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tiffanyann1215
tiffanyann1215 CSN Member Posts: 5
edited March 2014 in Head and Neck Cancer #1
was your tonsil constantly painful? was it swollen and lumpy? im waiting on a diagnosis and trying to get info. thanks
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  • MLC53
    MLC53 CSN Member Posts: 109
    #2
    mine was swollen and red for several months and i had a sore throat that wouldn't go away as well. the cancer was underneath my tonsil. i would advise that you get a referral to a specialist. hope this helps.
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  • BugHunter
    BugHunter CSN Member Posts: 152
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    Mine never acted up or showed any signs. I was shaving one day and found a small lump on my neck. It ended up stage 4 scc of the L tonsil and several nodes. Hope you get good news! Let us know!
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  • 3_Putt
    3_Putt CSN Member Posts: 18
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    BugHunter said:

    Mine never acted up or showed any signs. I was shaving one day and found a small lump on my neck. It ended up stage 4 scc of the L tonsil and several nodes. Hope you get good news! Let us know!

    BugHunter, the very some thing happened to me. At the time I found my lump, I felt great.
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  • gbuffkin
    gbuffkin CSN Member Posts: 3
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    I had a swollen lymphnode. I first thought it was an ear infection. Very little pain. They did a biopsy and found the cancer cells. Then they went in and found the tumor in my toncils.
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