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Dr said i have a small lymph node or nodule above my thyroid and an enlarged thyroid. putting me on amoxicillin. i thought we always have lymph nodes?
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Details: We all do have lymph nodes but they're usually not palpable - they enlarge when they're actively fighting an infection - hence the amoxicillin.
Answered 9/7/2012
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