Hi
Thanks for bumping up the post, Jude.
Go to your GP and get it checked out.
From personal experience, I went to the doc,had an ultrasound, they sent a report to the doctor, confirmed what it was and the doctor I went to at the time told me not to worry about it unless it got bigger.
My swollen lymph node is still there, two years or so after it first appeared and I asked the doc about it yesterday since I was there, anyway. It seemed to get bigger recently, and I can feel it on the inside now.
Although I am sure it isn't sinister I don't like the idea of it being there!
It has gotten bigger before but I thought I better go and get it checked out while I was there, just to be on the safe side. He said that because it has been there two years it is not likely to go away.
And according to the doc, there are all sorts of possibilities as to the cause...and not just the bad ones, either
. One of his thoughts it was some sort of immune response as my immune system is impaired anyway? I guess that is quite possible and I wouldn't be surprised?
Because I was seeing another GP at that point in time he is going to get the scan results I had done then and call me back when they locate the scan so he can review it and have a look at what to do next.
I have noticed that it has stayed the same size for a couple of years until recently but did swell up when I am sick? It goes back to its normal size after I have recovered...Have you experienced that?
Let me know how you go at the doc- good luck.
Cheers,
Jess
