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I'd say that you were given very reasonable advice. See your doctor in a week, sooner if the lump is enlarging or you start to see red or hot areas.
Hope everything is ok. Kids can get swollen lymph nodes from time to time, sometimes you never know what caused it. My youngest had a HUGE lump under his arm when he was about 4--big as a small plum--blood work and everything was ok. It wouldn't go away, so we had to have it removed and biopsied, which just showed signs of an old infection in a lymph node.
But I know how worried you are. I was terrified. Let us know what you find out.
Our lymph nodes swell when an infection is present in the body, be it strep throat, a small woumd, or a kidney infection. Unfortunately, the swelling doesm't necessarily decrease when the infection clears. The bloodwork your son had probably had a white blood cell count included in it, and sounds like it was normal. (White blood cell count is a more accurate way of detecting an infection in the body.) So, the advice sounds quite reasonable. Good luck!
Hope everything is ok. Kids can get swollen lymph nodes from time to time, sometimes you never know what caused it. My youngest had a HUGE lump under his arm when he was about 4--big as a small plum--blood work and everything was ok. It wouldn't go away, so we had to have it removed and biopsied, which just showed signs of an old infection in a lymph node.
But I know how worried you are. I was terrified. Let us know what you find out.