in august i had caught the flu from a family member and was quite bad (fever,
coughing fits, crackling in chest,
coughing up fluid/
flem for a month even when recovering) but i never noticed any swelling of glands, nor did i have a sore throat. In october i noticed a lump in the left side of my neck and when i went to the doctor she said she noticed another swollen node on same side and that my tonsils were a tad swollen and red, she said that they can swell after an infection has gone away.