Swollen Lymph node after Covid Vaccine - Biopsy question

[VisualDeadlock]

Apologies if this isn't the right community to be asking this question.

Last Tuesday I had my second shot of the Pfizer Covid vaccine. Had no side effects outsidee of a little sore arm. 6 days later, I noticed a lump just above my collarbone on the same side i got my vaccine. I went to the doctor and got an ultrasound and a biopsy done.

The doc called today, and said that there were no cancer cells found but the biopsy was atypical and they needed y permission to do additional tests (using different staining techniques). That's fine no worries.

According to what I have been reading online, swollen lymph nodes are a side effect of getting the vaccine, especially since its on the same side I got the jab, but considered quite a rare side effect.

My assumption is that the swollen lymph node is because of the vaccine but the "atypical" result of my biopsy has me worried.

I guess my question is, if the lymph node is swollen, is it pretty normal for the biopsy to be "abnormal" (i.e. other likely candidates have been eliminated?) or even if the kymph node is enlarged, it still shows normal cells? I mean, my logic, it should show abnormal cells otherwise why would the lymph node be enlarged in the first place, know what I mean? Or,. is the atypical results showing a potential issue with the lymph node that side effects from the vaccine can't explain it away.

[CDPO16]

Hi, I think that all you have said here really needs to be discussed with your doctor. It sounds as if he is taking due diligence in investigating further. Hope all works out well for you.

[Agora1]

CDPO16, is right in that these questions need to be answered by your doctor. And even

they may not have all the answers with the Covid vaccine. I had heard more recently that

women anticipating having a mammogram should wait in having their injection because of this issue of an enlarged lymph node that can confuse the results of the mammogram.

Not enough is known about the side effects from one person to another but it is always

in your best interest to lean on professional medical advice.

I hope this all gets sorted out for you. xx

[VisualDeadlock in reply to Agora1]

Understood abouyt waiting for final results and talking to the doctor.

The more I think about it and the more I have been reading, the more I think it is NOT vaccine related.

Three reasons:

1) The lymph node feels hard, not soft like a regular reactive lymph node

2) The preliminary biopsy results stated some atypical cells - if it was a reactive node, it would have been sussed out already without the need for additional staining. Makes me think the additional testing is for lymphoma, which is typically harder to diagnose

3) Lymphoma masses are usually hard and moveable

I know I should wait for the final report and the doctor, but I am absolutely terrified right now, just hoping for reassurance, but it doesnt look good

[KathyN in reply to VisualDeadlock]

My sister developed an unusually hard enlarged lymph gland in the same area about a week after her AZ vaccine which eventually resolved.