Gland In Throat

[josaphine32]

I have one of those stupid glands that have come up in your throat, the ones that you can push and moves away but 2 minuutes later its back, bruffen is not working, how do I get rid of the bloody thing without surgery, or slitting my throat. ta x

[Sqad]

No idea what you are talking about.

Can you be more specific....where in your throat? Near your tonsils? in your mouth? outside your mouth?

[josaphine32]

Ok, when you take a pulse in the throat, ah crap its between to pipes about 11/2 inch from the center of the jaw, just underneath, it is a gland on right, frigging driving me nuts.

[josaphine32]

Also when swallowing can feel it,

[Hopkirk]

Tonsils?

[Prudie]

Sqad will give his expert opinion but I'd have thought your gland was swollen as you are fighting some kind of infection. Do you feel OK ,have you had a cold?

[josaphine32]

No been fine, may be I am going down with something, as now I can feel it when I swallow, I am never really ill,

[boxtops]

I used to have that when I was younger, on the left hand side - it's gone away now.

[Sqad]

Ah! got you now.....;-)
Well it is either a lymph or a salivary gland.
If it is a salivary gland it will become swollen when you eat and then go down afterwards. This is due to a stone blocking the duct and the stone can be removed quite easily....no big deal.

Now if it doesn't have the above features, then it is a lymph gland and maybe quite innocent, but my advice is to go and see your GP for confirmation.