Hi My name is Satina B. I am 26 years old and 30 weeks pregnant with our third child. I have recently discovered a quarter sized lump ball inside the right side of my neck. It is accompanied by an uncomfortable numb like feeling that is very constant especially when thought of. I am also having terrible sniffles, sneezing, runny nose, sore throat and irritability like fatigue. Im not sure what this could be but I do know it has gotten bigger since yesterday and more apparent. I feel apprehensive of the results due to my pregnancy and am hoping that there can be promising results to take care of this after the baby is born if life threatening. Hopefully it is something minor that is able to be resolved before the baby gets here. Only concern is that I usually go into labor fairly early, my first pregnancy he came at 37 weeks and my second pregnancy he came at 36 weeks. So hopefully within this time frame I can do something about it.
Hello, thanks for the query to Chat Doctor. C. Here I want to make very clear that you need not fear about this swelling. You are a patient of asthmatic allergic bronchitis, that's why there are sneezing, runny nose, redness in the eyes. Actually all these problems are due to allergy. As far concerned about the swelling it is not serious, but you have to keep in mind that this swelling may be due to some infection (any type, we call this a lymphadenitis i.e. enlargement of lymph nodes in the neck. Please consult a physician and get a blood sample, ti will reveal the cause and after this, if you need arises you can take treatment in spite of pregnancy. Have a good luck. 