Hi Miks77.  Welcome to the forum.

I should start out by saying that I'm not a doctor and I have no medical qualifications.

Sometimes it's difficult to accept it when tests can find nothing wrong. But the situation is that you've had an MRI scan and four ultrasound scans, and all have come up with nothing suspicious found. These scan types are both highly reliable and if there was something to find in your lymph nodes, the ultrasounds would have found it. Reactive nodes are very common and nothing to worry about; they're nodes which are swelling in reaction to some nearby infection. Have you discussed with your eye doctor whether the swollen nodes could be due to an eye infection? 

Hi Telemando

thanks for your reply! I know lymph nodes can be reactive and it’s normal I just don’t understand why they never go away? After each test I definitely felt relieved as of course I don’t want them to find anything I’m just concerned especially as one is really hard and has never gone down? And the submandibular gland is also always up?will ask again about my eye and lymph node connection because from what I’ve read it could definitely be related which is why I’m also worried that it’s something more serious as my eye has never been like this either until last year when this all started? I guess as a mum as well I want to make sure they really have ruled out anything sinister as my children are my whole world and they definitely need their mama! So you think ultrasound is a reliable test to see if they look suspicious and warrant a biopsy? Thank you again for replying to my message I do appreciate it as I don’t feel I have anyone to talk to about this anymore!

have a great weekend 

Mik

Hi Mik.

Ultrasound is definitely a reliable test for lymph nodes. After four such scans with nothing suspicious found, I think you should be reassured.

Sometimes lymph nodes don't go down.  They simply stay harmlessly swollen after the infection that triggered them to swell has been dealt with. 

As for your eye, I think you should share your fears about cancer with the eye doctor. I don't really know what the possible symptoms of cancer might be, but I've had enough eye infections to know that your symptoms do seem similar to what I've suffered. But as I said previously, I'm not a doctor. 

Thank you Telemando! I will mention it to my eye dr for sure this week.Im glad to hear that ultrasound is a reliable test to see whether lymph nodes look suspicious.

Take care

Miks

My son aged 20 now has had swollen lymph nodes since he was 15. They first started after he burst an ear drum and had an ear infection. He had several courses of anti biotic, but they stayed swollen. He had a biopsy and they were benign. They have not gone away since and sometimes become enlarged and painful too. Other times they subside, but are still present. Doctors have previously said not to worry as there are no other symptoms. 

He's now complaining about having some swollen nodes in his groin area so I've suggested he goes back to doctors to get some more advice.