I have been suffering with an enlarged tonsil on the left side of my my mouth for 6 months. Which hasn't responded to anti biotics. Along with this I've had fevers.
this month was the first month though that I couldn't breathe in my sleep and I kept waking up. I had to eat soup for days because swallowing was difficult.
instead of anti biotics this time, my doctor referred me urgently the same day to ANE as he thought I may have "Quinsey..."
i arrived at ANE and waitied to be seen by ENT. They were very concerned. The asked me some lifestyle questions." He had one lookin my mouth and told me it wasn't Quinsey. And sent his assistant to fetch a camera.
after trying desperately not to swallow the lens from the camera that had invaded my nasal passage and my throat, he then proclaimed we need to send you for an MRI.
did he see something there that shouldn't be?
why the sudden rush?
I had a phone call then whilst I was still at the hospital from MRI bookings to have an MRI the next morning. In which I was then admitted. But I refused to stay and asked to come back the next day. Which I did.
before I left, I asked the ent nurses assistant why I need an MRI and there she said it clear as it day. CANCER!
she didn't actually say I have cancer. But that's the only word I kept hearing over and over again. She said they want to rule out cancer. Well stop me if wrong....but usually cancer is the last thing that gets looked for....in my experience.
and then again I'm thinking did he see something on the camera? If nothing was there then why an MRI?
ive has loads of MRI scans before as I used to suffer tremendously with lower back pain, but this time was different. This time I had to to have contrast dye administered through a canular in my arm. Did they need the contrast dye to see whatever they saw in my throat clearer?
all too many questions. I'm still waiting for the doctor to publish his report on my scans. But I'm so worried. For my wife and my kids, I'm holding it together, I'm happy I'm smiling, I'm loving, on the outside. inside I'm a mess. Why did they have to mention the C word? For the last 6 months I thought I just had recurring tonsillitis. Ive gone from not knowin you could get tonsil cancer to staying up late research after research and knowing everything there is to know.
I guess my experience is like many others, albeit I do not have a diagnosis. But I'm sure they must be people on here that are in the same boat as me waiting for results? Or even anyone on here that had a similar experience?
I did call to chase up my scan results, the doctor I spoke to said the resulting image is here, but we're not allowed to say anything. Same thing from the radiographers. Like it would be so helpful to put someone's mind at rest if they just tell the truth.
How did you cope between scan/biopsy to getting a diagnosis? It's probably the fact I haven't stepped foot outside these four walls for 14 weeks.
