Hi
I posted a few weeks ago about this, unfortunately my tonsil is still enlarged on the left side and I have started to get intermittent ear pain and sore throat on that side.
I have been speaking to the GP weekly about this, as each time I was told to wait one week then call back if it hasn't gone. I knew it wouldn't, as I felt well and it didn't have the usual signs of infection, it was just there. So anyway went along with it (whilst annoying my family to the point of arguing) and had another telephone consultation today with a medic at my practice. He said that he didn't know what has caused it but thinks bloods are now a good idea to rule out anything sinister. Well I'm on the ceiling tbh. Also tried to arrange the blood test and need to wait until Monday 13th June so it's going to be a long week.
By sinister I know he means lymphoma, seems as if this a way it can present. As a background, two weeks when I did see a GP in person, she checked my neck and said I did have some glands up but slightly. Also the ear that I get the pain in (on the left side) does get puffy.... the only other thing that I can think could have caused this is I wear earplugs to bed and this may have caused some inflammation in the ear canal resulting in these symptoms (now stopped wearing one in that ear).
I hate Google but am always drawn to it, to be fair, on this occasion it's been correct about one sided tonsil enlargement be a sign of lymphoma as the GP seems to agree.
I've spiraled pretty quickly and already gone straight past tests and straight to diagnose and death. This isn't anyway to live, it's just miserable, soul destroying and all consuming.