24/M. I have been trying to get on top of my HA recently, with varying degrees of success. Unfortunately when I woke up this morning I noticed the right side of my neck felt a bit sore/tender. When I touched my neck there I straight away felt a swollen/tender lymph node. It is slightly visible through the skin of the neck so is definitely swollen and like I say it is tender to the touch. Seems to be slightly mobile. It appears to be one of the cervical nodes, specifically one of the posterior cervical nodes.
I could understand this if I was ill but I am not - I feel okay (other than the worrying), do not have a sore throat/cough etc. I made the mistake of googling and now I've got myself quite worried. Back to square 1 with the HA.
Has anyone else had an unexplained swollen/tender lymph node in one side of the neck with no apparent illness?