Hi all,
1 week ago, I discovered a swollen lymph node in my left arm pit. It was a little under an inch in diameter, red, tender, painful, and hot to the touch.
Now it has been a week, and it is a bit smaller, but no longer painful or red. It definitely hurts when I squeeze or provoke it, but is generally just kind of "there."
In the past, I have had problems with a swollen spleen (discomfort around left upper rib cage) and currently have hypersensitivity to insect bites.
I don't have any other symptoms other than the swollen lymph node and hypersensitivity--no fever, no nightsweats, no chills, no swollen lymph nodes at the neck or groin, no recent injuries, no fatigue, no sore throat...nothing.
I googled some of my symptoms and CML--a chronic type of leukemia--lists symptoms of swollen lymph nodes that are painless, hypersensitivity to insect bites, and swollen spleen..just immune system problems that occur over a long period of time. Is my swollen and now shrinking lymph node something to worry about? Should I get blood work done? Is there a possibility it being cancerous?
Sorry if I sound ridiculous. I'm kind of turning into a hypochondriac...