In April 2013, I started having a soar throat feeling on the back of the roof of my mouth extending downward into my throat. A month or two later, my neck became sensitive to the touch, meaning that if I pressed my neck in the right place (roughly midway down the neck), it would hurt a lot. It has also been a bit painful to swallow at times. I also note that when I am doing a stretching exercise that involves my kneeling down, butt on heels, and touching my head to the floor, that this seems to create pressure in my neck area.
I saw an ENT, who took 3 seconds to look in my mouth, saw no obvious infection, and told me any pain I felt upon applying pressure might be due to "fibro". I felt so dismissed by him that I didn't even bother to push, thinking there was no point.
Any ideas on what this might be? Might it be related to Lyme and/or coinfections? I'm wondering if there are some lymph nodes that are swollen. Just a thought.
[ 09-23-2013, 05:23 PM: Message edited by: peets ]
Posted by anuta (Member # 22646) on :
My Lyme escapade started exactly like that - constantly sore throat, inflamed pharynx and sinuses.
It took me 20 months to find out that I have Lyme. During these 20 months I have seen at least 100 of doctors around the world, until blood test showed borrelia. By that time Lyme became chronic.
See LLMD who can do Igenex blood test or good ART specialist who can diagnose you via energetic tests.
Posted by GretaM (Member # 40917) on :
Isn't the thyroid gland in the neck, about mid point?
Posted by Judie (Member # 38323) on :
Post-nasal drip can cause sore throats. I can feel it all the way down my throat and my nose isn't running.
It's from wayyyyy up in the sinuses.
Crimson crescents are common in people with CFS, but I don't think it's in the same place that you described.