lymph gland worry

[mumof2000]

Hi noticed today my neck hurt alittle , had a poke aroung noticed my what i think to be my lymph glands a little swollen should i be worried , have had ear problems of late mainly crackling and feeling bit blocked , i do feel tired but what mummy doesnt !!!

I suffer with health anx (bad) so as you can imagen thinking WCS...

Should i be rushing to docs or give it some time ? had anyone els had similar ?

cant feel them unless push quite hard ..

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Hiya,

I'm not a medic at all but always thought your glands come up when your body is fighting an infection or if you're a little run down?

hi lisa , yes feel like chasing tail a bit ... ..tired not enough hrs in day , but thats normal for mums right ? he he

im such a worrier ..

neck feels tender now prob all the poking im doing ....

Yep, normal life of a mum! Do you take any viatmins/do any excercise? I used to feel permanently knackered but feel much better since joining a gym (takes a real effort some evenings to go but always feel better after) and I also take a multi vitamin each day. Still pretty knackered a lot of the time but it's a whole lot better than it was!

Hope you feel better soon.

funny should mention that , iv just started exercising class last week did 3 last week to tired this week though well may do one on friday , got bad period so thought of putting ones legs in unlady like positions doesnt appeal this weel ...he he and have started taking my berocca multi vit again ..hoping that will help

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As Lisa said, swollen lymph glands usually means you are fighting an infection. I had a flu-like illness in October. My lymph glands were still swollen a month later, and I was very tired, so I went to my GP. A blood test confirmed that I had actually got glandular fever.

So, if your glands stay up for several weeks, it might be sensible to see your GP.

thanks , made appt for tomorrow as i worry alot ....

went to docs yesterday , said my ears were bad blocked and thinks may be causing glad to be up as drainige from ear all coneccted , funny i had sinus trouble weeks back and used spray up nose which helped , but have noticed crackling in ears and pain at times and slight blocked feeling in ears from time to time .
so going back next week to have the wax sucked out and he will look and see whats going on ..

said that doesnt feel like anything sinister as glands apparently feel different and are generally much much bigger .

so feel a bit better now seen him ..