Expert: John Quackenbush DC - 10/7/2009

Question
I am 22 years old. I noticed for the last week and a half my lymph nodes in the groin on the left side were swollen and tender. On Monday when I woke up for work the pain in my lymph nodes had gone down say from a scale 1 to 10 it went from a 7 to 3 but now I have a harsh pain its my right side underneath my rib cage. Its stabbing when I stand up and or walk and more dull when Im just sitting.

Answer
Courtney,

The way this question is posed it is my advice that you get medical attention right away. Please be aware that anytime a patient suspects that their lymph nodes are involved they need a medical work up. Please do so immediately. Once you have been given a clean bill of health then you could repose the question.