Swollen lymph node

missrosex · 2022-08-02T10:33:49+00:00

My son has swollen lymph node on his neck, I’ve been to the gp yesterday and they say if it’s still there in 2 weeks to take him back and not to worry, I can’t help but worry at the size of it. I’m wondering if I should go with a second opinion or wait the 2 weeks out and see if it disappears

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Foreverbaffled · 02/08/2022 21:42

Oh your DS’s lymph node is identical to the one my DS had earlier this year. Definitely give it a few more weeks to settle down (I assume he has recently had an infection?) I’ll be honest my son’s took months to go down and then it ballooned again following another virus. Bloods and ultrasound all clear this end (and were only done because I pushed for it) and nothing to worry about. Although it looked huge externally ultrasound revealed it was only 1cm in diameter (short axis) and just covered in lots of fatty tissue. Try not to worry.

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missrosex · 03/08/2022 08:46

I took him into a&e last night and they have put him on penicillin because his tonsils were swollen too, this morning the other side of his neck is just as bad, it looks awful and it's hard not to worry but hopefully they go down with the antibiotics:) I'm glad all was good with your little one!

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MomOfFour94 · 17/04/2023 01:37

Any update?

Rin86 · 03/07/2023 10:43

Hi,

whst did the GP say

Ldn2D · 03/07/2023 17:35

Hey, my sons been having the exact same. He had strep a 7 weeks ago. He still has swollen lymph nodes and swollen tonsils now even 6 weeks post antibiotics. They keep telling me not to worry we’ve been back and forth to the doctors as one of his tonsils also is getting bigger! Glad it’s just not my son I’ve been worrying so much

SAEED2 · 11/06/2024 14:25

Any update

Dontthinkthrice · 09/08/2024 09:51

Any update? My son has similar but a bit bigger

k80pie · 12/08/2024 02:44

Ldn2D · 03/07/2023 17:35

Hey, my sons been having the exact same. He had strep a 7 weeks ago. He still has swollen lymph nodes and swollen tonsils now even 6 weeks post antibiotics. They keep telling me not to worry we’ve been back and forth to the doctors as one of his tonsils also is getting bigger! Glad it’s just not my son I’ve been worrying so much

Hey @Ldn2D - that sounds very similar to my son - I'm starting to feel really worried! Except we are only five weeks post strep and four weeks post antibiotics. How is your son now? Have the node and tonsil gone down?

Dontthinkthrice · 19/08/2024 11:18

Can anyone add to this? My son has 4 that are all bigger than this. We’re on week 7. One side of his neck is totally swollen level to the edge of his ear. He has an oncology appt in a few days and I can hardly breathe with anxiety.

Unseenentity · 19/08/2024 12:48

99.9% of cases of swollen lymph nodes that people notice in children are completely normal and nothing to worry about. The fact that your review is with oncology specifically implies that someone thought your case was a bit more concerning that the usual, for whatever reason (unless that's just the local set up for your area? Have you seen a general paediatrician as well or going straight from GP?). So I don't know how much you can read across from other people's experiences.

However, most children who have swollen lymph nodes from leukaemia/lymphoma specifically tend to look absolutely sick as a pig if it's been going on for 7 weeks, so that is a data point in your child's favour. So I wonder if that appointment is for "this is a bit weird" rather than "this is highly likely to be something scary" if that makes sense?

Dontthinkthrice · 20/08/2024 20:12

Unseenentity · 19/08/2024 12:48

99.9% of cases of swollen lymph nodes that people notice in children are completely normal and nothing to worry about. The fact that your review is with oncology specifically implies that someone thought your case was a bit more concerning that the usual, for whatever reason (unless that's just the local set up for your area? Have you seen a general paediatrician as well or going straight from GP?). So I don't know how much you can read across from other people's experiences.

However, most children who have swollen lymph nodes from leukaemia/lymphoma specifically tend to look absolutely sick as a pig if it's been going on for 7 weeks, so that is a data point in your child's favour. So I wonder if that appointment is for "this is a bit weird" rather than "this is highly likely to be something scary" if that makes sense?

Thanks for this. Yes, 7 weeks after the first lump appearing he is absolutely fine. The others came up with a bout of tonsillitis or similar. Also, it was the GP who referred us ‘just in case’ but honestly these lumps are huge-normous

Ldn2D · 28/08/2024 18:12

Hi all, I just want to say I was reassured by the doctor in the end completely as he wasn’t actually unwell. His lymph nodes are still swollen even after all this time but again he’s not unwell so I haven’t worried. Hope your little ones are ok!