Hi everyone, hoping someone can give me some advice as I'm beside myself with worry.
In February I noticed that my 7 year old's lymph nodes in his neck were extremely swollen. I took him to the doctors, who advised that this was very common and it was probably due to a viral infection. He also said that if the lumps were still there in 3 weeks that I should come back. Cue three weeks later, the lumps were still there, so I went back, and the doctor referred us for a scan, which we went to on the 27th March. The results came back a couple of weeks later as normal.
However, during this time and after, I had noticed that the lumps seemed to be growing. So, I went back to the doctors with my son. The doctor looked him over, and said that his tonsils looked a little red, and his lymph nodes had probably swelled again due to a viral infection. I went back to the doctors after this AGAIN, as I was not happy with this explanation, and the lumps seem to be growing, as well as a new lump the size of a pea appearing behind his neck. The doctor referred us for a blood test and another scan. We had the blood test done last week and are waiting to be contacted regarding the scan. The blood test results came back as normal. I went to the doctors this morning to discuss, and after myself breaking down in hysterics with worry for my son, she has also referred us to the ENT department.
I have been Googling (bad move, I know) and have read accounts where blood and scan results came back as normal, and the person was eventually diagnosed with lymphoma. He has no symptoms other than the growing nodes and getting very warm at night- I am unsure as to whether this is due to the warmer weather or it's connected to the lymph nodes.
Is there anyone with a similar experience who can put my mind at ease a little bit? I am absolutely distraught with worry for my beautiful son- I haven't slept properly for weeks.
Thanks.x