Hi, new to the board.

I had a co-worker ask me about a problem he has. He thinks I am some sort of medical expert because I know a thing or two about some diseases. Flattering, but not quite correct! I told him to just go to a doctor but he doesn't like doctors (like phobia scared of them) so I said i'd try to find something out.

Anyway, the story goes that this co-worker has had what he thinks is a swollen lymph node under his armpit for what he said has been the past 9 years. Began when he was 13, now he's 22. He said that it occured sometime after he had an infected ingrown toenail and just never went away. Also, that it feels about the size of a small potato and was that size when it first appeared and hasn't fluctuated in size. Along with that, he said it is squishy and moveable, somewhat tender if messed with.

I, knowing only a bare minimum of possibilities such as lymphoma and infection, asked if he has had any other symptoms. He says no, gaining weight if anything, full appetite, good energy, no night sweats, itching, increased occurances of colds, flus, sore throats, other infections, etc. Nothing else besides this swollen gland.

I was baffled. Any ideas?