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Neck Lump/s - cancer, glandular fever, worried teenager?

• I am 15, 16 in one month, and 10-12 weeks ago, i came down with a bad throat infection, that led into ear ache, migraines etc. I was put on a course of antibiotics which helped symptoms slightly. 2 Weeks later symptoms had calmed down, but i found a large lump on the side of my neck, i went to the doctors who put me on more antibiotics for another two weeks and confirmed it was an enlarged lymph gland. He made a return appointment for after the course had finished, as it would need looking in to further. I went back after the two weeks to which he said it had calmed down and all was fine, but to come back if it became enlarged again. A week later it had become slightly larger, and two more had appeared near my collar bone, and an extra one under my jaw (the ones under my jaw are always enlarged) so i went back, to a different doctor, who said he thinks it may be glandular fever as i have all the symptoms, fatigue, muscle pain, fever, sweating and general lousiness. I had glandular fever 2 years ago and he said he thinks it may have re-occured. He gave me some more antibiotics, stronger ones, this time for a week and told me to go back. I did so and he was still not happy so has done the glandular fever blood tests, and am told to go back this week when the results come, and talks of a biopsy depending on the results. Since i have found another enlarged gland in my jaw/cheek, and since this all began i have constant jaw and neck pain. How likely is this to be glandular fever, or something more serious such as cancer, as i am very worried and it is getting me down and i have lost all motivation for anything. Advice would be appreciated.

• Answer:

  It may be Mono or some other derivative of the Epstein-Barr virus(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epstein-Barr virus). The abdominal pain along with the increasing lymph node activity could be pointing to lymphoma (which is very survivable --over 90%) but only a lymph node biopsy and further testing by your doctor can determine this. The pain under your ribs could be caused by pressure from an enlarged spleen. The spleen is closely tied into the lymph node system. Go in for your appointments and ask your physician for a test to determine once and for all what is causing this inflammation of your lymph nodes and get to the bottom of it.