I am a 30 year old male who lives a healthy lifestyle and drinks/smokes socially and no previous history of serious health issues.
I remember that this started around 3 months ago when one night my tonsils got very swollen and i had a hard time swallowing and also felt nauseated. At that time i did not visit a doctor and the swelling subsided after a few days.Since then i have had this feeling of tight throat on and off. Some times its more, others its less.
Around 3 weeks ago i visited an ENT who confirmed a swelling of my right tonsil and prescribed some anti-fungal and anti allergy pills. When i visited him again he noticed that the swelling got better but i mentioned that i had some pain on the right side of my throat, mostly when swallowing(slight pain). He prescribed antibiotics which didn't make much of a difference(I believe it was Fluconazole).
So, 3 months after, i have some sense of a tight throat and a little bit of throat pain that seems to get a little stronger at night and gets better during the day. Also, i have a constant feeling of needing to clear my throat from phlegm and i have had a runny nose since i can remember. Apart from that i have
1) no fever
2) no bumps outside my throat
3) no feeling of a lump in my throat when swallowing
4) i don't spit blood
5) no feeling of dizziness or fatique
6) no hoarse voice.
7) no ear pain.
When i check in the mirror i don't see my tonsils being swollen, hence my worry of it being something else.
I understand that i may be overreacting to think that this could be serious but when i called the ENT today and said the antibiotic didn't do anything, he mentioned that he believes its just stress and if i want to be 100% sure i should do an MRI.
I started thinking that this could be a form of cancer in its earliest stages. I don't consider myself to be a hypochondriac but its the first time in my life that a tight and sore throat has been going on for more than a few days or so.
I would appreciate any response from those who have faced a similar set of symptoms and what their opinion is.Also, i have scheduled a meeting with another ENT later today to get a second opinion.
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Hello, athosprv.
I had similar symptoms several years ago. At the end, it turned out that my throat were irritated by soda and energy drinks. After I stopped drinking it, the pain gone away.
Now, it's very likely that your problem is much more different, but my opinion is that throat pain and swollen tonsils are not connected with early stage of cancer.
Do you have any other symptoms for which you might think it's cancer, because these are very mild and harmless?
I would suggest you to take MRI and rule out any possibilities of cancer. Also, just to soothe your conscience, go seek other opinion, but don't be afraid.
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thanks for your response.
I went to another ENT and he said that its probably lymphadenitis because he found my throat to be completely clear but he found my lymph nodes to be a bit swollen. He gave me a 7 day antibiotic and anti inflammatory gargle so i will take them and see if it gets better. If not, he suggested an ultrasound + biopsy right after.
Although waiting is stressful and i would like to take an MRI to get this over with, I'm going to try the medicine and decide right after.
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