Meglen
22-05-19, 19:22
Hey there,
I haven't posted on here in quite a while but I have been lurking...
I am a smoker, and have been for 20+ years. I am 44 years old, and I know that I need to quit (again) for good. I live in Arizona, so we don't have cold weather or allergy season, etc. that I can blame this on.
I started to have a terrible sore throat a week ago, and made a terrible decision to shine a light down my throat, and saw lumps and bumps all over my left tonsil. My throat was extremly red and I instantly panicked. I was going on vacation the next day, so I went to Urgent Care for piece of mind. The PA said that she thought it was just inflamed and sore, nothing else. Of course, I asked her if she thought it was somethinig worse (cancer) and she said "I don't think so". She didn't think that I needed any antibiotics, and said that she thought it was just viral.
I went on vacation, and it didn't get any better so naturally, I didn't have the relaxing vacation I was hoping for.
I did call the ENT when I returned and have an appointment for tomorrow, but I am so nervous that they are going to tell me that it's cancer. I have been on each posting on this website and see so many other similar complaints, but none that are from long term smokers, so that isn't helping me at all.
My symptoms are:
Sudden sore throat 1 week
Red sore bumps on left tonsil
Pain when swallowing
Constant feeling of something stuck in throat on the left side
I am going out of my mind searching posts, google ( I know, not good) and can't get my mind off of it. I am excited and yet nervous for my appointment tomorrow. Has anyone else had these symptoms that is or was a smoker?
I haven't posted on here in quite a while but I have been lurking...
I am a smoker, and have been for 20+ years. I am 44 years old, and I know that I need to quit (again) for good. I live in Arizona, so we don't have cold weather or allergy season, etc. that I can blame this on.
I started to have a terrible sore throat a week ago, and made a terrible decision to shine a light down my throat, and saw lumps and bumps all over my left tonsil. My throat was extremly red and I instantly panicked. I was going on vacation the next day, so I went to Urgent Care for piece of mind. The PA said that she thought it was just inflamed and sore, nothing else. Of course, I asked her if she thought it was somethinig worse (cancer) and she said "I don't think so". She didn't think that I needed any antibiotics, and said that she thought it was just viral.
I went on vacation, and it didn't get any better so naturally, I didn't have the relaxing vacation I was hoping for.
I did call the ENT when I returned and have an appointment for tomorrow, but I am so nervous that they are going to tell me that it's cancer. I have been on each posting on this website and see so many other similar complaints, but none that are from long term smokers, so that isn't helping me at all.
My symptoms are:
Sudden sore throat 1 week
Red sore bumps on left tonsil
Pain when swallowing
Constant feeling of something stuck in throat on the left side
I am going out of my mind searching posts, google ( I know, not good) and can't get my mind off of it. I am excited and yet nervous for my appointment tomorrow. Has anyone else had these symptoms that is or was a smoker?