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A 26-year-old female asked:

Swollen lymph for ~10 yrs. dr's told me are ok unless pain/growth. used to get severe shoulder/neck pain after drinking alcohol ~5yrs ago. related?

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Dr. Maria Palafox
Dr. Maria Palafoxanswered
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Not likely: Probably not. If your lymph nodes have been the same size for 10 years likely there is nothing wrong with them. I can't explain why you got shoulder and neck pain with drinking alcohol--I am stumped with that one!
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