Hello,
This is my first pregnancy and I’ve pretty much spent most of it terrified thanks to my lymph nodes. Since I was 6 weeks pregnant I developed a constant lump like feeling in my throat, pressure and tenderness in my neck leading me to retch and cough constantly. The right side of my neck is worse than my left and I would on and off feel a sore spot in my throat on the right hand side. Also my WBC has been very high throughout my pregnancy and when this was first discovered my doctor used the words ‘checking for something sinister’ frequently. I have seen an ENT who did a laryngoscopy and said I had angry vocal cords from Silent reflux and told me my neck felt ‘entirely normal’ I was then referred to a haematologist who diagnosed me with neutrophilia which apparently can be common in some pregnant ladies. After a few months on antacids the lump feeling in my throat has almost disappeared and the pressure in my neck did slightly also. However I still wasn’t happy with the outcome so I had an ultrasound done and was told I had reactive lymph nodes on both sides, worse on my right and that they weren’t anything of concern. And my gp dismissed it going any further. I resist touching my neck however I did today and I felt that my nodes on either side had become slightly more prominent. I’m very stressed again, I feel like no one can tell me why my nodes have been swollen for over 6 months and am worried that a greater issue is being ignored. I have not been ill at all during my pregnancy and the sensation goes away when I eat or chew gum. Any help would be much apreciated as the doctors keep just giving me helplines for stress. I’m hoping that as I didn’t suffer from any of this before I was pregnant that it’s something to do with the pregnancy and all the changes in my body.
Thank you.
