I posted years ago (in 2010!) on here about the fact that I have one tonsil that is about 3 times as big as the other and it looked like it had a small nodule same colour as tonsil, it looked a bit like a small tear shaped lump (def not a tonsil stone). At the time I asked my dentist and doc about it and they said one can just be bigger (kind of how you often have one foot a bit bigger than the other) and that some tonsils are just lumpy and bumpy hence the nodule. I haven't even thought about it in recent years but yesterday just out of nowhere I decided to look at my tonsils in mirror and I can no longer see the nodule on my big tonsil and it looks A different shape where the nodule was, there is a definite difference. I had another look today and it seems that the area at the top of the tonsil where the nodule was is really red compared to the rest. I've looked numerous times today and the patch where he nodule was is definitely redder than the rest. I'm not ill, my throat doesn't hurt nor have I had any kind of infection for a long time so it isn't something like tonsillitis or down to a cold. The only thing is that I was sick earlier today (probs worry) but then if that were the cause surely more of my tonsil would be bright red.
So you guessed it, I am now thinking it is tonsil cancer! Especially as I do drink wine regularly (more than I should, bad I know) and this is linked to cancers of the mouth! Has anyone ever had a tonsil change shape or had a really red patch without being ill or having an infection?
I'm going to dentist on Mon anyway, do you think it would be appropriate to ask him about it?
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