I had this wart kind of structure on my right cheek (where the stitch marks are still visible) since 8-9 years. This July I got it "punched" out by a dermatologist who diagnosed it as an epidermal nevus (which was described to me as a kind of birthmark that manifests during teenage). The doctor however, didnot get the excised part biopsied; being pretty sure that it was benign.
Since last one and a half months I've noticed a strange kind of "dull pain" in the area near that part. I can also feel a kind of tender mass just below my jaw line on the same side of the cheek. The pain is not very harsh but its kind of disturbing since it seems to affect my ears and the joint of jaw with the skull, right next to my ear. It also seems to radiate on the back side of my ear and neck . In addition to all this I've been having pain in the upper part of the chest mainly when I press my upper ribs. Also, I feel this "cold pain" going all the way near my armpits to the back to shoulder and at times a strange tingling sensation on inside of my canine_tooth" class="wiki">canine tooth.
I went to a doctor who didn't find any of this serious and sent me back telling that the two conditions respectively were the TMJ syndrome and Chostochondritis. The chest pain seemed to get less noticible (not gone completely) but the "mass" under my neck still seems to bother me. The docotor couldn't feel it for whatever reasons.I am a male of 24 years,smoked for around a year (6-7 cigarettes a day) but have quit smoking for the past 2 months. I drink occassionaly but that only on weekends and in moderate amounts.
I have an appointment with another doctor tomorrow however I'm really worried about these conditions, because I for some weird reasons seem to believe that all this has to do with abnormal lymph nodes and that I have some kind of cancer.This worry is making it really difficult for me to focus on my work and I've also developed bad digestion and loss of apetite mainly because of the anxiety. I'm not sure if these could really be symptoms of a cancer ? Anyhelp in this matter would be highly appreciated.
Thanks in advance
Since last one and a half months I've noticed a strange kind of "dull pain" in the area near that part. I can also feel a kind of tender mass just below my jaw line on the same side of the cheek. The pain is not very harsh but its kind of disturbing since it seems to affect my ears and the joint of jaw with the skull, right next to my ear. It also seems to radiate on the back side of my ear and neck . In addition to all this I've been having pain in the upper part of the chest mainly when I press my upper ribs. Also, I feel this "cold pain" going all the way near my armpits to the back to shoulder and at times a strange tingling sensation on inside of my canine_tooth" class="wiki">canine tooth.
I went to a doctor who didn't find any of this serious and sent me back telling that the two conditions respectively were the TMJ syndrome and Chostochondritis. The chest pain seemed to get less noticible (not gone completely) but the "mass" under my neck still seems to bother me. The docotor couldn't feel it for whatever reasons.I am a male of 24 years,smoked for around a year (6-7 cigarettes a day) but have quit smoking for the past 2 months. I drink occassionaly but that only on weekends and in moderate amounts.
I have an appointment with another doctor tomorrow however I'm really worried about these conditions, because I for some weird reasons seem to believe that all this has to do with abnormal lymph nodes and that I have some kind of cancer.This worry is making it really difficult for me to focus on my work and I've also developed bad digestion and loss of apetite mainly because of the anxiety. I'm not sure if these could really be symptoms of a cancer ? Anyhelp in this matter would be highly appreciated.
Thanks in advance