TripleTee
26-01-08, 07:37 PM
If it was a normal infection... due to cold or fever or wtever. For how long do they normally remain swollen?
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View Full Version : Swollen Lymph Nodes TripleTee 26-01-08, 07:37 PM If it was a normal infection... due to cold or fever or wtever. For how long do they normally remain swollen? HITMAN 27-01-08, 09:12 PM In case of an acute upper respiratory tract infection, it is usual to get enlarged cervical lymph nodes (the nodes on the course of the neck), mostly caused by viral infections & shall subside within 2 weeks the most In case bacetrial infection is suspected then a course of antibiotics is required Tee, there isn't anything called normal or abnormal infection ;p TripleTee 27-01-08, 09:38 PM normal = normal infection abnormal = cancer or cancerous cells tee language :XD: :p any newbie who didn't study medicine would get my pidgin :p minerva 27-01-08, 11:55 PM i had them a couple of weeks ago...doctor told me if they don't go down in two weeks take a blood test. they did go down, so tee, have some patience. my doc said they swell up after a cold normally... TripleTee 28-01-08, 01:45 PM I realized... they went down... after a moment of silently sitting and thinking... bloody lymph node. asked a doctor here. tee: ummmm... how long do lymph nodes remain swollen? doc: usually 2 weeks.... why? tee: just asking doc: you have one don't you... since when... tee: 3 days? doc: lol..don't worry... it's because you had a cold...it's normal. tee: yeah ...cuz I looked it up in the internet.... doc: hahaha...lemme guess... CANCER!!! DANGER!!! CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR EMMEDIATELY!! tee: :os doc: don't be such a baby. it'll go. Tee: *shoulda known* :mmhmm:.... |