Hmmmm I have that feeling Silly...I was checked by thyroid and it is fine thanks God! but I was always wondering what's this in my neck that feels like I am always wearing scarf of wearing turtle neck sweater even if I dont..thats the simplest way I could describe. When you feel that you feel like your stomach is swelling it is a feeling of like tightness? you are hungry yet you feel full? thats what I am feeling too. I hate it..I dont know how to explain to the doctor he might think I am already crazy of all weird things I am feeling...huh..

The swelling is one of the hardest things to describe to doctors. They always end up thinking you have gas. LOL

I retain a lot of water in my abdominal area and it gets a bloated feeling. It isnt digestive. Its fluid retained in the different organs and cells. I can put on over 20 pounds in a couple of days and then drop back to normal just as suddenly. (Man, you talk about living in the bathroom. LOL)

With me the rest of my body may or may not swell up. So at times I just look like Im in my 9th month and carrying twins. Not joking with me it is usually accompanied by serious pain in my side so I have gone to the ER and had them think I was in labor until I told them otherwise. And that was when I was skinny so you see how much I swell up.

My neck often gets stiff when this happens. I do not know if it is due to clenching my teeth stressing the muscles or something else but it might feel like what you are talking about. Also when I swell all over like I am now the excess water makes my skin feel tight all over and that might be what you are describing with your neck too.

With me the pain is something else besides the water retention so you might not have that. But I also have back pain around my ribs.

People have been suggesting to me that it might be edema due to kidney dysfunction and I am going to check into it after the holidays. If I were you Id call my doctor and ask about it once they are back in the office. Also if you start to swell take photos and weigh yourself. That way they can see how big you got.

Also do you itch or have any tingling in your arms and legs. Note that if you do as it can be related.

I have had that feeling around my neck, I find myself trying to pull at my neck as if I had something around my neck. The doctor did a thyroid test and states it was fine,but I still think it has something to do with my thyroid. I swell also around the abdomen and my weight goes up and down. I always feel full and never have an apitite. The doctors told me I had a bacteria [H-Pylori}This bacteria is what causes peptic ulcers. I was put on antibiotics and had a reaction to them so now after the new years got to go back and have the meds changed,YEAH. I just feel nauseated all the time and no appitite . I have delt with this for 3 yrs and should be a twig by now but I just loose 10lbs and gain it back again I think it has a lot to do with the prednisone and my thyroid.Maybe somedya the doctors will get it straight.YEAH RIGHT.

I cannot even expressmy graditude for your responses. Myneck, face and abdomen swelling wasmaking me very scared. I was ready to go to the ER this morning because the Methylprednisolone the Neuro gave me is not helping. I often think the doctor thinkI'm crazy when I describe a new syptom so I do not like to complain. This is so hard to get use to! Plus I have another autoimmune disease and the swelling makes me afraid of lymphoma. Has anyone taken any medication that helps with the swelling?

Fluid pills should work if you can handle them. Just be careful to check all the angles as they can be hard on your kidneys.