One Saturday night as we were getting the kids ready for bed, Aaron noticed that Broyden had a lump on his neck. We hadn't noticed it before and were not sure how long it had been there. In the morning, it had grown even larger! When I touched it, he didn't act like it bothered him. In fact, he was happy and didn't seem to be sick at all. I wasn't going to be able to take him in to see the doctor until Monday morning, so I started searching online for answers of what it could be. For anyone reading this, I would like to offer you the same advice that I received but didn't listen to... DON'T LOOK ON THE INTERNET AND TRY TO DIAGNOSE YOUR CHILD'S HEALTH CONCERNS YOURSELF!!!! After an hour of searching, I was convinced that Broyden had cancer. I was a mess worrying about him! As soon as the doctor came in the room on Monday I broke down! I never do this!!! Anyways, to make a long story short, he ended up having a swollen lymph node and it quickly went away with an antibiotic. Even though that was the most likely option that I found online, of course I focused on the worst case scenario. Usually I am much more level headed than this, but when it is YOUR kid...! If you are a mother reading this you know exactly what I mean, right?
One Saturday night as we were getting the kids ready for bed, Aaron noticed that Broyden had a lump on his neck. We hadn't noticed it before and were not sure how long it had been there. In the morning, it had grown even larger! When I touched it, he didn't act like it bothered him. In fact, he was happy and didn't seem to be sick at all. I wasn't going to be able to take him in to see the doctor until Monday morning, so I started searching online for answers of what it could be. For anyone reading this, I would like to offer you the same advice that I received but didn't listen to... DON'T LOOK ON THE INTERNET AND TRY TO DIAGNOSE YOUR CHILD'S HEALTH CONCERNS YOURSELF!!!! After an hour of searching, I was convinced that Broyden had cancer. I was a mess worrying about him! As soon as the doctor came in the room on Monday I broke down! I never do this!!! Anyways, to make a long story short, he ended up having a swollen lymph node and it quickly went away with an antibiotic. Even though that was the most likely option that I found online, of course I focused on the worst case scenario. Usually I am much more level headed than this, but when it is YOUR kid...! If you are a mother reading this you know exactly what I mean, right?
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Oh man! Poor little guy! Glad he is better! Darn online easy access to medical issues that cause in needed and unwanted stress! ;)
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