Excision biopsy and COVID

Hi has anyone had an excision biopsy under general anaesthetic during COVID? My 2 year old son is waiting for a date for a lymph node in his neck but varied hospital guidance online seems to suggest we will all need to shield for 2 weeks beforehand. Wondering if anyone had similar experience? He has only just started back at nursery as has my 1 year old and I've only just started to work again with them being at nursery so hoping it may not be the case!

 

thank you x

  • I haven't had a similar experience with that but I would worry about your sons lymph node in his neck as I can feel them in my sons armpit groin stomach and neck went to the doctor and was told as my son is skinny you can feel them under his skin and it's normal enough 

  • Thanks - he's had it since March and ultrasound has shown it's over 2.4 cm so even though he is super skinny it is larger than they would normally like which is why they want to do the biopsy - bloods all clear other than slightly anaemic and biopsy looked ok other than the size. I'm trying not to google too much because I am worried it could be something more sinister. He gets very sweaty at night - but then so do most toddlers. So hoping it's reactive - except he hasn't been unwell at all - esp with lockdown - we haven't seen anyone!

  • Well that's definitely a bit bigger than normal and night sweats are a sign of lymphoma so I would get it checked out but if he has no lumps under his arms and in his groin area it should be nothing