Monkey has a bump under her collar bone that has been there since she was about one. I noticed it right before a well baby check-up and brought it up to her then pediatrician who told me it was a lymph node and not to worry, so I didn’t. For the past week she has been complaining that her neck hurts, I assumed that it was her throat, but she has acted fine so I let it go. The bump has been getting bigger and Saturday I noticed it was red and when my hubby or I touched it she would cry. The alarm bells went off and I decided she should be seen and seen soon. I called today to make the appointment and they got her in today, I was surprised that they got her in the same day, but then started thinking that they must think it’s something odd to want to see her so quickly. When we saw the doctor she pressed on it and Monkey was very brave, but the doctor knew that it was hurting her. She told me that yes, it could be a lymph node even though that’s not where lymph nodes usually are, but it moves when touched or it could be a cyst. Ok, neither of those sound too bad. She said it was prudent to get her an ultrasound so that they could image it and make sure it didn’t look suspicious and then because it was growing she gave her an antibiotic to see if that helped to shrink it. I started to worry even more. After that the doctor said that they would probably refer us to the surgical clinic so that they can cut it out. Her ultrasound is the 19th of this month. What if it shows something suspicious? What if the antibiotics don’t help? I can’t help but play the What If game, I know it’s not good to do, but she’s my baby and I am so worried that there’s something terribly wrong. Thanks for letting me get my worries out.
