Hello. I had a swollen, tender lymph node in the back of my neck. I went to the clinic and they informed me that it would go away in 3 wks. The next day I developed one in the front of my neck and below my arm. I returned to the clinic and they once again told me that I am fine. My concern is that my arm is very painful, from the swollen node down into my shoulder I feel strong pain. I also have a semi-sore throat and am experiencing spells of dizziness and shortness of breath. They ran a blood test and said they found nothing, could they have not been lookng for the right things? I know that I am getting sick (that's what the clinic told me) but I would like an explanation as to why this may be happening. Any suggestions?
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It is quite unusual to develop significant, and especially painful, lymph node swelling under one's arms without an obvious source of local infection or inflammation on physical examination. Such lymph node enlargement particularly when associated with multiple other enlarged lymph nodes in the neck area could indicate a serious problem and if the nodes have remained enlarged for several weeks, surgical biopsy may be indicated.
Please refer to the "review" section of the ENT clinic for other discussions regarding lymph node swelling for more information.
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Steve Dankle, MD
Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
Milwaukee, Wis
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