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Re: lymph node under arm
From: M. Kelly Shanahan, MD, FACOG (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 25 Jan 2002 20:24:09 -0600 (CST)

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At Fri, 25 Jan 2002, joi wrote: >
>I have a small soft movable lymph node above my outer breast area..I
>have been sick in the last few weeks and when I was sick 2 years ago I
>had a node on each side swell..I am 28 and had a neg mammogram 2 months
>ago for a bilateral spontaneous milky discharge that is neg for blood
>and abnormal cells ..I am also 8 months postpartum..do you think the
>node is related to the discharge or to something else? I have a follow
>up appt w/ the breast specialist in a month do you think it is safe to
>wait if it doesn't go down( for some reason it takes a few months for my
>lymph nodes to resolve )

it could be related to your recent illness, but if it does not go down, your doc may want to biopsy it. Many women get swollen lymph nodes in/near the armpit from shaving

-- M. Kelly Shanahan, MD, FACOG S. Lake Tahoe, CA
author of "Your Over-35 Week-by-Week Pregnancy Guide"
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