My bofriend has been very sick for almost a week. They think it's strep but the antibiotics aren't really touching it so I think it may be viral. Bt his throat got so swollen that when he swallows it goes up his nose.

I've been caring for him, but being very careful not to kiss him or drink from the same glass and I have not shown any symptoms of catching whatever he has. But last night I cam across a swollen lymph nose behind my ear, actually a little farther back than that. And upon feeling around, I found one right behind my ear. Neither of them hurt. And then this morning I found another one that's slightly swollen right beneath the other one on my neck. None of them hurt. And I am still showing no other signs of any kind of infection. I figured when I found them last night that maybe I might be catching the sickness, and I would wake up this morning with a sore throat / feeling like crap - but nothing. None of the nodes around my throat are swollen.

I went to the dr about 2 weeks ago for an ear ache. But she said it was just due to wax build up, irrigated the ear and sent me on my way. I have had no ear pain since. What could these nodes be swollen from and why do they not hurt?