Sue G in PA Posted March 2, 2011 Share Posted March 2, 2011 While bathing dd5 tonight, she was complaining that her neck hurt. While washing her hair I touched the side of her neck and she cried out in pain. I moved her hair and saw what looked like to grape-sized nodules on the side of her neck. Her lymph nodes have always been noticeable, moveable, but small. Normal. This is freaking me out! They are large and very painful. What could this be? I know it could mean simple infection but my mind is racing with the worst thoughts. Anyone experience this? Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beachmom Posted March 2, 2011 Share Posted March 2, 2011 similar situation Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrganicAnn Posted March 2, 2011 Share Posted March 2, 2011 I've had that with strep and mono. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovinmyboys Posted March 2, 2011 Share Posted March 2, 2011 When DS was one his lymph nodes on his neck were so big people at a museum stopped me to make sure I had seen them. I was out of town, called the ped and they weren't concerned. I brought him to the ped when we got back and he said they were shotty lymph nodes or something like that-no big deal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeathenMom Posted March 2, 2011 Share Posted March 2, 2011 when i was little i had many instances of my lymph glands in my neck/jaw area swelling...from a small uncomfortable swelling to a grapefruit sized swelling that distorted my entire face on more than one occasion. doctor after doctor, specialists, and exploratory surgeries all revealed nothing. when i got my tonsils and adenoids removed it helped a lot, but i still had more than one really bad flare up years later. i learned that my glands would swell after a bad allergy attack, sinus infection, or virus and that manually expressing them as soon as they got tender was the cure i needed. lymph glands process infection, and unfortunately, i guess they don't all drain properly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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