I have a few shotty nodes all checkedby dr. some are kind of long maybe an inch, but they are very thin maybe 1/4 inch. is this normal? swollen?

Not "normal" but...: Not necessarily ominous! sounds like, despite your doctor's reassurance, you're losing sleep over these "shoddy nodes"! would you be willing to go to the trouble and expense of getting a biopsy? I think that would address your worst fears, then maybe you could let it go? ...Or get a second opinion from a specialist in infectious disease or internal medicine.