Anxiety around lymph nodes in toddler

[miamae]

I hope nobody minds me creating a new thread.

Before I fell pregnant with my third I suffered from severe health anxiety about myself, however once I got pregnant it seemed to vanish, however now I'm nearing the end of my pregnancy (due next week) I'm finding the health anxiety is creeping back in and now it's all about worrying about my little boys health.

I have a 2 year old who always has had prominent lymph nodes in his neck, however more recently I've started to become anxious about them. I'm on Mat leave now but I was working full time so he was in nursery 5 days a week and he was always catching bugs|colds etc. So I just put it down to that. I felt them this morning and he has quite a few on the right side of his neck - he had a slight temp Sat|Sun so it could have just flared up again due to his illness, but I'm panicking it's something sinister.

I've rang the doctors and I'm just waiting for a call back but has anybody experienced the same with persistent lymph nodes in a toddler? My anxiety is sky high. He seems fine in himself, still drinking, eating and running around etc. My partner just doesn't get it and I wasn't really sure where to turn to for advice while I wait for the doctor to ring back.

 

[Sailorontheseasea]

I hope nobody minds me creating a new thread.

Before I fell pregnant with my third I suffered from severe health anxiety about myself, however once I got pregnant it seemed to vanish, however now I'm nearing the end of my pregnancy (due next week) I'm finding the health anxiety is creeping back in and now it's all about worrying about my little boys health.

I have a 2 year old who always has had prominent lymph nodes in his neck, however more recently I've started to become anxious about them. I'm on Mat leave now but I was working full time so he was in nursery 5 days a week and he was always catching bugs|colds etc. So I just put it down to that. I felt them this morning and he has quite a few on the right side of his neck - he had a slight temp Sat|Sun so it could have just flared up again due to his illness, but I'm panicking it's something sinister.

I've rang the doctors and I'm just waiting for a call back but has anybody experienced the same with persistent lymph nodes in a toddler? My anxiety is sky high. He seems fine in himself, still drinking, eating and running around etc. My partner just doesn't get it and I wasn't really sure where to turn to for advice while I wait for the doctor to ring back.

Yes and I had the same level of anxiety about it. It’s very common in young kids to have prominent lymph nodes and glands, as you say especially when they’re poorly. It makes me cringe looking at my eldests neck sometimes and they’re sticking out but I have been assured a couple of times it’s absolutely nothing to worry about. He’s very tall and skinny and always has been so I’ve always been able to see them! xx

 

[miamae]

Yes and I had the same level of anxiety about it. It’s very common in young kids to have prominent lymph nodes and glands, as you say especially when they’re poorly. It makes me cringe looking at my eldests neck sometimes and they’re sticking out but I have been assured a couple of times it’s absolutely nothing to worry about. He’s very tall and skinny and always has been so I’ve always been able to see them! xx

Bless you, thank you. I think it may be as he's had so many recurrent colds etc they've just never gone down?! Hopefully the doctor can take a look xx

 

[YoungHollywood]

Mine has this, older child now but first noticed them at around 2 years old. Drs were fantastic, referred straight away to a specialist and we were seen urgently within a couple of weeks. She was fully assessed with bloods etc and given the all clear. They took it so seriously which was great - fingers crossed yours do as well!