Dr.Paul

[nonnie317]

I just reading the posting about the girl with a lymph node in her breast. Is it possible for lymph nodes to change in size or have get irregular borders? Or does that happen only to nodules? Or do you mean lymph nodes or the same thing as nodules? Thank you for clarifying this for me.

[AgiKlos]

"When you're fighting an infection, nearby lymph nodes get bigger and become tender. Normally, lymph nodes are less than 1/2 inch across (about the size of your fingernail). But, with an infection, they can swell to 2 or 3 times their usual size. They will slowly return to normal in 2 to 4 weeks, when the infection is gone. The lymph nodes may also feel hard or firm, and may seem misshapen. The skin near a swollen lymph node may feel warm."
...and this is a link to where I found it >>
http://www.healthsquare.com/mc/fgmc2316.htm

The thing is I don't feel like I have an infection, I don't feel sick and that lymph node is flat oval almost 2 inch big.