Smaller Lymph Nodes?

Last night while watching TV on the couch I felt my lymph nodes and they felt significantly smaller.  I did a visual check in the mirror and the swelling around them seemed less too.  The reduction in size didn't look as significant as much as it felt, but still it seems like their shrinking.  It's difficult to quantify but I would estimate they've reduced in size by 40%.

This morning I checked again and they still seem smaller than they were.  I say this because previously they seemed to vary in prominence throughout the day.  They're right by my jugular vein and some neck muscles.  So I imagine the variance is caused by blood flow and how tense the muscles in the neck are.  The more blood flow and rigid the neck muscles are the more the push out the swollen lymph nodes and the harder, more prominent the feel.

I'll have to check throughout the day to see if they remain this size, but I'm thrilled that appear smaller and not bigger.  Oh yeah, the sore throat I had for the last week seems to have dissipated so that's good too.  Over all I'm feeling optimistic and hopeful.