I am in desperate need of a diagnosis but have no insurance until next month, and quite frankly i dont think my body has enough time to wait a whole month PLEASE I AM BEGGING FOR A DOCTOR OR SOMEONE TO READ THIS AND HELP!......okay so I am just gonna come right out and say it but i beg of you to please not judge i just need some reassurance at the moment. ....A couple months ago i had 7 teeth removed and ever since then i have been feeling constant symptoms of who knows what everyday ever since. My throat and far back of the tongue are red swollen and bumpy with a few white patches on the throat, also on the left side of my throat i can just barely see from the distance and lighting when i was observing my tongue a bleeding scratch, but its maybe the LENGTH of a nail. It is ridiculously painful to swallow even my own saliva. I have lost about 15-20 pounds in the last couple months as well. I must confess i am a heavy heavy smoker and am sexually active, but i quit drinking MONTHS ago! I fear it may either be a disease, lung cancer, or tuberculosis or something...