Swollen gland?!
Question: ok this is the situation. everyone in the house hold is getting over the flu. the cough and cold in the chest, fevers, and the after math of it all, my son got pnomonia, my daughter got an ear infection and i got broncituis. my husband was last to get it. the weird thing is he is almost over all of it barely coughing at all and feels a lot better. it took almost two weeks but he is feeling better. then yesturday his gland under his jaw swelled up so bad you don't even have to touch it to know it is swollen. you can see it! since it is saturday the doctors office is closed. we have to wait until monday. it's just wierd that it is only on one side. it is also really painful. what would cause this? and how do we treat it until monday? tried ibroprofen already.
Answers: ok this is the situation. everyone in the house hold is getting over the flu. the cough and cold in the chest, fevers, and the after math of it all, my son got pnomonia, my daughter got an ear infection and i got broncituis. my husband was last to get it. the weird thing is he is almost over all of it barely coughing at all and feels a lot better. it took almost two weeks but he is feeling better. then yesturday his gland under his jaw swelled up so bad you don't even have to touch it to know it is swollen. you can see it! since it is saturday the doctors office is closed. we have to wait until monday. it's just wierd that it is only on one side. it is also really painful. what would cause this? and how do we treat it until monday? tried ibroprofen already.
If that is the case, take him to a walk-in clinic asap.
Omg, has your husband ever had the mumps? The mumps can be gotten 3 times. Once on each side of the face, and once on both sides at the same time. I suggest you look this up in a medical book, or google the words "Mump symptoms" and see what comes up. If it isn't the mumps, then he probably just has a bad virus that attacks the glands. I really hope he feels better soon. I know how bad having swollen glands can hurt.
Is it affecting his breathing?
If it is go to the E.R.
If not just try maybe a throat spray, like chloraseptic.
Also even though your Dr's office is not open, call his office. There should be a number to call.
Try that!
Ref: Prior er secretary. Know all doctors have a way to reach them.
Swollen glands are nothing to mess with,make sure he sees his doctor asap.