Lump Help
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Topic: Lump Help
Posted By: MissAngel
Subject: Lump Help
Date Posted: 15 August 2008 at 7:09pm
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Thomas has a lump on the left side of his neck - like his glands are up there or something. He's not bothered by it when I touch/press it.. Would this be usual when they're teething (which he is)? He doesnt have a temperature or anything either. I'll see if theres a saturday doctors open here tomorrow and take him, but if not I'll wait til monday. If he starts showing signs of distress then i'll find an A&E in chch to take him to.. Anyone else had this sort of thing? ------------- Alex, Thomas and Lily http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: cuppatea
Date Posted: 15 August 2008 at 7:49pm
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No idea sorry, just wanted to let you know that if you have a copy of the northern outlook then they list in there the docs that are on call over the weekend. In Kaiapoi one of the surgeries is normally open from 10-12 and then again from 4-5.30pm, probably do the same in Rangiora or there is the 24 hour clinic on bealey ave in the city.
Hope it is just a gland or something, doesn't sound too serious if his temp is ok and he is happy. ------------- 
 
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Posted By: my2angels
Date Posted: 15 August 2008 at 8:28pm
| oh my friends wee girl had this not that long ago..... bugger cant remember what it was but it was some sort of infection in her gland or lymphnode (sp?) she did have to go to hospital and have it looked at and some fairly major antibiotics though so i would definately get it checked out. Wasnt anything life threatening or to major though and didnt even seem to bother her, she just woke up with it one morning and my friend took her to the doctor who sent her into the hospital. |
Posted By: YvetteandElla
Date Posted: 16 August 2008 at 9:50am
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There are glands at the back of babies necks, ella had these come up when she had cradle cap - so it can be a minor infection
Try checking bubbas head for cradle cap ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: DJ
Date Posted: 16 August 2008 at 11:25am
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My DP's nephew had a lump in his neck that ended up being a funny bit of rib!
Worth getting checked out I think. ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: MissAngel
Date Posted: 16 August 2008 at 3:55pm
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well after 4 hours at the supid a&e, we got to see a doctor for 5 mins, and its an inflamed lymph node/gland. He's got inflamed tonsils too, but the doc reckons thats cuz he's had a few colds. Have to wait for monday to take him for a blood test to find out whats causing the swelling. He's in a good mood tho, he started making lots of noises at me today when i was talking to him, and that was a first! ------------- Alex, Thomas and Lily http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: cuppatea
Date Posted: 16 August 2008 at 6:55pm
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Good luck for Monday, and yay for the noises. -------------
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Posted By: MissAngel
Date Posted: 17 August 2008 at 10:01pm
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Just a wee update.. the lump has gotten bigger so we'll be going back to the doctors first thing in the morning ------------- Alex, Thomas and Lily http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: Shezamumof3
Date Posted: 18 August 2008 at 12:09am
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Yep! Caden had/has one on the side of his neck aswell and I got the doctor to look at it when he has his 6 week check and he said it was a gland, cos he has one on the other side aswell just smaller. So i think cadens glands were up a little bit as he has had a bit of a cold. ------------- |
Posted By: BugTeeny
Date Posted: 18 August 2008 at 9:11am
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Hey Alex.
How's wee Thomas this morning? Been to the docs? ------------- 
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Posted By: MissAngel
Date Posted: 18 August 2008 at 10:55am
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We're just about to head off to the hospital. He's gotta have a CT and all that crap to find out what it is. Poor little thing. I'll try and update later on if I can. ------------- Alex, Thomas and Lily http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: MissAngel
Date Posted: 18 August 2008 at 9:45pm
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So Thomas is on some heavy duty antibiotics in hospital. They're gonna do a biopsy of the lump tomorrow and a scan to see what it is. They did lots of bloods etc and all we got back from that was it's not cancer, which was a relief. Matt is staying with him tonight so I can get some sleep and I'll be doing the night shift tomorrow.. Its the first night i've been away from him since he was born and it's horrible. I cried all the way home from the hospital. ------------- Alex, Thomas and Lily http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: caraMel
Date Posted: 18 August 2008 at 10:11pm
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Oh Alex, that must be really hard for you!
I'm so sorry wee Thomas isn't well and I hope he's ok again really, really soon. Sending you all hugs and prayers, thinking of you. ------------- Mel, Mummy to E: 6, B: 4 and: 
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Posted By: BugTeeny
Date Posted: 19 August 2008 at 7:25am
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*hugs*
I hope he's home soon, and all is well 
Keep us posted  -------------
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Posted By: cuppatea
Date Posted: 19 August 2008 at 8:05am
 Hope he gets better soon and is able to come back home.-------------
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Posted By: MissCandice
Date Posted: 19 August 2008 at 8:08am
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Awwww hun, i hope all is ok and you get to bring him home, i hope he gets well soon! ------------- ~ Mummy to a beautiful girl ~ |
Posted By: MissAngel
Date Posted: 19 August 2008 at 2:11pm
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The docs saw him this morning, apparently its not full of fluid, so they're just gonna make him stay in and have the IV drugs til it goes down. Means possibly a week or so >.< I'm had it already and this is only the second day! Mums with him at the moment so I can have a sleep - had absolutely none last night even tho I was home. Matts in bed asleep right now too. Its my shift at the hospital tonight - thank god they have a fold out bed in his room else i'd be protesting! ------------- Alex, Thomas and Lily http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: MissAngel
Date Posted: 20 August 2008 at 5:03pm
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Well the dramas we've had! I was going to try and make it for coffee this morning as Matt's doing the day shift, but I didnt quite get back from the hospital in time.
So whats happening.. thomas's IV line got blocked as they do when they're so little, so it had to come out - 12 trys later and they STILL cant get it in. He had an ultrasound this afternoon which has confirmed its an infected lymph node - and not cancer (hurrah) He's just gotta have really heavy duty antibiotics for now. He's also gotta have a pick line installed (where they cut open a vein and put the line in that way) so he'll be under a general for that this evening which isnt really that fun. So, thats all for now - other than apparently the fire alarm went off at the hospital and they're having to bloody evacuate everyone LOL! ------------- Alex, Thomas and Lily http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: caraMel
Date Posted: 20 August 2008 at 5:12pm
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Poor wee Thomas! Its just not fair that he has to go through all of this when he's still so tiny!
Thank goodness you know what it is and that its fixable though. You guys must be shattered. Big hugs all round! ------------- Mel, Mummy to E: 6, B: 4 and:
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Posted By: MissAngel
Date Posted: 20 August 2008 at 5:15pm
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Thanks, yea its all very stressful, and i've not had any sleep since saturday. Good thing Matt is gonna do night shifts else i think i might fall over. ------------- Alex, Thomas and Lily http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: 2bmumof3
Date Posted: 20 August 2008 at 6:00pm
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to Alex, Matt and Thomas, gosh what a horrible thing to have to go through. ------------- Sara Corban (22/11/04) Connor (18/04/06) Chelsea (21/05/08) 
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Posted By: erinalba
Date Posted: 20 August 2008 at 6:12pm
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Big hugs to you Alex. Poor Thomas having to go through all those procedures. And I really feel for you and Matt having to see your precious wee man like that. ------------- Sue See my blog www.gojandal.com/wubboo http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: susieq
Date Posted: 20 August 2008 at 7:05pm
| Big hugs for you Alex and I hope Thomas is better soon |
Posted By: hooper
Date Posted: 20 August 2008 at 7:59pm
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hope he is better soon. ------------- Desiree 
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Posted By: Mazzy
Date Posted: 20 August 2008 at 8:17pm
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Oh my god how did I miss this thread??!! Alex that's so scary, I hope the mega-antibiotics kick in and improve things quickly and wee Thomas gets to come home soon. You guys must be exhausted - after one night in hospital with Keira I was sooo tired, I can't imagine doing it for so long. I'm glad your mum is there to help too. Huge hugs, hon!
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Posted By: MissAngel
Date Posted: 20 August 2008 at 8:30pm
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Just got home.. He's doing really good. They didnt have to put a pick line in thankfully. They gave him nitrous and that relaxed him enough for them to get a normal line in his wee foot! This time they're gonna keep it open with fluid so we dont get the same problem. He was happy to see me when I took Matts dinner down for him - got lots of smiles and gurgles, but it was so cute, he just kept looking at his daddy <3 So yea, he's gonna get better faster now that the line is back in :D Should be home by monday! ------------- Alex, Thomas and Lily http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: Mazzy
Date Posted: 20 August 2008 at 8:37pm
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Yay! That's great news! He sounds like such a sweetie Alex, I'm so glad things are looking up. ------------- Mum to two gorgeous girls! |
Posted By: MissAngel
Date Posted: 20 August 2008 at 8:44pm
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Me too.. its been really stressful getting to this point (5 days) least we know it's not anything life threatening! ------------- Alex, Thomas and Lily http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: mum2emj
Date Posted: 21 August 2008 at 4:55am
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alex! i didnt know about this thread either- im so sorry, poor wee thomas great that he is improving, take care chicky xoxoxox
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Posted By: aussiegirl
Date Posted: 21 August 2008 at 11:11am
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to you all, glad to hear your lil man is getting better. What a stressful time for you...take care and hopefully get some rest -------------  Mum to Hayley **30.6.08
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Posted By: luxjules
Date Posted: 22 August 2008 at 8:20am
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hey Alex, i glad they have found out what was wrong with Thomas and hes back home. its great it wasn't something worse, but the drama of it all, always makes it hard
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Posted By: MissAngel
Date Posted: 22 August 2008 at 8:24am
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Thanks luv :) Yea its just really getting on top of me now. I'm having 'a day off' today so I can keep doing stuff for the wedding! 4 weeks to go and we STILL dont have a photographer *eek* Mum is gonna stay with Thomas for the day so me and Matt can go get our marriage licence etc. Stress stress stress!!!!!! ------------- Alex, Thomas and Lily http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: caraMel
Date Posted: 22 August 2008 at 9:51am
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I'm so glad to hear he's doing well, he sounds like such a happy wee guy!
I hope you enjoy your day off today and that its not all stressful! ------------- Mel, Mummy to E: 6, B: 4 and:
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Posted By: MumsyMoo
Date Posted: 22 August 2008 at 11:03am
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Hugs!
Bubs in hospital is no fun at all... Glad it's nothing majorly serious ------------- My wee girl is the love and light of my life!
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Posted By: cuppatea
Date Posted: 22 August 2008 at 11:06am
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Glad he is on the mend and will be home soon -------------
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Posted By: rosewood
Date Posted: 22 August 2008 at 7:29pm
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Big hugs Alex!
Keep ya chin up hun. Im sure its difficult though. ------------- Gill http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: MissAngel
Date Posted: 22 August 2008 at 8:04pm
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Sooo...
Thomas can come home once he stops getting temperature spikes.. They're gonna wait til that happens, put him on oral antibiotics for 24 hours and then he can come home.. But who knows how long it will take for him to stop doing that :/ I'm getting really pissy with the hospital, we got moved TWICE today so others could have the rooms we were in. So annoying. So we're in one room til sunday then they'll move us again unless someone else needs it. Its quite rediculous. ------------- Alex, Thomas and Lily http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: MissAngel
Date Posted: 24 August 2008 at 8:23am
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Fingers crossed he comes home today. If they say no i'll be throwing the BIGGEST paddy. ------------- Alex, Thomas and Lily http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: caraMel
Date Posted: 24 August 2008 at 8:58am
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That sounds really annoying and sucky! Fingers crossed he can come home today! ------------- Mel, Mummy to E: 6, B: 4 and:
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Posted By: MissAngel
Date Posted: 24 August 2008 at 2:03pm
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Well he's home! hurrah :D He's gotta go back on tuesday for a checkup, and they might admit him again if the lump starts to go into an abcess.. Fingers crossed it doesnt. ------------- Alex, Thomas and Lily http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: Mazzy
Date Posted: 24 August 2008 at 8:29pm
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Hooray! Glad he's home and you guys can get back to some sort of normality. Fingers crossed for you for Tuesday. ------------- Mum to two gorgeous girls! |