It could be a swollen lymph node or a cyst of some sort. I am not sure....she has been fighting a cold for about a week or so. It hurts her to bend her neck, (putting her ear to her shoulder). About three weeks ago she was throwing up, I thought it was the 24hr bug. She has a history of not haveing a sore throat and haveing strep throat before. She has been coughing, and she says when she coughs her throat hurts only then. I think I am going to bring her to the dr.'s tomorrow. What do you all think??
2006-08-17 14:44:18 · 6 answers · asked by heartmama 2 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Infectious Diseases
i would bring her to the doctor as soon as possible. my son had swollen lymph nodes when he was sick before, he woke up one morning and his neck looked like a body builders neck it was so big and when i took him to the doctor she said it was his lymph nodes and they were swollen because of his cold. my son said it would hurt if you touched his neck. it took a week or two but it did go away and he hasnt had it since
2006-08-17 14:50:41 · answer #1 · answered by missaboo 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
with her history, she probably has chronically swollen glands. If she has an infection or is ill, they are going to be sore and swell more. I know this from my own experience as im very prone to strep and other throat infections. There's also another possibility, may sound strange, but has she hit her head, or had a sore on her head or anywhere in the area on the side that the gland is swollen? Sometimes if you have a sore, they will leak into the glands causing them to swell up and this too is painful. I had that happen to me in the past. Don't worry too much, I'm sure the doc tomorrow will tell you that everything is ok.
2006-08-21 04:25:01 · answer #2 · answered by Fade__Out 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like strep...the swollen lymph node and throwing up are signs..it has been going around and a lot of children are getting it without a sore throat or fever...I actually just got over it but it was resistant to penicillan so I would take her to the doc ASAP. It is very serious!
2006-08-17 15:24:28 · answer #3 · answered by Amanda D 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
THE DR. OFFICE WOULD BE A VERY GOOD IDEA. at first i thought of the mumps for that is going around now. but with her being sick for a while that is questionable. please take her in tomorrow.
blessed be,
Elizabeth
2006-08-17 14:51:38 · answer #4 · answered by elizabeth j 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
maybe lyme disease. flu-like symptoms. bitten by a tick?
2006-08-18 15:19:42 · answer #5 · answered by LetMeBe 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
tomorrow?! you're gonna let sleep like that? she needs emergency care. it can be a blood clot in her veins for all you know.
2006-08-17 14:49:35 · answer #6 · answered by Eryc 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋