Managing Swollen Lymph Nodes: Tips for Relief and Recovery

Thread starter biferi
Start date Apr 21, 2013
Tags

Nodes

AI Thread Summary

A user shares that someone they know had 40 lymph nodes removed from their neck, resulting in swelling and thickness in that area. The doctor recommended massaging the neck to reduce swelling, which has shown some effectiveness. The user inquires about additional methods to alleviate the swelling. However, responses emphasize the importance of consulting a doctor for medical advice, highlighting that forum participants cannot provide specific medical recommendations.

Apr 21, 2013

biferi

I new someone that had 40 lymph nodes out of there neck.

And there neck is swollen and thicker now.

So the doctor told them to keep rubbing there neck to bring it down.

It is working but is there anything else to do to help the swoleness go down?

Thank you

Biology news on Phys.org

Apr 21, 2013

Evo

Staff Emeritus

We can't give medical advice here, your friend should ask their doctor.

Thread 'Chagas disease now established in US'

Chagas disease, long considered only a threat abroad, is established in California and the Southern U.S. According to articles in the Los Angeles Times, "Chagas disease, long considered only a threat abroad, is established in California and the Southern U.S.", and "Kissing bugs bring deadly disease to California". LA Times requires a subscription. Related article -...

View full post »

Thread 'Encephalitis lethargica, between 1915 and 1926; cause unknown'

I just read about a pandemic of "sleeping sickness" aka Encephalitis lethargica from 1915 to 1926; cause unknown! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Encephalitis_lethargica Encephalitis lethargica is characterized by high fever, sore throat, headache, lethargy, double vision, delayed physical and mental response, sleep inversion and catatonia.

View full post »

Thread 'I need help understanding this quote about recent Natural Selection'

I am reading Nicholas Wade's book A Troublesome Inheritance. Please let's not make this thread a critique about the merits or demerits of the book. This thread is my attempt to understanding the evidence that Natural Selection in the human genome was recent and regional. On Page 103 of A Troublesome Inheritance, Wade writes the following: "The regional nature of selection was first made evident in a genomewide scan undertaken by Jonathan Pritchard, a population geneticist at the...

View full post »