Jennifer1

I've learned a lot about lymph nodes and neck lumps over the years. Yes they can enlarge for no obvious reason (to you). Yes, if you look for them you'll always find some, they are little bumps normally. In thin people or in places with thin skin you can always feel them and often see them. They are in their normal state. Lymph nodes have a poor drainage system and can swell quickly and drain extremely slowly. Reactive lymph nodes can smell and scar and never go away. My younger son at around 3 years old had very visible neck nodes for a long long time complete freaked me out. Multiple drs apts and the last dr said they may never go away completely. He's 27 now and if he turns his head a certain way I can still see them. Lumps and bumps are horrific for HA.

The wife of a friend of mine lived 1 year and 8 months, she suffered terribly in that time.

Hi friends, I haven't been here in awhile just popped in to see how everyone is doing. I am currently 25 days after symptom onset. Got covid from my son who is a medic. Truthfully I have been sicker with other viruses. That said this one is a bit different in it's behavior. The first thing the dr said after he told me my test was positive was.. it's not as bad as the media makes it out to be. It's scary because they've scared us everyday for the last 9 months. Sure some get really sick but most do not. I had a mild/moderate textbook case of symptoms short of phase 2 which is covid pneumonia. Symptoms linger longer than regular flu which is annoying. Im still tired and can't taste or smell.

I know 4 people that have passed from ALS 1 woman and 3 men. The woman and 1 of the men had profound weakness in their upper bodies as first symptoms. 1 of the men had a severe back ache. The other man could not speak. None started with twitching. There's a long list of reasons we twitch that are harmless. I have something twitching all of the time, my eye... my bicep...my ribcage.. my thigh... it's weird but I don't even care because it means nothing.

Since this recommendation is causing you anxiety, maybe it's time to stop. (You've had an ultrasound, you've been told it's normal breast tissue and you can't seem to let it go, that's a problem) Maybe this massaging thing is something new, do you have trouble producing enough milk? Is massaging supposed to get the milk to let down? Nature is amazing, you can just think about your baby.. hear your baby cry and literally feel the milk tingling down your chest. ...and yes, I breast fed 2 babies (1 year each) and had a lactation specialist, no dr, nurse, lactation specialist ever suggested I massage my breasts. At this point, ask yourself if it's helping or hurting?

My son's girlfriend had to get a root canal and then crown, 2 different dentists. She said they were all gowned and masked up. She felt completely safe.

Cutecat, my younger son has had a string of visible lymph nodes on his neck since he was little, he's 26 now. His dr told me that lymph nodes can scar and stay permanently enlarged. They never go away.

What ? Why ? There's no reason to be massaging your breasts often. 🤦‍♀️ You've had an ultrasound and been told it's normal breast tissue. What answer are you looking for?

Thank you Trudy. Snopes does say it's mainly true.

Ok I'm afraid to Google anything, I swore off of it several years ago. Can you please post what you see?

Trudy I SO love this idea.. I am trying to learn about pandemics to help me understand their cycle. I would love to share positive news but I came seem to find much and when I do see 1 positive thing I've also seen many terrifying things as well. How are you weeding out the positive info?

Yes Trudy. Something that has my anxiety ramped up is feeling like this will never end.. reading about past pandemics is reassuring, they infact all ended.

When was the last time you were at the dentist? I was there for a checkup at the beginning of March, the dentist checked all of my glands in my neck... touched so lightly it tickled.

Something that has been helping a little bit is reading about past pandemics, I think what comforts me is that they came to an end.

That's the problem. 😕