For about a week now, I've had some discomfort in my throat. I am having trouble swallowing because it feels like something is in my throat (not like choking) it just feels swollen. Yet I have no sore throat or other symptoms at all. you can't notice any swollen lymph nodes or anything by looking at the throat or neck. if I tilt my head back it makes it a little better but I am just wondering what this could be

Maybe if I had X-ray vision, then I could tell you. if you're having swelling in your throat without any other symptoms, then you need some type of imaging or else it's just speculation.

My mother has a similar problem. it could be acid that builds up in your throat. your best bet is to go see a doctor before it gets too serious.

swollen lymph nodes in neck? I have been having these symptoms, and am also jet lagged from a trip. Could this be related?

For the past 3 or 4 months I’ve been extremely tired, I get to the point where I’m nearly crying in school because I’m so tired. my work has been very poor this year as a result, I’m normally an honors student and get all A’s, well I can definitely say I’m not getting all A’s this year. I get really cold all the time, even when people around me say it’s hot. Muscle/bone aches often, especially around the end of the day. Swollen lymph nodes most of the time. I went to the doctor about 2 1/2 months ago and he said I had an infection and gave me medicine which did nothing for me even though I took it as prescribed until it was gone. I lost my appetite for a month and didn’t eat, lost weight, but my parents noticed and now I’m eating for them so I’m gaining back the weight, but I’m still not hungry so when I eat my stomach hurts. I don’t really know what’s going on because I know my body so well and this is just confusing me. I get dizzy randomly, or extremely weak. I’m not sure if this issomething to be really worried about because the symptoms are pretty average symptoms for many problems, but I’ve been thinking it might be leukemia. should I go to the doctor’s again?I’ve also had a pretty rapid heartbeat and get out of breath a LOT easier than I used to.Cali – ha ha, very funny, I’m not sexually active.

….Thanks if you know

Glandular fever feels achey and is characterised by a sore throat, swollen lymph nodes (usually in the neck) and extreme fatigue

Tick-bite prevention strategies

Sources: Dr. Kevin Griffith, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Dr. Thomas Kerkering, infectious disease section chief, Carilion Clinic; Eric Day, Virginia Tech entomologist

How Lyme disease is diagnosed

The official word on how to diagnose Lyme disease from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention:

• Doctor-diagnosed bull’s-eye rash greater than 5 centimeters; this usually increases in size three to 30 days after infection. (Not all patients will develop the rash or recall a tick bite.) Some patients develop additional lesions elsewhere on the body.
• Fatigue, chills, fever, headache, muscle and joint aches and swollen lymph nodes. (In some cases, these may be the only symptoms of infection.)
• All criteria, with exception of rash, must be supported by a positive lab finding to be counted under CDC surveillance guidelines.
• A two-tiered blood test can be helpful in diagnosing the disease, but only after two to four weeks, after the antibodies develop. Early Lyme disease is diagnosed based on symptoms and the possibility of exposure to infected ticks.

Lyme symptoms

Untreated, the infection may spread to other parts of the body within a few days to weeks, producing an array of symptoms including:

• Loss of muscle tone on one or both sides of the face (called Bell’s palsy);
• Severe headaches and neck stiffness due to meningitis;
• Shooting pains that may interfere with sleep;
• Heart palpitations and dizziness due to changes in heartbeat;
• Pain that moves from joint to joint.

The CDC does not acknowledge the existence of chronic Lyme disease, which advocates use to refer to what they believe to be a disabling post-Lyme illness that can cause arthritis, neurological and/or heart problems. But the CDC does concede the following:

After several months, about 60 percent of patients with untreated infection will begin to have intermittent bouts of arthritis, with severe joint pain and swelling; large joints are most often affected, especially knees.

In addition, up to 5 percent of untreated patients may develop chronic neurological complaints months to years after infection, including shooting pains, numbness or tingling in hands or feet, and memory problems.

“Most cases of Lyme disease can be cured with antibiotics, especially if treatment is begun early in the course of illness. however, a small percentage of patients with Lyme disease have symptoms that last months to years after treatment with antibiotics.

“These symptoms can include muscle and joint pains, arthritis, cognitive defects, sleep disturbance or fatigue. the cause of these symptoms is not known. There is some evidence that they result from an autoimmune response, in which a person’s immune system continues to respond even after the infection has been cleared.”SOURCE: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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