Joined: 20 May 2005 Posts: 4 Location: Lafayette, Indiana
3 Year of Don With Swollen Lymph Nodes In the Side of Neck Posted: 05-20-05 11:23am
I took my son to the Dr. Yesterday for
two lumps in his neck. They are not
along the jaw line or coller bone. They
are approx. 1.5" in size, which is only
noticible when he leans his head on his
shoulder. I noticed it a few weeks ago.
He complains of headaches, has night
sweats but then is freezing within 5
minutes. His appetite has gone down the
tubes the past month. They ran blood
samples yesterday and I won't receive them
until tomorrow. These lumps are halfway
between the side of the neck and the back
of the neck. Directly in the middle.
Has anyone heard of this and what can I
expect?
Thanks
jennifer
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narroo
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 09 Aug 2005 Posts: 8 Location: england
Jenbanes Posted: 08-09-05 09:41am
Hi , I have read up on your email that you
have sent , and it could be that your son
has hyperthyroidism - over production of
thyroid hormone (please dont quote me on
it , I am not a doctor!!) this regulates
many aspects of our metabolism eventually
affecting how many calories we burn , how
warm we feel , and how much we weigh.
Common symptons are ; palpitations, heat
intolerance , nervousness , insomnia ,
breathlessness, increased bowel movements
, fatigue, fast heart rate, trembling
hands, weight loss , muscle weakness ,
warm moist skin , hair loss, staring gaze,
signs & symptons have different
medical meaning , symptons are problems
that a patient notices or feels and signs
are those that a physician can objectively
detect or measure. Please let me know how
he gets on , I am sure it isnt this. I
thought I would try and help in some way ,
as I know how parents worry.
