7 year old daughter referred to specialist

Hello, looking for some stories/advice/reassurance.

My eldest daughters who is 7 has some swollen lymph nodes in her neck, she has been examined by GP and referred to the hospital. The GP said that the lumps felt 'good' as in not too concerning and that he wants to rule out cancer. She has no other symptoms, eats really well, not losing weight, no night sweats etc. But also she hasn't had any infection or cough or cold for months which I know is often the cause. I just don't see what else it could be other than cancer and I'm absolutely terrified. 
Please feel free to share experiences.

  • Hi there try not to worry lymph nodes can be raised for lots of reasons and sometimes no reason can be found , but you are doing the right thing by getting them checked out .

    My son did have cancer when he was 2 1/2 he had a wilms tumour . Quite a few years after he had finished chemo his lymph nodes at the back of his neck came up they felt like jelly beans under the skin, obviously I was thinking the worst but he was checked out and no reason could be found . They thought he must have had a viral infection at some point .

    I am happy to say he is now 26 years old and fit and well . take care x

  • Thank you so much for your reply ️ I'm so pleased that your son is well ️ 
    As I said the GP said lumps felt 'good' as in soft, moveable and hadn't grown since 4 weeks ago when I first noticed them and took her to see him, which I know are all good signs but its difficult not to imagine the worst. 
    Can I ask did the lumps you found in his neck ever go down again? X

  • your welcome yes they just went back down again in their own time . I can't remember how long they took it is such a long time ago now but they were there quite a while . Almost alien like to look at very bizarre and we never had a definitave answer but they never did it again it was just one of those things .

    I hope your not waiting too long to be seen they are usually pretty good where kids are concerned . Hope everything turns out to be fine x