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Night sweat and cough with mucus post-liposuction

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gymheadMay 18, 2014

I had night sweats for the first time in my life. It also seems like I have a cold. I'm 31 year old male 210 recently had hip and abdominal liposuction four days ago. 6Is this normal? I am specifically concerned about the night sweat because I've had a small swollen lymph node for seven months, however my GPS and ENT said it's nothing to be concerned about.

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