Mumps

[Jane0506qz]

My 3 year old started with a temperature last week, and had massive lymph nodes on one side of his neck. We took him to doctors and they said mumps and to just let it pass.

He was fine in himself, other than the swollen neck and it being sore if you touched it. After 8 days it’s still the same size, and he then had started with a fever again in the last 2 nights. We took him in to the hosptial and they said the swelling may stay up for 2 weeks before it starts to come down.

I just wanted to know if anyone else has had any experience with mumps and if this is normal? As it seems no one really seems to get mumps now 🤷🏻‍♀️. He’s had his first set of jabs and due his booster in July.

Just looking for some advice as I’m starting to worry something else is wrong.

Have they actually done a swab test to confirm mumps virus? Glandular fever (EBV) can mimic mumps (huge lymph nodes in neck) and you need a throat swab or a blood test to distinguish between them. Unfortunately neither is treatable but glandular fever can last longer.

I had a boyfriend who caught mumps at university, he had symptoms for several weeks but he also caught it as a twenty something quick I think makes it worse symptom-wise! The mumps part of MMR isn't as strong as the measles and rubella parts, so you get more 'breakthrough' cases after one dose than you would for the other parts of the vaccine. Your poor son if it is mumps, how unlucky. I hope he feels better soon, whatever it is.

@OtterMummy2024 Health England sent a swab test last week, but I haven’t heard anything back! Asked the doctor if they’ll get the result and they said they haven’t and they’re not sure if they’ll will- so not sure if I’ll actually hear back if he’s positive! 🤷🏻‍♀️

DS had mumps when he had just turned 4 despite having had MMR and the booster by then. Doctor misdiagnosed it as just another virus at first but he looked like a chipmunk with swelling from the back of his jaw up to in front of his ear. DS was miserable with it and it was incredibly painful for him to eat. I think the swelling lasted about a week. It had gone down by the time we got the swab test from health England.

I also had mumps when I was at university (also fully vaccinated) and remember the pain of eating. I think its the saliva glands that get swollen and it was a really sharp pain is the side of my face anytime I put something in my mouth.