I'm living in China with little access to
Western doctors.
When our baby was born she had a strange
peak in the skin under her armpit; almost
like the peak that forms on a soft-serve
ice cream when it's poured.
At the time we asked the doctor and the
translated answer was vague and
non-specific; the doctor just told us to
wait and that it would go away.
Our baby is 10 months old now and the
peaked area has become a lump about 1 inch
across. It's red in the centre but i
suspect that's just because the surface
rubs against her arms as she moves.
Touching the lump causes no pain, it's
soft and moveable, not fixed to any
particular point. The mobility of her arm
seems unaffected and completely normal and
she suffers no pain; it seems identical to
her other arm.
Because the lump has grown larger we took
her to a doctor again; once again the
translated answer was "it's a lump"
(great, lots of info) but this time the
doctor says she should have an operation
ASAP to cut it out.
Does anyone know what it might be? I don't
know anything about medicine. I've been
reading on the internet and my guess is
that it might be an enlarged lymph node
but I really don't know.
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mominashoe
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Posted: 02-18-08 15:36pm
It's too bad that you don't have access to
more knowledgeable doctors there. I was
thinking of an enlarged lymph node too,
but it can't be something that no one can
do anything about, nor is it normal to
continue with something like this,
especially if it is not just a lymph node
and maybe something more serious, such as
cancer.
Maybe you can have an scan done or tests
on it done to figure out what it is
exactly. Just looking isn't going to
provide anyone with answers!
