Afraid of throat cancer/ex-bulimic/alcoholic

About 1 1/2 weeks ago I had fever and chills..A day or two later I developed a sore throat on my right side which went away but I still have a red patch. Now I have a sore throat on my left side..the right side is not sore but the red patch remains. I also found out that I am pregnant, about 6 weeks with our second child so I am really scared. I have a 10 year history with bulimia (I am 34 now) and a 6 year history of alcoholism/recovering x 1 year. I am afraid that my past behavior has lead me to throat cancer. I have smoked marijuana on a fairly regular basis as well..not for a few months. I do not have a history of cig smoking really, just off and on when I was 18 and 19..long since past, never regularly. I am terrified that I have throat cancer and my doctor just told me to gargle with salt water. He barely even glanced at my throat. I am under a lot of stress. BTW.. I have chronic post nasal drip too since I was a kid. If anyone can help me, I would appreciate it because I feel so helpless and terrified.

Were you able to find out what you have/had?

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About 1 1/2 weeks ago I had fever and chills..A day or two later I developed a sore throat on my right side which went away but I still have a red patch. Now I have a sore throat on my left side..the right side is not sore but the red patch remains. I also found out that I am pregnant, about 6 weeks with our second child so I am really scared. I have a 10 year history with bulimia (I am 34 now) and a 6 year history of alcoholism/recovering x 1 year. I am afraid that my past behavior has lead me to throat cancer. I have smoked marijuana on a fairly regular basis as well..not for a few months. I do not have a history of cig smoking really, just off and on when I was 18 and 19..long since past, never regularly. I am terrified that I have throat cancer and my doctor just told me to gargle with salt water. He barely even glanced at my throat. I am under a lot of stress. BTW.. I have chronic post nasal drip too since I was a kid. If anyone can help me, I would appreciate it because I feel so helpless and terrified.

I have read many many things about the consequences of bulimic behaviour, but have never crossed anything about throat cancer...