Hello everyone, i am new here so pardon the long paragraph: i am a 21 years old male, no previous serious health conditions whatsoever, at the beginning of July a itch started bothering me above my thigh and throughout the course of a week a circular skin rash appeared on the spot that was itchy and then even appeared on the inside of my thigh after a couple of days. The rash was not particularly painful but it was definitely itchy and after a couple of more days one lymph node on my groin (on the side of the presumed infection) started to swell up and became very painful (it was still mobile but swollen and it hurt if touched) so i went to see my doctor who prescribed me with an antibiotic and asked me to get blood tests. The antibiotic worked and both the pain and the swelling went down a little bit, my blood tests came back and everything was fine. I was fine for a couple of weeks but the rash did not disappear and in a few more weeks (by the end of July) the swelling was back (even though it was a lot minor) and it also affected the lymph node on the other leg so i booked another doctor appointment. The other doctor i went to did an ultrasound exam (i have no idea if this is the right term if not i am sorry) and said that even though they still were swollen (the biggest one was 12mm) they were not majorly swollen and the effect could have been caused by the skin infection, so he told me to wait and see if the rash would spread further. Everything remained the same and my lymph nodes are now still swollen (even though a little bit less) and describing the pain would be hard, i would say it is more like a constant inflammation of the nodes that is sort of painful (they still feel soft and mobile and smaller than a pea) but i have no other symptoms. Should i be worried? could this swelling be caused by said infection or should i request more exams? i have severe health anxiety and i have been obsessing over this issue for weeks now, i feel mentally drained because of this constant anxiety and i keep on googling my symptoms, somebody please help me i have no idea what to do to feel better and i feel like i am losing my mind.
Sore Lymph nodes for two months now
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Jgriffin
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I have no idea what to say except I am so sorry that this is the tournament you are now living with. It may be helpful in our forum to go to the search bar and type in swollen lymph nodes and you will see a bunch of people writing about similar things.
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NORMAL TO HAVE SWOLLEN LYMPH MODES.
mine on my neck are swollen. i can actually feel them all the time, about the size of a grape
mine on my neck are swollen. i can actually feel them all the time, about the size of a grape
Thank you so much for the advice, I have seen many people living similar situations. My doctor said there is nothing to worry about because their size is not concerning and they are not still growing but this anxiety has been eating at me
It makes me feel better to know other people are in the same situation and I am not going crazy, thanks for the reply
People sometimes have nodes, that after an infection like yours, simply stay somewhat enlarged. The term is shoddy nodes. Totally benign. Also, problem nodes are large, non painful and continue to grow, to the point where it’s obvious it’s not normal. Like I always say, trust your doctor. If you have GOOD reason not to, then interview and select a new doctor, like you would if you were interviewing, or being interviewed for a job opening.
Thank you so much for the reply, you are definitely right but sometimes anxiety gets the best of me and I cannot think properly, I went to two different doctors for the same reason you stated in your reply and both had the same reaction by telling me it is nothing serious and I just have to wait it out. Still sometimes it is worrisome to dwell too much into your own bad thoughts
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Oh no, you’re not crazy. I know the feeling of being obsessed with lymph nodes. I go through phases with them. I was applying lotion on my neck one day, and I felt a little ball on my neck, kept feeling more and more and felt a couple. Ran to Google - Google says lymphoma. Started freaking the F out. I have HA but I’m the type that does not go to the doctor due to being afraid of what they’ll say.
It’s been about 6 weeks and they’re still swollen and the size of a grape. I’ve posted a couple of threads here and seems like a lot of people can feel there lymph nodes easily in different parts of their body’s, and it’s normal.
Don’t worry, you’re ok!!!!! And if they stay like that, that’s ok too!!!
I am so sorry you have felt this way for so long but I definitely understand your concern, it isn't really about the physical issue if you think about it but our brains cannot comprehend that and so they make us anxious and worried. But yeah I have read that it is pretty normal to be able to feel them and most doctors do not consider them a cause for concern unless they are very swollen. I hope you will feel better soon