I am so concerned about my almost 5 years old daughter. Some swollen lymph nodes appeared in her neck and groin (no other symptom like fever or pain). Dr. asked for some blood tests including:
- Liver function test: showed high AST and high ALT
- Monospot test: negative
- Blood test: showed high erytrocite Sedimentation (Other indicator are normal).
After the test review, her doctor said that she has a viral process and no medicine was necessary to treat (only Paracetamol in case of fever). she said that lymph nodes will disappear in two or three weeks.
It has been a month since the lymph nodes appeared. They are now smaller but still I can feel some of them in her neck and groin.
No sure if this is this is normal, She looks very healthy.
I appreciate your advise.
regards,
M.
My son had swollen glands in his neck when he was a toddler. We took him to the doctor and were told that he was likely fighting a virus or had recently had a virus and that the glands would go back to normal eventually. It actually took a couple of years. We pointed it out to the doctor at each visit and he said that was normal.
This is just a remark to possibly the moderators - and also to you, I suppose since you're using this site. Don't mean to be dismissive - but what is the point of providing us with test results? We're not physicians. Even if some of us have medical backgrounds or our children have had similar results in the past, for us to comment on your child's heath - is pointless. Trust your doctors.
My kids' normal may not be your child's normal - especially where health is concerned.
To me - this would be typical, yes.
You talk to your doctor, and if you are concerned or find the doctor unresponsive, you get a second opinion. You don't go to amateurs on the internet - we're supportive on parenting questions but we are not physicians.
Learn more about the role of the lymphatic system - swollen nodes are the sign of the body's immune system doing its job! Fighting viral infections is what the body does. It's not like a bacterial infection for which you can take antibiotics.
So the nodes are getting smaller, which means that the infection is subsiding, right? Work on good nutrition and plenty of water, and wait it out unless or until you decide to get a second opinion.
Your doctor gave you some good advice.
Listen to it.
There's nothing else you need to do except to monitor in case additional symptoms pop up.
If that happens, then go back to your doctor.
Very normal. If you are worried, call the Dr and ask. A nurse will answer your questions.
Swollen lymph nodes often happen with a viral infection. Lymph nodes help filter out the virus. Swollen lymph nodes are.a good thing.
I wonder why you give us the tests report. We are not doctors. We don't know what those numbers mean. You sound concerned about the tests. Ask the doctor.
Perhaps you don't trust the doctor? You can get a second opinion. I suggest that he is right. Your daughter has a viral infection. Virus do not respond to medicine. Her swollen lymph nodes are helpful. It takes time for her body to heal. Consider how long it takes sometime to get over a cold. Colds are nearly always caused by a virus.
My son has had these at times during illnesses. They can take months to go away and it is perfectly normal. I had them for many weeks once myself. However, if you are concerned about her health or tests, go back to the doctor or get another opinion.
do you think someone here is going to read those numbers and give you a more professional diagnosis than your doctor?
if so, why are you going to that doctor?
khairete
S.
That happened to my daughter...at about that same age. I figured she was just fighting off a virus. It took a while but the swelling eventually went away. I thought it was perfectly normal. If you don't believe your doctor you can go see another one and get a 2nd opinion.
