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Question: I've had a swollen lymph node under my armpit (left..only) for almost 7 months now...I'm 14 years old...I saw 2 different doctors about it and they said not to worry it was just an infection. It moves around when i touch it (and i touch it often), and it doesn't hurt, and it hasn't grown since i first noticed it. Doctors said it should go away, it was probably an infection from shaving or deodorant..but it hasn't gone away... i haven't experienced any other symptoms of lymphoma, and i have like 2 or 3 other swollen lymph nodes on my neck, but they're new and still kinda small so that's probably just from like a cold or something... should i stop worrying about lymphoma? because all i think about now is OMG WHAT IF IT IS or something like cancer??? if you've had a swollen lymph node and let's pretend it was cancerous, after 7 months would i be expecting some sort of symptom like itching or fever and the other ones that are symptoms of lymphoma? i just really dont want cancer!!!!!!!!!!!!


Answers: I've had a swollen lymph node under my armpit (left..only) for almost 7 months now...I'm 14 years old...I saw 2 different doctors about it and they said not to worry it was just an infection. It moves around when i touch it (and i touch it often), and it doesn't hurt, and it hasn't grown since i first noticed it. Doctors said it should go away, it was probably an infection from shaving or deodorant..but it hasn't gone away... i haven't experienced any other symptoms of lymphoma, and i have like 2 or 3 other swollen lymph nodes on my neck, but they're new and still kinda small so that's probably just from like a cold or something... should i stop worrying about lymphoma? because all i think about now is OMG WHAT IF IT IS or something like cancer??? if you've had a swollen lymph node and let's pretend it was cancerous, after 7 months would i be expecting some sort of symptom like itching or fever and the other ones that are symptoms of lymphoma? i just really dont want cancer!!!!!!!!!!!!

Let it go man! You've seen a doctor so it's all good.

Your thoughts can make you sick, do you know that? If you obsess on this maybe it **will** turn cancerous, or you may wind up with some other stress related illness. Let it go.

A total excision biopsy or a fine needle biopsy may perhaps fix the problem. But in view of your age these diagnostic procedures may not be advised. Hence you may stop worrying about a lymphoma for the present.





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