mystery swelling.
Posted by taintedlove908 on Oct 01, 2009 · Member since Sep 2009 · 1060 posts
So the under side of my chin is swollen. It's too far to the front of my face to be a gland.. I think... It's gotten swollen before out of nowhere as well. My skin there is also been acting crazy and incredibly dry.
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Any of this make sense to anyone else? If you have any ideas of what it may be from, please let me know! Thanksssss.
Is it painful when you touch it? Is there a center spot to the swelling? I've had a few painful swellings that I thought were bites of some kind at first... but they turned out to be lovely infected cysts. Super painful, so if yours is painful maybe that's it? I took antibiotics and they went away.
It's not very painful. It's a little bit tender when I touch it. I'm not sure about a center to it.. like a bug bite? No, but last time it swelled up it looked like one. It's actually kind of numb right now.
Okay, I attempted to take a picture of it. The swelling doesn't look too huge, but it sure feels like it.
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b375/taintedlove908/Random/Dscn9822.jpg?t=1254462634
Hm... salivary gland? edema? not sure what it could be. i'd prolly go do a doctor.
With my luck, it'll probably go down by the time I would be able to get in to see a doctor.
It could be a swollen gland with a rash. Have you been feeling nauseated or on the verge of being sick? It also could be an allergic reaction.
I hope you feel better :)
If it is including a rash, the rash doesn't seem to go away. The swelling fluctuates. I was sick about a week or so ago. Come to think of it, last time it swelled up I was feeling sick too.. Weird. Idk what it could be from.
Thank you. :)