Hi Beth,

I don't have much of a medical background (I'm a social worker in a health clinic), but I tried to look on webmd for you, and couldn't really find anything. I saw something that said if there were signs of infection in the lymph nodes, it could be mono or TB. But I seriously doubt you have TB or else they would have treated you right away with penicillin (that much I am sure of). And if they didn't give you antibiotics, you probably don't have mono either. It's probably a generic "infection" that will work itself out. The lymph nodes are supposed to filter out infectious organisms and waste, so hopefully they will do their job and rid your body of the infection.

Anyone else with more expertise, PLEASE post and help out Beth.

And Beth, if you don't get any good info here, I would call your dr back and ask him exactly what that means. Sometimes they think we know what they're talking about and they forget to talk in layman's terms.

Hope you feel better soon!