6year ols with persistent enlarged lymph nodes
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bee
My six year old son has have four enlarged lymth nodes on the left side of his neck for the past six months. I have taken him to a GP, ENT, Pediatrician and a Pediatric Surgeon (one of the best in SA). None of them will biopsy the glands as they say the risk of surgery is higher than the risk of there being cancer in the nodes. My son is otherwise well and has not appeared to have any infections during this time. I have been told to monitor them myself for any signs of growth and only them will they consider biopsying one. The largest one is 1.5cm and the other are under 1cm or only slighly over. They say they could take years to go down and perhaps always remain this size. My son has a very skinny neck so they are very visable when he bends his neck to the side, every time I see them I freak out. My husband is annoyed and says we have received the best advice from the best specialists possible and that it is time I stopped worrying. He says the specialist surgeon would biopsy if he was not 100% sure they were not cancer. Does anyone have any experience with persistent swollen glands? I do often feel them to see if they have enlarged further, would this stop them from shrinking to their original size?
Posted by bee
My six year old son has have four enlarged lymth nodes on the left side of his neck for the past six months. I have taken him to a GP, ENT, Pediatrician and a Pediatric Surgeon (one of the best in SA). None of them will biopsy the glands as they say the risk of surgery is higher than the risk of there being cancer in the nodes. My son is otherwise well and has not appeared to have any infections during this time. I have been told to monitor them myself for any signs of growth and only them will they consider biopsying one. The largest one is 1.5cm and the other are under 1cm or only slighly over. They say they could take years to go down and perhaps always remain this size. My son has a very skinny neck so they are very visable when he bends his neck to the side, every time I see them I freak out. My husband is annoyed and says we have received the best advice from the best specialists possible and that it is time I stopped worrying. He says the specialist surgeon would biopsy if he was not 100% sure they were not cancer. Does anyone have any experience with persistent swollen glands? I do often feel them to see if they have enlarged further, would this stop them from shrinking to their original size?