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Thank you! The lump is definitely behind my ear but I can feel some slightly tender swelling all the way to my throat. As far as size, sometimes I do feel like it is slightly larger now but I'm unsure. I do remember that when I had my appointment with ENT, the doctor said she couldn't really grab hold of the lump as it was more like elongated swelling but today I am able to firmly grasp a hard lump between my thumb and two fingers. My ultrasound is on Aug 11th, fingers crossed.
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@h3ll0-this area you show in the photo is the SCM muscle. This is a muscle that runs from behind the ear, throat to the clavicle. It is involved in all neck and shoulder mobility.
I highly doubt the doctors you met with asked anything about your lifestyle. Meaning, overall what you do for work, excercise, diet and over all stress level.
Neck and shoulder blade pain is stress and tension. Stress, tension and pain lead to fatigue. Just the thoughts alone about what this “lump” could be contributes to more tension stress in those areas.
I would recommend seeing a PT/Massage therapist, one whom specializes in a whole body approach and works with myofascial massage / trigger points. Someone who can give you a better understanding of the musculature system.
You saw two providers that said it was nothing. People who go to a doctor are often expecting to hear something worse or have an “answer”. Be grateful that they both shared the same opinion.
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This is the very first picture I took of it on the 8th while the picture on the initial post is from yesterday. The doctor said that if I noticed size increase or pain then we would just do a CT scan right away. Since the Ultrasound is just 2 weeks away I'm leaning towards just waiting for that but I'm not sure.....