Yeah, sounds like you have an infection :-) Ugh, sorry you are in such pain. I have asthma but haven't had a cold or any infection or anything yet since I've had it (knock on head/wood).

All the web pages say it might take a couple weeks for the gland to go down to "normal" again.

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/swo...-nodes/DS00880