Hi. I'm 25, black female, with a recurring swollen lymph node on my left side in the neck. I understand the heightened risk of HIV due to my stats. Been tested and I'm negative. My mother has lupus, and both osteo and rhumetoid arthritis. I was also tested for mono, and that was negative. I don't have my tonsils, and the swollen lymph node comes and goes, and is painful. I would say it comes around at least once a month from anywhere from 1 day to 4. I've been tested for lupus also...negative. More recently, I've had VERY mild night sweats, which my husband attributed to our overheated bedroom. I also have lower back stiffness and stiffness on both sides of my body, but only when I wake up in the morning, and that usually subsides a few hours later. Lastly. something that seems to never subside is the painful swelling and stiffness in my legs. It's frequent, and even worse when I have my periods. So I guess to sum it all up, I'm concerned about the stiffness in my lower back and sides, the reoccuring lymph node swelling, along with the leg pains. My doc ran a full battery of tests a while back, and it all came back clean. By a while back, I mean about 5 months ago. I've had no new sexual partners (I'm married), and much of what I've described has been going on for more than a year. Any insight would be helpful.