Monday, April 26, 2004
Parker has two raised bumps on either side of his neck that I just felt today ... they aren't noticeable except for when he turns his head sideways and holds it there. I wondered if he had swollen lymph nodes, so I decided to play it safe and go to the doctor. While describing to the nurse what was going on, he made me kinda freak, and said it didn't sound like strep and that we needed to see the doctor right away to examine those lymph nodes.
Well, we see the doctor (who Parker is afraid of ... oh well), and he does a complete exam including checking his lymph nodes under his arms and in his groin area ... all is well with that. Apparently it is normal for the lymph nodes on the sides of the neck to be a little swollen during development. He did also check his throat (which was fine) and his ears, and he has a "very mild ear infection" on his left ear. He was prescribed Amoxicillin for it, and since he's been sick for two weeks now, I'm not waiting this one out. It was odd though, that the nurse freaked about the glands, but the doctor didn't (of course, the nurse was going solely on my description, while the doctor was hands on).
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