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Have a swollen lymph node on the lower right side of my neck and it has been getting smaller and bigger these past couple days? what could it be?

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Dr. Ed Friedlander answered

These are normal: Individual nodes change size inexplicably from day to day. Unless the node is obviously abnormal, ignore it.

Answered 4/2/2018

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A member asked:

Have a swollen lymph node on the lower right side of my neck and it has been getting smaller and bigger these past couple days? what could it be?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Ed Friedlander answered

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