I'm much happier today. I took the teenager back to the docs with this lymph node trouble and he's referred him on to a specialist for a biopsy to be done sooner, rather than later.
However!!!!! We then went to the dentist and he found that one of his wisdom teeth has an infection behind it and he thinks that this may be causing the swelling in his neck and the pain underneath his ear! Now
that's a much more comfortable scenario in my opinion. Nasty though it undoubtedly is, at least it may not be the dreaded "c". I'll admit to being paranoid about lumps due to family circumstances but this looks decidedly more hopeful.
Next thing is an x-ray on his hand tomorrow regarding the other lump which may be the result of an old injury.
Onward and upward!