You can see the swelling and it is sensitive to the touch. It is going down after 3 days but there is no explaination for this. I am 43 and in excellent physical condition.
2006-08-28 07:55:50 · 15 answers · asked by Angel C. Vixen 1 in Health ➔ Women's Health
Lymph node. A swollen node indicates infection. If, as you have stated, it's "going down" and you have no other symptoms (malaise, fever, nausea, etc.) then your immune system is fighting off the infection. That is what our lymphatic system (includes lymph nodes) is for. Continue to monitor it and if it increases in size or hardens, becomes increasingly painful to touch, reddens or if you develop other symptoms of infection, make a visit to your primary health care provider.
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2006-08-28 08:26:47 · answer #1 · answered by TweetyBird 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Call your doctor. You probably have some kind of infection - the harmful substances from your bloodstream can collect in your lymph nodes and that causes swelling. If it's going down, it probably means that your body is fighting off the sickness, but it's better to get checked.
2006-08-28 15:01:40 · answer #2 · answered by triviatm 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
If it doesn't go away in a couple of days then go to the doctor. That happens to me every once in ahwile, could just be your body fighting off an infection or they could get swollen due to stress. No big deal.
2006-08-28 15:07:19 · answer #3 · answered by ananswerer 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I had that a few times. It usually goes away within a month or sometimes a few days. I went on antibiotic for it and they told me to use warm compresses. After a month if it doesn't go away, go to the doctor. And also check for more in the general area. Did you have a cold recently?
2006-08-28 14:59:51 · answer #4 · answered by lucasthis 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It is probably nothing to worry about as long as it is going away. I have had the same problem and my doctor advised me to put hot compresses/hot washcloths on it until it went down, and it did.
If it would make you feel better, maybe have your doctor check it out but I think you will be OK and don't need to worry!
2006-08-28 15:02:22 · answer #5 · answered by just me 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
a virus probly, mine tend to swell up for no reason sometimes with no other symptoms but i test positive for strep. lymphnodes are there to trap and destroy viral infections and sometimes it takes longer to destroy some than others. you can have it checked out to make sure its nothing seriouse though. they tend to swell if the infection is a bigger one even if other symptoms arent present.
2006-08-28 15:01:20 · answer #6 · answered by amythys 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You probably have a lot of lymph fluid in your lymphnoids. you could go to a lymph doctor and get it drained, also massage therapists who are certified in lymph drainage can help you!
2006-08-28 15:03:12 · answer #7 · answered by dollbaby 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it's "lymphnode" ;o}
as long as it's going down, you don't really need to worry. it was maybe an infection in your ear, your eustacian tube, your tonsil, your throat...
if it stays large or gets hard, then that's bad and needs to be checked soon (after like a week)
2006-08-28 14:59:57 · answer #8 · answered by georgia 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
u have something else going on here go to the doctor your lymph nodes help fight off infections and they r tellin u something else is happening
Go 2 the doctor
Good Luck
2006-08-28 15:01:34 · answer #9 · answered by Happi @ss 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
If you have a cat it can be cat scratch fever. My son got this, and had to have a lymph node removed. it was petruding out from his stomach area.
2006-08-28 14:59:38 · answer #10 · answered by bruserdog 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋