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Re: 9 year old daughter with swollen lymph node in armpit

From: anonymous@obgyn.net
Wed, 7 May 2003 14:07:37 -0500 (CDT)

Tina,

The reason I am replying to your message is because I haven't seen the doctor on this board for over a week. It sounds to me like you need a second opinion. Either that or demand a referral from the pediatrician to a specialist for childhood auto-immune diseases. It just doesn't sound like puberty to me. I'm not a doctor but I am a health care professional. Best of luck to you and your daughter.

At Wed, 7 May 2003, Tina wrote: >
>I have a 9 year old daughter with a swollen lymph node in her right
>armpit. It's about the size of a marble, doesn't move, and has been
>there since she was 4. Our family doctor said it was normal and not to
>worry. A year later I took her to a pediatrician who said the same
>thing. Now she has a lump the size of a marble under her right nipple
>which is hard as a rock and very sore. It has been there for two weeks
>and there isn't one under the left nipple. Our doctor says it's just
>her breasts starting to develop. She has been having joint pain, chest
>pain and headaches off and on since the beginning of the year, which has
>turned into a daily event for the past two weeks. She's always achy and
>doesn't want to do anything fun anymore. She hardly plays with her
>friends because she's achy or tired. This is a child who was VERY
>active and wanted to play soccer when she had a 104 fever! We were at
>the mall last week and she had to sit down because her legs were aching
>in the knee and hip joints. The doctor says she's going through puberty
>and it's just her hormones. We have a family history of auto-immune
>disorders. Could this be related or am I just worrying needlessly?
>
>Thank you
>Tina

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