Eve_Vienna
31-01-15, 01:36
Hi. I haven't posted here in a while (so long that I forgot my old username and had to make a new account). My current, intense worry is this: I've had a slight occasional ache in my left ear for years. In the past month or so I've had a slight sore throat, especially on the left side, that comes and goes, and is always there when I yawn. Even more worryingly, I've looked at my throat and my tonsils are enlarged and lumpy, and have little… weird bits on them? Not the white strange-smelling balls that people sometimes get, but small irregular… bits of tissue, I guess? And a cursory internet search revealed that this can be a sign of cancer.
I saw my doctor for something unrelated a few weeks ago and I'm kicking myself for not asking her to take a look at my throat. I'd actually noticed the weird bits of tissue more than a month ago, but gradually my worry faded and by the time I went to the doctor for something else I wasn't concerned anymore. Now I notice that there are more strange bits of tissue sticking out than before, and the tonsils are really lumpy and weird, and I'd rather not die of anything so I'm worried.
Oh, and to make it worse- I lost ten pounds several months ago for no apparent reason. And I stayed at the new weight or several months but recently I've lost about four more pounds, all without dieting or exercising at all, so this heightens my cancer worries.
I saw my doctor for something unrelated a few weeks ago and I'm kicking myself for not asking her to take a look at my throat. I'd actually noticed the weird bits of tissue more than a month ago, but gradually my worry faded and by the time I went to the doctor for something else I wasn't concerned anymore. Now I notice that there are more strange bits of tissue sticking out than before, and the tonsils are really lumpy and weird, and I'd rather not die of anything so I'm worried.
Oh, and to make it worse- I lost ten pounds several months ago for no apparent reason. And I stayed at the new weight or several months but recently I've lost about four more pounds, all without dieting or exercising at all, so this heightens my cancer worries.