I have had an enlarged, painless lymph node in my neck for 3 months. It is located in front of my trachea towards the right side. I woke up this morning and it had doubled in size. It is now almost 3 1/2 inches x 1inch. Ive also started having night sweats since the lump appeared. I was on 4 different courses of antibiotics over the summer for a bacterial infection in my throat. Im a 35 year old female. My brother had large b cell lymphoma. Should I go back to my Dr for this? Or is it because I was sick all summer?
Hi, Thanks for writing in to us. A lymph node in your neck which has been there since 3 months and is increasing in size must be investigated even if it's painless. The history of B cell lymphoma in your brother makes it all the more important. Thought B cell lymphoma is not infective, you must get checked up by a doctor and get lymph node biopsy done. Treatment will be on biopsy findings. Hope this helps