My 14mo DS has a lump the size of an egg under his ear, have spoken to the Doc and she says it's prob a swollen lymph node, but can't see us tll 3:15.
I had a quick look at Dr Google and read that lumps smaller than 1" are probably viral, while those over 1/1.5" are likely to be bacterial and therefore need antibiotics and possibly draining at Hosp - my question really is; it's ok to wait two hours to see the Doc isn't it? I'm not one for panicking, but he's really not himself.
The lump wasn't there before his nap, he's got a temp of 38.4, flopped on my lap at the mo, and has been a bit hot on and off for a few days.
We'll be at the Docs in a couple of hours, but I haven't got a car and there's no hospital in my town, so Docs is the only option for now.
Can anyone advise? Thank you!