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Avatar f tn About 3 years ago I noticed a hard mass at the base of my skull on the left side of my neck. Probably 1/2" large. I hadn't noticed it before. It wasn't painful, it was very hard, fixed, and circular shaped. I had my EMT father look at it, and he passed it off saying it just felt like I had an oddly shaped skull. So, I mostly forgot about it since it wasn't bothersome, and he didn't express concern. A year or so later, I noticed the same mass.
Avatar f tn Hello, I have had severe migraines for the past couple of years that have become more severe and frequent within the past year. I have recently noticed a large lump at the base of my skull next to my spine that feels about the size of a quarter. I've noticed that my migraine pain starts around the lump and goes behind my left eye. Could this be a knot or something more serious?
Avatar f tn I went to the doctor today because the day before yesterday I noticed a small, hard lump under the skin at the base of my skull. Then last night I noticed another to the right of the first one. They are both small, hard, and do not hurt or move around when I push on them. I've also had frequent headaches, occasional double vision and dizzy spells, and sometimes trouble speaking. The doctor poked my head for a second, then said that they are lymph nodes and have always been there.
661447 tn?1224879473 I have a lump on the right side of my skull at the base. It is a little bigger than a dime it is hard like bone and is only tinder around it like a bruse. i have not hit anything it just appeared, what could it be?
Avatar m tn My girlfriend developed a relatively small lump on the back of her neck at the base of her skull just above her hairline about 3 inches from her right ear. It developed fairly recently. I am always rubbing her back and neck because she had been in a car accident a couple of years ago and experiences chronic back pain, and did not feel it until 2 days ago. It is not visible on the skin, is about the size of dime or nickel, and causes her pain if pressure is applied.
Avatar n tn Hers is usually on the right side of the back of her neck, close to her hairline at the base of her skull. On each side of the back of your neck there is a tendon, thats where hers would appear. When our family doctor first looked at it, he said he could drain it in a minor surgery. She was 14 yrs. old then and what he said freaked her out. So we got a second opinion from another doctor who sent her to a Physical Therapist.
Avatar n tn i have had a soreness at the base of the left side of skull....and when I touch that spot, it feelsl ike a bruise! Also, I can trace the pain down that side of my neck, too! HELP???
Avatar n tn I have a wallnut sized lump at the base of my skull. I noticed it a few days ago. It is not really sore but I know its there. another smaller lump appeared today...any ideas what this could be?
Avatar n tn I have a wallnut sized lump at the base of my skull. I noticed it a few days ago. It is not really sore but I know its there. another smaller lump appeared today...any ideas what this could be?
Avatar n tn Hi Lyris Please don't stress. I'm sure it's nothing. Apart from the lump at the base of my skull, I also have a lump in my neck which has been there since adolescence. 4 doctors who have examined it, and have told me it feels like a lympth node, but as it's been there for years and I'm healthy, there is nothing to worry about. Everytime I've fighting an infection it swells up slightly. Have the blood tests just to be on the safe side....
Avatar n tn What causes sharp shooting pain at the base of skull about an inch behind the left ear? It hits intermittently and travels up.
Avatar f tn I have a lump behind left ear for 2 days now it hurts to touch and I keep getting stabbing pains in base of skull and back of head on left side what could it be
Avatar n tn For years, I have suffered from occasional, nearly crippling pain at the base of my skull about an inch above my neck. I love my life, and yet have uncontrollable mood swings all the time. Several doctors have tried anti depressents which honestly seem to make me tired and worse, as there is nothing going on that is really depressing me.
Avatar m tn I'm wondering if anyone finds it painful and sensitive at the base of the skull. I use to put one of those doughnut pillows under my neck when I read. Now if I do it I get a painful, burning sensation from the pillow right at the base of my skull.
Avatar n tn i just noticed a small lump at the base of my skull about the size of a very small pea. I have not experienced any pain from it. I am a 46 year old woman in great physical condition, have prime blood pressure and have no other physical symptoms. What could this be?
Avatar f tn I found a lump behind my ear and t move to th base of my skull, I was told it was swollen lymph nodes, do lymph nodes move? What would be the cause? Haven't been sick so I am curious.
Avatar f tn I have a lot of headaches. Usually I get them around the same time of year, January and February. But with in the last couple of months (6-7) I've been having headaches almost everyday. Most start in the back of my head, near the base of my skull and works it's way up towards the back of my eyeballs. On Saturday night, I went to bed w/ one of my usual headaches, and woke up with the same one.
Avatar n tn ve had intermittent dull to sharp pains in the back-left side of my skull, near the base of the skull where it meets the neck. Today I also feel pain on the top front of my head on the left side. In between pain attacks, I feel my head with a bit more "pressure" as in a normal headache. My left ear popped once as well. Before this happened, I spent a few days "headbanging" more than usual, but the continued pain scares me.
Avatar n tn I am going thru menupause and the start of very low fatigue 2 years ago, I developed a neck ache at the base of my skull. I know my adrenale glands are not doing good thru the menupause. Taking dreamin for adrenals. Not doing much. But chiro saw that on my legs I had tender points and may have fibromyalgia. Gee now this plus menupause. Anyway. Dr.s do you know why I have the constant dull ache in back of neck? I did not injure neck at all.
Avatar f tn i posted this in the maternal and child forum as well but figured i'd put it here too. so maybe i'm just being a little paranoid....but i was playing with brett and eli on the floor today when i noticed 2 large lumps/bumps on the back of bretts head at the base of the skull. i'm not sure if i should worry about it or not. he is still wobbly when he sits up and is learning how to stand up so he does fall and bump his head alot.
Avatar n tn The top of my head has developed an elongated, boney buldge running on the top center, starting at the forehead and traveling backwards to the near back of the top of my skull. What is this? Should it be treated? This discussion is related to <a href='/posts/show/242408'>boney lump on skull</a>.
Avatar f tn About 10 months ago I noticed a hard knot like lump on the base of my skull at the hair line, it was in the center but more so on the right side. Last night my husband was rubbing my neck(I had a bad headache), and he said "Omg babe you have a huge lump on your neck". I felt it, and what once was a nickel sized hard knot, is not a large oval sized hard lump. You can't see it visually but you sure can feel it.
Avatar f tn I started having pain at the base of my skull that radiates up into the head that sorta burns. It has been happening for months now, It used to happen once everyother week well now it is happening 2-3 times a day. i went to my doctor and told her the symptoms such as of course left base of skull pain, major left eye twitching, eyes going blurry, extreme tiredness, moderte hair loss, pressure, and just over all not feeling well.
Avatar n tn not long i noticed a swollen lymph near the place this lump was,the lump also vanished but the lymph node is still there,another lump appeared on the right side of my neck and the area close to that lump also swelled but not as big as the lymph node on the left side,now i have some tiny spots like rashes on my penis and a lump appeared at the left side of my leg in between the area close to my thigh and scrotum,white fluid come out of it,and since then being feeling pains there,am feeling pains
Avatar n tn I did my CT scan on Saturday and the Dr called to say that there is bruising on my brain but it is not near the pain at the base of my skull. My MRI is scheduled for next week and the Dr said they will now do a more in depth MRI after finding the bruising. What is your thougts on what is causing my headaches and are they related to the bruising? Why would I have bruising now with no recent head trama?
Avatar f tn s moving. I started getting jaw pain too. The tightness is always at the base of my skull and goes in like a circle to my eyes. I originally thought it was a tension headache but almost 6 months later, and it's still there. I've been to every doctor you can imagine, too many to list and no one has come up with anything. I've had Cat Scans and MRIs and everything comes back normal. Now my right shoulderblade area on my back is VERY tight too.
Avatar n tn ve had a sharp pain that somewhat comes and goes at the bar of my skull on the left side, plus an always present kind of mild headache. The part of my head that hurts (left base of skull), also is semi-tender to the touch, or rather it hurts to press or massage there. Any advice or thoughts on it would be greatly appreciated. It has happened before too. A few weeks ago, and a few months ago.