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Swollen Underarm Glands - Articles
Repeated Swollen Glands in my Armpits
by
bluestar9
Posted
Tue 29 Sep 2009 7:34pm
I've repeatedly had swollen glands in both armpits on and off over the past few years. I just got another one and it is the most painful one I've had yet (it hurts to let my are fall all the way down against my side). I have also been very tired lately and not feeling good in general--coughing, feverish on and off, soar throat, fatigue, and stressed. I
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Swollen Lymph Nodes
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Tom Plamondon
Posted
Wed 03 Feb 2010 12:00am
When swollen lymph nodes in the neck, above the clavicles (collarbone) or in the axilla (armpit) occur there are a few immediate questions we need to answer... are swollen in the neck, we disregard the question of cancer. We know infection is causing the lymph node swelling.
On the other hand, if a 30 year women has swollen lymph nodes
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swollen lymph node on back of neck
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mari
Posted
Wed 14 Apr 2010 10:33am
Hello, my 4 year old son, Antonio has a swollen lymph node on the back of his neck (right side between hairline and shoulder). I first noticed it in December soon after his... the swollen lymph node was reacting to the burn but to be safe she ordered bloodwork. That came back normal. Here we are now in April and the lymph node has not gone down. I am
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Swollen throat glands, chronic fatigue, sensitivity to light, sound, etc.
by
Fibro Viv
Posted
Sun 18 Jan 2009 1:32am
Swollen throat glands and severe sore throats, Fatigue (sometimes chronic), fever, muscle pain, aching joints, headaches, night sweats, stomach aches, sensitized skin.... Please remember everyone is different.
The doctor never found anything wrong with my throat but did feel my swollen glands. Tests have been taken, and nothing comes up. The fact
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Weight Lifting Reduces Arm Swelling in Breast Cancer Survivors
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Aaron Tabor
Posted
Mon 13 Dec 2010 10:48am
breast cancer patients that have had lymph nodes removed. This can lead to impaired arm function and decreased quality of life for breast cancer survivors. There has been concern... and then continued unsupervised weight lifting for the remaining 9 months. All of the breast cancer survivors enrolled had had at least 2 lymph nodes removed and did not have any signs
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Dropsy
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Matt S.
Posted
Tue 29 Jul 2008 12:00am
I would highly recommend the following book for renal fellows everywhere: ", by Steven Peitzman. I am presently reading it during my trips on the "T" while commuting into Mass General Hospital in the wee hours of the morn.
What is "dropsy"? Dropsy--still used to describe ailments which affect marine animals such as fish or frogs (see left)- ...
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Axillary Lymph Node Dissection for Breast Cancer May Not Be Necessary
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Robert W.
Posted
Mon 21 Feb 2011 1:55am
AXILLARY LYMPH NODE DISSECTION FOR
BREAST CANCER MAY NOT BE NECESSARY
The management of breast cancer has undergone many advances since the radical mastectomy..., the underlying chest wall muscles, and all of the lymph nodes under the armpit (axilla). It wasn’t until the 1970s that surgeons began to abandon radical mastectomy, in favor
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Friday photoset: swell, just swell.
by
Cohabitaire
Posted
Thu 26 Aug 2010 6:40pm
My husband surfs. A lot. I figured if we were to see each other regularly I should take up surfing, so three years ago I did just that. But when it’s too big for me (which is most of the time), I take photos.
These were shot on a cold May morning when a large swell hit Australia’s East Coast. We took a dawn trip to Sandon Point near Wollong ...
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