lymph nodes

hi please im looking for advice my two year old little girl has lymph nodes up in her kneck and groin they have been there for 6 months i took her to the doctors and they ordered a blood test which came back she was anemic i have since found another 4 lumps on the back of her kneck i rang the doctor and she wasnt concerned am i being over anxious or do i ask for a second opinion please help

[Mochadelicious]

Hello leanne6,
I'm sorry to hear about your little girl.  I'm assuming these lymph nodes you found are swollen?  How long have they been swollen?  Has she had any kind of illness or infection lately?  Usually swollen lymph nodes are a sign of infection.  They will swell with an influx of white blood cells to help fight off whatever bug she has had.  It's also possible that an infection or illness is brewing on the inside but hasen't yet showed any other signs or symptoms other than swollen lymph nodes.  I would keep an eye on them and if they don't go away in the next couple of months I would take her back to the pediatrician.  

[Mochadelicious]

Hello leanne6,
I'm sorry to hear about your little girl.  I'm assuming these lymph nodes you found are swollen?  How long have they been swollen?  Has she had any kind of illness or infection lately?  Usually swollen lymph nodes are a sign of infection.  They will swell with an influx of white blood cells to help fight off whatever bug she has had.  It's also possible that an infection or illness is brewing on the inside but hasen't yet showed any other signs or symptoms other than swollen lymph nodes.  I would keep an eye on them and if they don't go away in the next couple of months I would take her back to the pediatrician.  

[leanne6]

hi yes they are swollen they have been there for 6mths 2 weeks ago she had a water infection and also the last 2 weeks she has been randomly throwing up for no reason and then just going back to play i dont no what to do now a blood test showed she was anemic when i first found the lumps

[Mochadelicious]

Did the doctor offer an explaination to what's going on?  6 months seems like a long time to have swollen nodes.  I can tell you that vomitting is not usually a sign of cancer (as far as I know).  Typical signs of lymphoma are swollen nodes, fever, nights sweats and significant weight loss (10% or more over a 6 mo. period).  

It probably wouldn't hurt to seek a second opinion, even to just put your mind at ease.  You might inquire about doing some other kinds of testing besides blood work.  They could do a biopsy on a node but they wouldn't do it I'm sure unless they had a strong feeling it was really something to worry about.