Mystery??????

[baileysmum05]

Hi there,

Needing sum advice-my little boy has these lumps-they are like a little boy just under the skin on back of his head in the lower part but kinda level with his ears-(Bad Description sorry)Anyways when he was about 4mths I had them checked out and the doctor said they were lymph nodes has anyone ever heard of this?

baileysmum05:reindeer:

[Shanaynay]

I had lymphnodes near my jaw when I was younger.
I think they are supposed to be relatively painless but they caused me a fair amount of pain.
I think I ended up taking anti-inflammatories or something for them and they disappeard and haven't had a problem since.
I did have an ultrasound or something though to make sure that's what they were.
I'd give your GP a call and ask him to explain exactly what they are and what (if anything) you should be doing...
hope that helps
xx

[baileysmum05]

Yeah these are kind of on the back of his head if that makes sense-they are probably just below his ears-I will contact the doctor tommorow-they are like swollen and feel like little balls kind of-im just wondering if maybe cause he is teething and cutting a tooth at present if this has sumthing to do with it :eek:

[Miaow]

Lymph nodes tend to swell up when we are sick/fighting infection - they are part of the bodies immune system. Theres lymph nodes all over the whole body . Some more details from a site.


Lymph nodes are glands that play an important part in your body's defense against infection. They produce lymph, which travels throughout your body in the lymph system, and filters impurities from the body.

Common areas where the lymph nodes can be felt (with the fingers) include:

Groin
Armpit
Neck (there is a chain of lymph nodes on either side of the front of the neck, both sides of the neck, and down each side of the back of the neck)
Under the jaw and chin
Behind the ears
On the back of the head

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003097.htm


EJs had the ones on the back of the head swell up before when she had a bad cold.

[BubbaNoogie]

Yeah, my bub has raised ones behind her ears that get bigger when she has a cold. I have been told by the doctors that it is normal.

[meme]

my lo also has these noticeable on her neck.

[FourAngelKisses]

Brooke and Matthew both have one each of these just behind their left ear.

[mumtobenumber3]

my son also had them as a baby, they freaked me out as well!! All good though he's a very happy healthy seven year old now

[baileysmum05]

Thanks heaps guys its so freaky just feeling them,he is teething and got his immunisations a few weeks ago so maybe this has sumthing to so with it-Thanks again for your advice I can stop freaking now :yes:

[abbynmonique]

hi, my 6 yr old has had them , feel like peas.. and he has them in his groin too, sometimes in children, once they swell they can stay big,, thats what happened in byrons case,,
we had them checked by ultrasound and he had a blood test,, its all fine, its only if they get alot bigger and stay swollen the doc said get it checked again..that can be a sign of disease