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Im having severe upper respitory congestion and this morning i woke up with a lymph gland on my neck swollen to the size of a golf ball what do i take?

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Antibiotics: You need to be seen by a doctor and potentially treated with antibiotics before the swelling causes worse issues... Like an abscess.

Dr Singh and 4 doctors agreed

Answered 3/26/2013

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