Hi Justmehere,

A very warm welcome to our forum. I am sorry to hear about your swollen lymph node. Lymph nodes can swell due to any minor infection, without ill effect. The majority will settle down shortly after the infection goes away, but not all of them do and can some can remain swollen forever. I am not a doctor, but I have heard of a similar effect following the AZ vaccination.

You are doing the right thing in getting this investigated and I sincerely hope that nothing untoward is found. Please keep in touch and let us know how you get on. We are always here for you.

Here's hoping for good news.

Kind regards,

Jolamine xx

Thank you for the warm welcome.

Hopefully this is all a part of the AZ vaccine then and my body is just taking its time dealing with it. Its reassuring to know others are having similar problems after this particular vaccination, it helps with my anxiety over it. 

Thank you 

X

Hello

so glad you got on ok and that it gives us hope. We seem to all be suffering like this!

xx

Just seen my Gp, good prod round and couldn't feel any difference or any bumps. If changes will get looked at again but no family history so feel a bit reassured x

I had trouble getting an appt with my GP.  Appts are done by telephone ans then you get invited in if they feel they need to see you.

I explained a lump had come up and the GP told me that there was no point in seeing me as he would just tell me what I knew and I said surely that isn't the right attitude as how do you know it isn't anything to worry about.

I just wanted reassurance as Ok this could be vaccine related (my lump) but what if it wasn't or if someone had something more serious and they are told the same.

Anyway mine has decreased but still there so that it a good sign but I am having a scan on 01 June anyway.

sending best wishes x

Ladies further more I came across a video for melanoma follow up patients from a health and social care trust ( I don't work for them) and it says when examine lymph nodes your arm should be relaxed. So arm behind head or relaxed on a cushion . Mine feel same with this

Hi, I had my first vaccine (Pfizer) in January and I noticed a swollen lymph node a day later which was slightly tender and very hard and big, it then started to go down slightly but never went away I went to my GP a few times who tired to reassure me but I was very anxious so they said they would send me for a US of my left armpit but the wait would be 8-10 weeks. I decided to pay privately to go to a breast clinic on 23rd Feb and was told it was 6x3mm and appeared normal and was told not to worry. I then had my second vaccine in March and again the lump became very hard, bigger and slightly tender after it then went down again but not fully. My nhs appointment came through which was 27th April and they said it was slightly enlarged just over 5mm but looked normal. It's still there now and it's been 16 weeks since my first vaccine and 7 weeks since my second! 

Hi Justmehere,

Thank you for getting back to us. I am delighted to hear that, despite finding several more swollen nodes, all is ok and they seem sure that this is all due to the vaccine.

If you get a chance, would you mind informing us when your nodes subside? As I said before, your experience will help others who will have similar problems in the future. 
 

Thank you for raising a very interesting question and I hope that things continue to go well for you.

Kind regards,

Jolamine xx

Hi Saz, 

I'm so glad to hear that your GP was happy that there was nothing untoward there today.

Kind regards,

Jolamine xx

Hi JKH,

It sounds as if you have been well checked out and the fact that you have had more swelling again after the second vaccination, seems to confirm that this is the cause.

Could you also please let us know when they eventually settle down, as this is still a learning curve for others?

Kind regards,

Jolamine xx

Hi. I had my second vaccine on 2nd July, the AZ. 3 weeks  ago I noticed a lump in my left armpit, same side as the vaccine. I have had a chest X-ray, clear. Bloods taken, slight raise in white cell count, antibiotics, 2 ultrasounds and it's the axcillary node that is swollen. I am being scanned again in 3 weeks time and if it has not gone down they want to do a biopsy. Can someone please tell me if this node will ever go down? I do not want to be having a biopsy if others have experienced weeks of the lump not going down. It only measures 7mm but feels huge and annoying and uncomfortable. 

Hi...I'm 8 weeks after my second vaccine.... with a 7mm size a lymph node swelling. Hard lump....movable....but so annoying. 2 ultrasounds satisfactory, chest X-ray clear and bloods, white cell count a little high. Has your lump gone down now? I have another ultrasound to check to see if it is going down in 2 weeks time.... 

Hi...I'm 8 weeks after my second vaccine.... with a 7mm size a lymph node swelling. Hard lump....movable....but so annoying. 2 ultrasounds satisfactory, chest X-ray clear and bloods, white cell count a little high. Has your lump gone down now? I have another ultrasound to check to see if it is going down in 2 weeks time.... 

Hi :) im just over 6 months after my first vaccine now. After having an ultrasound and being checked I have tried not to look for my lump as it was making me anxious. But ive just had a look and its still there, its definitely not as noticeable as it once was but it is still there. I was told at the hospital it may stay around for a year though. 

Ive not had my 2nd vaccine due to having some other side effects but do wonder whether if I had the second one I would have more lumps or this one for longer.

I hope your next ultrasound goes well and you have positive news x

Hi [@Justmehere]‍ 

just wondering if you still have the lump now ? 

I had my AZ back in March, had ultrasound in June and still have mine now! 

Sometimes my anxiety gets the better of me!! 

Hi,

I had my jab in Feb, GP found the swollen lymph node under my arm in April and it’s still there, I have had a number of scans on it, all telling me it looks fine! Was told it’s  1.5cm 

Its quite deep in armpit so awkward to feel but I don’t think it’s got any bigger, but it’s certainly not got any smaller either! I also have a smaller one further towards breast that seems to have stayed the same size as well.

i know what you mean about the anxiety, I had cancer in my lymph nodes under my other arm years ago so it’s definitely sent me into a spiral of panic about lymph nodes all year, I seem to think every lump or bump is another lymph node now, it’s a horrible feeling.

I too would be interested in knowing if anyone has had them stay up this long? I did read some articles saying that they are staying up for longer than first thought after the jab...or is it just a case of in some people they’re not going back down once enlarged.

Hi @Mrs.CMS 

thank you so much for responding! It's actually great to here that I'm not the only one, I was also told that the lymph node is small and probably feels bigger to me when I search for it. 
minds also in a awkward position high in the armpit almost in crease where you fold your arm! 
 

I did see one post that they now think it can last a year ?!? 
also someone said its sign you still have antibodies towards covid 19? Not sure how true that is. 
 

I hope more comes out about it soon its worried me sick especially as I'm pregnant !!! 
 

do you find you can feel it better in the shower under hot water ? 

H,

Mine isn’t painful, is yours?  but it is where the crease of your armpit is and you sort of have to dig in to find it, which is probably how I never noticed it until the GP found it (I went in for something unrelated to armpit but she ended up checking my lymph nodes). I find mine more easily when I’m laid down on my opposite side and lift my arm up and get it into a funny position to find it. 

I also have a much smaller one further down towards the breast (smaller but more prominent and larger than the normal sized ones). I have seen three different consultants about them as I was in a real panic, I’ve had it scanned quite a few times including at a specialist cancer centre and they all say it looks normal (they look at the structure of it on ultrasound) so I’m hoping they all know what they’re talking about! 

I still worry about it in the back of my mind. Its hard to get your head around why it doesn’t go back down in size, especially when you hear people saying that there’s went away after a few weeks! Guess everyone is different though.

Nope I wouldn't say it's painful, tender to touch of mess around. 
yes like you I havnt get in some positions to feel it good! My other half says it's gone smaller but I just dunno if he's telling me that! 
I have also gone to nhs breast clinc and private clinc and both the same nothing to worry about but not very good at reassurance! 
I understand their so busy but this has left me with so many questions which my GP can't answer. 
 

looking to get another ultrasound to check it again tbh 

Yours does sound very similar to mine, especially with where it is in the armpit. I'm the same in that I'm left with so many questions and don't really feel like Ive gotten to the bottom of it, 

Did they say to you that they can stay enlarged? You'll have to let us know how you get on at your next scan? 

Hi I have recently had mine scanned again I have had it since January. This would have been my 4th scan on it and each time they say it looks normal but I can still feel it. They say it has all normal features but I just still worry that it hasn't gone yet! Have they said what size yours is measuring? 

Hi,

Yes it is the same for me, they say it has normal features but it feels quite large to me and definitely wasn't there before (although I cannot say for sure if it appeared after my jab as I had the jab early February and the GP actually found the node in April, I was told at one scan it measured 1.5cmx 0.5cm.

whst size was yours? And did they mention if they can stay enlarged permanently?

My last scan they said it was 9mmx5mm but normal features they didn't seem concerned by it I'm just worried that I can feel it still. They just said it looks reactive and can stay for a long time I just don't always feel reassured. I was seen at the breast clinic previously but they only examined breasts no scan. But they assured me it looks normal.