NSBR: Lymph Nodes

[nonnie]

Big scare last night with my teen daughter. She was in excruciating pain in her left side... Could not even touch it. So we rushed her to the ER (thinking appendicitis) They thought so too. Drugged her up and rushed her into a CT Scan. It was not appendicitis, It is her left lymph nodes. They are swollen along with her kidney. Has anyone ever heard of this? I am at a loss. We have a follow up this morning with her pediatrician. Anyone been there?

[g8rbeckie]

oh no! I have no experience but wanted to say {{hugs}} and I'll be thinking of you guys!

[Keely~B]

I've never heard of such a thing. How scary! I'll be thinking of you both, please keep us posted.

[oohlala]

Nonnie ~ I haven't heard of it either, but I will be praying for ya'll. BTW you look way to young to have a teenage daughter.
Alison

[HeatherKS]

I've never heard of that either, just wanted to let you know you're in my thoughts. *hug* Hope you get some answers today.

[lauren grier]

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her spleen?
that's the lymphoid organ on your side..

I'm kinda confused by the er's "diagnosis"

[lauren grier]

eta: ..

lol that was random
what I was going to say.. is it possible that she has mono? It will cause major lymph node issues.. and can make your spleen get inflammed, swollen, etc.. That's what happened to one of my friends in hs.. spleen was majorly affected.

[scrap2day]

Originally Posted by lauren grier

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her spleen?
that's the lymphoid organ on your side..

I'm kinda confused by the er's "diagnosis"

Yeah, I was going to say I'm a little confused by the ER "diagnosis" too when the appendix is on the right...

But want to send {hugs} and hope she is feeling better very soon.

[iJenny]

I agree with La. Did the test her for mono? When I was in college, I got mono but wasn't diagnosed until I was rushed to the ER with liver failure and an extrememly enlarged spleen. The doc said that my spleen was in danger of rupturing if I had been involved in any sort of minor accident (fall, fender bender, etc.).

But here's the kicker... the ER doc was CERTAIN I didn't have mono. In fact, he refused to test me becuase he was so sure it wasn't mono. Luckily, my mom and boyfriend (now DH) insisted and sure enough... mono.

I ended up having to move back home for three weeks to recover and I missed a semester of college recovering.

It might be worth a check, Nonnie. (((hugs))) to you and your daughter. Scary stuff.

[Sharon Kay]

Not familiar with this ... but wanted to send you some (((hugs))) and hope you find answers and relief for your dd! ...and I agree with the others ... you look too young to have a teenager! lol

[crecia27]

I hope its not mono and something more easily treated like a kidney infection. Mono takes so long to get over and makes you miserable. My son said last year he was almost wishing he was dead he felt so bad. Please let us know what her doctor says!

[nonnie]

Thanks everyone - I am just as confused by the er too - we couldn't go in today because of the weather, but she is going in tomorrow... I was thinking mono too but they didn't think so... I am going to have her pediatrician test for it. She is also on antibiotics for strep right now so they think she (found out later) might have a kidney infection that the antibiotics are treating. We are just hanging in there and will know more tomorrow.

[KirstieGai]

My Doctor told me that sometimes the lymph nodes swell when there's an infection in the body which might make sense if she has a kidney infection.

Appendicitis pain starts in the middle of the stomach and will move to the left AND right sides of the body as well as lower back pain even though the appendix is on the right side. This is also a sign of bladder/kidney infection as I found out last week with my DD.

[nonnie]

I just wanted to thank everyone for their good thoughts and prayers and give a quick update - Turns out she has "chronic blockage" of the urethra (sp?).(tube between bladder and kidney) From what I understand this is pretty bad. They probably would of caught it sooner, but she was on antibiotics that ended a few days before (she had strep). The only solution apparently is surgery so we are headed to Dallas to see a specialist pediatric urologist and she will have to have surgery early next week. (we hope) Her dad leaves for a year March 5th so I PRAY that this is resolved before he leaves. Keep us in our thoughts and prayers... I'll keep you updated.

[Julie Billingsley]

oh no!! Wishing her a quick recovery on that surgery! And many hugs to her!

[FireWolf]

Sending thoughts your way and I hope they get this resolved before your DH leaves. Wishing your DD a wuick recovery.

[scrap2day]

I'm glad they got it figured out. I hope she has surgery soon and a speedy recovery. Extra {{{hugs}}} for her.