I'm a 16 y.o female,I went to my family doctor once when i was about 9 or 10, for a knot under my jaw. They took blood, but nothing else was ever said so i pretty much just forgot about it until a couple days ago when i started noticing it again. it's about the size of a grape and only painful if pressure is put on it. Lately, i've been tired, like all of my energy is drained. I also have an ache in the bottom of my stomach. Also I found a pea sized knot behind my left ear and another of the same size near my colar(sp) bone. I have an appointment tomorrow, but am very scared. any opinions? :confused:

Hi,

Try not to worry too much. The lymph nodes could be there for many reasons. When you see your doc let him know your concerns and request a biopsy of the node under your jaw. It has been there for a long time and it sounds as if it has gotten bigger. It seems that doctors will not perform a biopsy on a node until it has gotten to be a certain size. If it is the size of a grape then they probably will - at least that is the size my ENT said a node needed to be to biopsy. Good luck to you at the appt. Keep in touch.

Best to you,

Deb

Thank you so much for the advice. I went to my doctors office today and believe it or not, it was closed. So I decided to go to the hospital...6 hour wait. needless to say I just came home. I will go back to my doctors office Monday. I'm sure its probably nothing, but I can't help but to be a little scared. Exactly how is a biopsy done? will they stick a needle in my jaw? i'm just so nervous.:(