Swollen lymph nodes

My son has 7 swollen lymph nodes 2 in his groin 2 in his neck and 2 under his chin he seen the doctor who send him for blood tests which come back normal except he was low in vitamins she felt his lympth nodes which she said were smooth and didn't think they were sinister I don't know what that means he have been sent for a chest x-ray because he got so many I am worried sick 

  • Hello Shazza12345, 

    I can imagine it must be a very stressful time for you as you are waiting for your son to have his chest X-Ray. That's a lot of swollen lymph nodes indeed! It is reassuring the blood tests have come back normal and that she didn't think the lymph nodes were anything too concerning. Hopefully you will have some definite answers soon when you get all test results.  

    I know it is really hard but try not to worry too much or anticipate what it might be. The best thing to do to avoid thinking too much about this is to keep busy and distracted if you can and avoid looking things up online. I can imagine it is hard for you to do this at the moment but it will help you feel a little less anxious. 

    I hope you will also hear from others here who have been through all this before and that they will be along soon to share their story with you. 

    Keeping everything crossed for you that everything turns out to be fine for your son. 

    Best wishes, 

    Lucie, Cancer Chat Moderator