Does anybody know what could cause these symptoms,please??

Question

Ok,so about 2 years ago I went into hospital with a realli bad pain behind my ear(you know the bone behind the ear?ya that one) and they put me on anti-biotics,which worked while I was on them,but not after that. They also took a CT scan (because they thought it was mastoiditis) and nothing showed up. They put it down to lymph nodes being swollen. A few weeks later I was sent for a bone scan on my ear by another doc,and nothing showed up. Recently I have been experiencing excruciating pain,so we went to ANOTHER doc,and he sent me for an MRI on the said ear,but we haven't gotten the results back yet.

A few months ago my elbow on the same side(my right side) swelled up and hurts realli bad,and the doctors don't know what it is either!! I was just wondering,could these be related??

The day before yesterday,I was also feeling realli ill,realli terrible,and I was in soooo much pain(and I have a realli high pain threshold as I have arthritis,none of my problemos are linked to arthritis)and the night before last,I felt like I was gonna die, Seriously. Yesterday myself and my mom went into town,and I felt so ill,I was getting cold swests,even though it was realli dead and hot,and then I'd get roasting hot,and start sweating again. This went on and on,cold,hot,cold hot all day.

A few weeks ago,my right leg sewlled up completley also,and we didn't know what it was.

I'm on medication for my arthritis,methotrexate 10mg by injection, Infleximab by IV and painkillers and anti-inflammatories also. So far today I have getting cold and hot again.

Can Anybody help please??

Answer 1

The lymphatic system is a complex network of thin vessels, valves, ducts, nodes, and organs. It helps to protect and maintain the fluid environment of the body by producing, filtering, and conveying lymph and by producing various immune blood cells.

The lymph system is present throughout the body. Common areas where enlarged lymph nodes can be felt (palpable nodes) include the groin area (inguinal region), armpit (axilla), the neck (there is a chain of lymph nodes on either side of the front of the neck, both sides of the neck, and down each side of the back of the neck), under the jaw and chin, behind the ears, and over the occiput (prominence on the back of the head

Lymph nodes play an important part in the body’s defense against infection. Swelling might occur even if the infection is trivial or not apparent. Swelling of lymph nodes generally results from localized or systemic infection, abscess formation, or malignancy. Other causes of enlarged lymph nodes are extremely rare. By far, the most common cause of lymph node enlargement is infection. As a rule, when swelling appears suddenly and is painful, it is usually caused by injury or an infection. Enlargement that comes on gradually and painlessly may result from malignancy or tumor

Common causes of enlarged lymph nodes include:

Infectious mononucleosis (behind the ears or neck), rubella also known as German measles (behind the ears), tuberculosis (above the collar bone), mumps (salivary glands), ear infections or sore throat (neck glands, sometimes), infection in the scalp (behind the ears or in back of the head), impacted tooth (swollen gums), HIV disease or AIDS, cat-scratch fever, juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, serum sickness, leukemia, Hodgkin’s disease, non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, canker sores, drugs (such as phenytoin), typhoid vaccination, and salivary duct stones.  Other differential diagnoses to consider is acute lympadenitis, lympadenopathy, rabdomyosarcoma, Rheumatoid Arthritis; and  localized or systemic infection. Any persistently swollen lymph gland requires careful diagnostic study.

Soreness in lymph glands usually disappears in a couple of days without treatment. Glands become painful due to the rapid swelling of the gland in the early stages of fighting the infection. It takes much longer for the gland to return to normal size than it did to enlarge.

Answer 2

If doctors cant figure it out then I'm sorry but yahoo answers wont help you right know. i wish the best to you it looks like you are going through a lot. The only thing i can tell you is that you probably have some kind of bone inflammation or if worst goes to worst, a neurological problem.