Someone please help (sore lymph nodes)

Hi guys, I'm a 21 y/o woman and should also clarify I suffer with extreme anxiety disorder and hypocondria 

for five months I had ammonia smelling urine, the doctors kept telling me I was just dehydrated and I had loads of blood work (kidney and liver function tests) chest X-ray etc, recently they actually found I had a UTI infection caused by bacterial ecoli (but I had no other sympthoms other than the urine) anyways, I was prescribed antibiotics called macrodantin 50mg 4 times daily for 7 days. Since I started taking them the lymph nodes in my neck have become sore and tender, they have not swollen I'm guessing as they are feeling the size of a grain of rice alittle bigger in width, and can be moved around under the skin, what's worrying me is the pain in my right shoulder blade towards the back, it's so sore and when I look it up it says it's malignancy? Also I thought mabye it was my body's reaction to the antibiotics clearing the infection as it stoped my ammonia in the urine, but apparently UTIS don't cause lymph swelling and only bacterial infections near the lymph nodes swell, I'm really scared that it could be something serious (I never had this before) and the pain is not really really bad but noticeable and stingy 

 

if someone could help just to give me abit of peace of mind or even some information I would really really appreciate it. Thank you x

  • Hi Angelica, 

    It must be so scary for you at the moment. First I would just say take the size of the lymph node as really positive, it's small so that should be reassuring. The other thing I would say is you've had an infection so you glands will swell because of this. You say the lump is movable, is it soft or hard? How long have you noticed it and what does the shoulder pain feel like? I know it's hard to keep your mind off it but I would say all your symptoms do seem reassuring.
     

    Robyn

  • Hi! Thanks so much for the reply honestly those words helped calm my anxiety, it's soft and movable kinda rubbery feeling, not bigger than a centimetre, the pain is just like having a muscle pain, it's now in both shoulders, I must say I am constently feeling and checking them, I'm thin and apparently you can feel your lymph nodes in the neck and groin if you are thin? I think the fact I keep at them is making them sore? Honestly I just found out that I could feel my lymph nodes and it scares me it kinda feels like a bean that is sorta squishy. My infection has cleared up, and apparently stress can inflame the nodes, mabye that could be it? Sorry if this all seems very stupid, I find it hard to control my ocd when my anxiety is geared up. Again thank you so so much for your reply it reallly made a difference .