ask: why do I get pulsing and pain in my neck?

Hi, Samslife,

I have a question for you -- where exactly are you pressing on your neck? When you say it throbs, are you feeling your actual pulse, or is that just your description of the pain leaving and coming back? (I guess I am asking you if it seems to be heartbeat-related?)

Is this on the side of your neck? The back? The front, where your throat is?

How often do you feel this pain? Have you noticed whether any specific event sets it off, like eating or lying down?

Your hormones were tested when?

And am I correct in believing that you've had this pain in your neck for almost three months but haven't yet asked your doctor about it?

Please get back to us with some more information and let us see what we can figure out for you.

Right I forgot about it since i was more focused on the bleeding issues I have been having. It feel pain like a stabbing but the throbbing that feels like a pulse is really hard and it feels like it swells up and my throat closes at first i thought I was allergic to something but it happens at any time and I dont need to be doing anything or eating anything.the pain is on the side but more towards the front above my collarbone. And my hormones test happened last week but i wont hear back from it till the 23rd.

Samslife, it sounds like you might be dealing with a swollen lymph node, which happens for a variety of reasons. Often an infection will cause a lymph node to be swollen and painful.

Take a look at this graphic illustration of where your lymph nodes around the neck are located. It sounds to me as though the place you are describing is the place they note as the supraclavicular lymph nodes:

http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.uptodate.com/online/conte...

Is this the area you are having the pain?

And it's just on the one side?

Interestingly, because I've read your other question about the long menstrual period, I'm wondering if the two of these things are linked. The supraclavicular lymph nodes have to do with the thorax and abdomen.

Here's a page from the Mayo Clinic on swollen lymph nodes; do the symptoms they write about sound like yours?

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/swollen-lymph-nodes/DS00880

The submandibular glands have to do with saliva. Here's one page of information on them and on what could be causing them to be painful or swollen:

http://www.entassociates.com/salivary_glands.htm

Lymph glands often hurt when you have some sort of infection going on. This gland would most often be affected by infections of the head, neck, sinuses, ears, eyes, scalp and pharynx. Do you remember if you were sick in January? Perhaps a respiratory infection or something similar?

Have you ever had your thyroid checked? Do you know if your hormone check also included a check of your thyroid levels?

You're very welcome, Samslife, please come back and update us after your appointment!

I kinda didnt want to post here because I didnt want to make you paranoid... but I am having the same throbbing pain in my neck. It is driving me crazy. It will throb like every few seconds to every few minutes all day though there may be a period of time where it doesnt. 90% of the time it just hurts on its on though sometimes when I swallow it will set it off. It hurts alot but its tolerable. So, I was wondering what the hell is hurting me and look it up and seems to be sub mandibular gland. This terrifies me as I was diagnosed with a benign tumor in my partriod gland which is another salivary gland but closer to the ear. I am going to try to go to the doctor in a couple of weeks when I get my insurance straightened out and will be glad to let you know if I find anything out. I wouldnt worry too much, I have read of alot of people having these pains for YEARS and it turn out to be nothing major but it is possible it could be so you should still get in checked out!

Neva