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Swollen Lymph Node

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Hello

I had the AZ vaccine 10 weeks ago now. About a week after I noticed a lump in my armpit on the same side as the vaccine. The doctor has said she believes it is a swollen lymph node and I have been referred to the breast clinic next week. I have a family history of breast cancer in my father's side with relatives who were in their early 40s so I am a little concerned. I am 32.

Ive read swollen lymph nodes are a side effect of the vaccination but that they should go down within a week or so. Being 10 weeks in has made me anxious. The lump is about the size and shape of a kidney bean and I don't have any other kind of symptoms that I'm aware of. Has anyone else had swollen lymph nodes this long after the vaccination or had anything similar that has not turned out to be anything serious?

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    Hi,

    Only just found this thread, hope your all doing well...ive had a couple of lymph nodes enlarged in armpit & towards breast since GP felt them in April, my vaccine jab was Feb (don't know if they were there before the jab which is the scary bit as I've had cancer in the lymph nodes under my other arm a few years back!).

     

    Mine haven't reduced in size and it's 3 months ago now since they were found and 5 months since the jab!, I've had several ultrasound scans were they're saying they look like normal nodes (but I know they're enlarged, as they never used to be this big). It does a real number on your head! 
     

    Has anyone else had them stay enlarged for so long after Covid jab?

    Kind Regards x

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    Hi,

    Only just found this thread, hope your all doing well...ive had a couple of lymph nodes enlarged in armpit & towards breast since GP felt them in April, my vaccine jab was Feb (don't know if they were there before the jab which is the scary bit as I've had cancer in the lymph nodes under my other arm a few years back!).

     

    Mine haven't reduced in size and it's 3 months ago now since they were found and 5 months since the jab!, I've had several ultrasound scans were they're saying they look like normal nodes (but I know they're enlarged, as they never used to be this big). It does a real number on your head! 
     

    Has anyone else had them stay enlarged for so long after Covid jab?

    Kind Regards x

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