Swollen Lymph Node?????

justjill · Oct 24, 2003

i'd get checked for mono....especially if you are a student....i had mono my junior year and i had two big swollen lymph nodes-one on my neck and one in my arm pit area.

good luck, prarie girl :)

renerian, BSN, RN · Oct 24, 2003

I had huge nodes with mono. renerian

Femin3m · Oct 24, 2003

deffo get it checked out....... make sure it aint owt nasty....

hope it all goes well

colleen10 · Oct 24, 2003

While it may not be anything serious you should get it looked at if you have been feeling ill. You very well could have mono or a nasty sinus/resp. infection brewing. Or, it may even be an ingrown hair.

My junior year of college I had swollen lymph glands, mostly in my neck, for about two weeks even though I didn't have symptoms. Then all of a sudden it hit me like a ton of bricks - extreme fatigue, sore throat, runny nose, fever, etc. I had mono. I was lucky though and with some steroids got over it pretty quickly.

Take care and try not to worry, just get in to see a Dr. before whatever it is gets worse.

bonjovigirl · Oct 24, 2003

I just went to my doctor for the same thing, swollen node under my jaw. I got a hefty sinus infection (silly me I thought I had a cold for 3 weeks) and a dose of antibiotics. He also ran a culture for strep, even though my throat doesn't hurt too much. See your doctor. I am not sure if this sort of thing goes away on its own.

Hope you feel better.

prairiegirl · Oct 24, 2003

Thanks for all the info. It doesnt hurt today, but the ones around my neck are quite swollen too now. It might just be a sinus infection since my head has been hurting really bad. I'm prone to chronic sinus infections anyways. I usually get from 2-6 in a year. I'm going to run by the doc today or Monday to get checked out. Just what I need, to be sick and have a huge pile of anatomy to study

Thanks,

Laura

purplemania, BSN, RN · Oct 24, 2003

Swollen lymph glands could mean anything from a cold virus to Bubonic plague (which I have seen in 5 yr old).I would get it checked out just in case you need to watch for other SX, etc. Hope you are better soon.