WorriedOne
01-10-18, 17:09
Hi guys,
So I’ve been looking at these forums for the past few months now, as I’ve recently come to terms with the fact that I have HA and it has been rapidly spiralling out of control. I tend to fixate on one particular thing and then I’ll move onto the next - some which come and go depending on what symptoms I feel I’m having, however this one seems to be sticking around and I just can’t seem to shake it.
I’ve been having persistent throat problems for the past few months now, and when I check my throat I can see a little bump near each of my tonsils, with a sort of white ‘head’ on it, sort of like a pimple.
I’ve been to the doctors with throat issues before, had a swab a few months ago and they just said I had acute viral pharyngitis and just to rest etc. And whilst I focussed on my partner’s ailments for a while, I forgot about my throat for a few months.
It seems to have returned with a vengeance now though. For the past week I’ve been feeling like my throat is swollen - almost as if it is closing up, I have an uncomfortable click when I swallow and I feel like there is something stuck in there too. I can’t seem to think about anything else - and am concerned that these fleshy bumps with a white head could be something sinister as they’re still there. I’ve heard of spots on the tonsils (had tonsillitis quite a few times when I was younger), but never on the soft palate near the tonsils where mine seem to be now, so I think that’s where I’m struggling to rationalise that it’s just an infection or something minor.
Has anyone had these symptoms before? Could it be something minor and not throat cancer as I keep fearing? All I want to do is get back to the doctors and help them see what I can see, but I’ve been a few times in the past few weeks for different things and I’m feeling like they’re going to get sick of me soon.
Thanks for reading if you made it this far :)
So I’ve been looking at these forums for the past few months now, as I’ve recently come to terms with the fact that I have HA and it has been rapidly spiralling out of control. I tend to fixate on one particular thing and then I’ll move onto the next - some which come and go depending on what symptoms I feel I’m having, however this one seems to be sticking around and I just can’t seem to shake it.
I’ve been having persistent throat problems for the past few months now, and when I check my throat I can see a little bump near each of my tonsils, with a sort of white ‘head’ on it, sort of like a pimple.
I’ve been to the doctors with throat issues before, had a swab a few months ago and they just said I had acute viral pharyngitis and just to rest etc. And whilst I focussed on my partner’s ailments for a while, I forgot about my throat for a few months.
It seems to have returned with a vengeance now though. For the past week I’ve been feeling like my throat is swollen - almost as if it is closing up, I have an uncomfortable click when I swallow and I feel like there is something stuck in there too. I can’t seem to think about anything else - and am concerned that these fleshy bumps with a white head could be something sinister as they’re still there. I’ve heard of spots on the tonsils (had tonsillitis quite a few times when I was younger), but never on the soft palate near the tonsils where mine seem to be now, so I think that’s where I’m struggling to rationalise that it’s just an infection or something minor.
Has anyone had these symptoms before? Could it be something minor and not throat cancer as I keep fearing? All I want to do is get back to the doctors and help them see what I can see, but I’ve been a few times in the past few weeks for different things and I’m feeling like they’re going to get sick of me soon.
Thanks for reading if you made it this far :)