancer dr and I have an apt with him This Wednesday. He also wants to do an EKG and a Dexascan. and Blood work. back in january i went to a local dr. and he did an ekg and said it is mitral valve prolapse and my thyroid was up a tiny bit. but this is all they said. I recieved no medications. But my apt this wednesday is with my old dr, for when i had aml leaukemia. So I  am just waitng. I cannot find anything on the internet about my symptoms and was curious to know if it has anything to do with the thyroid?  I have no fevers  and i don't think i have a weight gain issue, i just can't lose the weight. The weight is in my abdomen area and thighs, but i assume this is due to the fact that I have had children.

[redheadaussie]

Sounds like your lymph glands are swelling up in your neck, which could be due to infection in the body. Or, it could be a thyroglossal duct cyst. It is a remnant of the pathway the thyroid travels when we are just embryos. You would really need to see a doctor to see if it is that. It could well be you have gum disease and that is causing the lymph nodes to swell in a routine pattern.