Hello, For the past four weeks I have been experiencing a sore throat followed by swollen glands (where the neck is meeting the jaw) and mild frequent coughing. I went to my doctor after the first week and I started first dose of antibiotics for 8 days. As the symptoms did not pass, he changed my medication with two other types of antibiotics, but that did not seem to work as well. Anti-inflammatory medication did not have any effect. I had blood tests to check my thyroid (TSH), but the values were normal and the number of white cells was in normal limits and not very high. Now he suggested I do a thyroid echography and esophageal transit. I feel something like a small lump on the right part of the larynx and the pain is more severe in the right part. I noticed it one day ago and I did not get a chance to talk with my doctor yet. The trouble is that we cannot really find the cause yet and the small lump is worrying me. Could you please guide me on what could be some possible diagnoses or what could cause all these symptoms? Thank you very much for your help.