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Re: swollen lymp node under arm
From: Anonymous (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 28 Mar 2002 09:54:00 -0600 (CST)
At Thu, 28 Mar 2002, William F. von Almen, II, MD, FACOG wrote:
>I hope you are seeing a periodontist to treat your gum disease. Twenty-six is on the young side for this. Untreated gum disease can lead to preterm delivery, among other things.
>At Wed, 27 Mar 2002, Worry wrote:
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>>I am 26 years old. Before Christmas I noticed a swollen lymph node
>>under my arm. I also have a lump in my breast. So in January I went to
>>my GYN and he sent me to have a mamogram. Turns out the lumps are
>>fybroids. Every woman in my family has this. They told me not to worry
>>about the lump under my arm, but I do because there must be a reason it
>>is there. It has gotten a little larger I have noticed. I try not to
>>mess with it, though. I was wondering if it had something to do with
>>the fybroids or is there something else going on. By the way it is on
>>the same side as the lumps in my breast. I will also add that I have
>>gum disease and my gums get quite aggravated at times I was thinking
>>maybe the infection from the gums my cause swelling in that lymph node.
>>I have read that lymph nodes swell due to an infection somewhere in your
>>body. I may be wrong. Please let me know what any of you think, I am
>>just worried about it. Thank you.
>>
>>--
>>Worry Wart
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>Worry
>
>Sounds like an inflammed lymph node to me.
>
>--
>William F. von Almen, II, MD, FACOG
>Chairman, Editorial Advisory Board
>Pregnancy and Birth Section
>Private Practice
>New Orleans, La.
>
>*Please understand I can not respond to private emails.
>
>*These comments are for educational purposes only. They are
>not meant to take the place of an examination by a qualified
>health care provider. They are not intended to be the start
>of a physician-patient relationship.
>
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