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Sore throat right side and enlarged right lingual tonsil for a year

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jordan53604
jordan53604

im really out of my mind and stressed about my situation.

im 32 yr old male, smoking for 14 years but light smoker for the past 9 years (5 cig a day)

anyway its all started a year ago with numb throat pain on my right side. i thought its something viral that will go away and after arround 2-3 months it did ease abit but never went away, 3 months ago the pain started to intensify only this time i started to feel pain in right side of the tongue along with the right sore throat but i couldnt see anything suspicious, a month ago i have pulled my tongue out and saw a lump, deep on the right side, i went to my gp wich was very concerd about it and send me to a mouth specialist, while waiting for my appointment to the specialist i went to th ent wich saw it and gave my antibiotic and cream for the lump and sended me to urgent us scan of thyroid..

couple days later i went to the mouth specialist wich said its not likely to be cancerous and identified the lump as an enlarged "lingual tonsil" but with not special pathology. she told me that she though that i have acid reflux as she saw traces in my throat and also told me to not take the antibiotics that the ent gave me as it wownt help for the lump. she also thought she feel some enlarged lymph node in my neck so  she sended me to do a us neck scan and continue the check with endoscopy from ent and also a gastro specialist to make endoscopy to see if there gerd problem and prescribed nexium. meanwhile 2 weeks passed and the nexium has no effect , the pain is still there in my right side throat and also back in my right side tongue. i had a neck ultrasound a week ago  wich said no evidence of enlarged lymph nodes wich is so weird as i fill like my neck is swallen, tight. i should have an ent appointment this week but im suffering so much i have no idea what to do next.  i feel alone in this as i have found anyone on the internet with same problem as mine, i searched many places but couldnt find a similar person with same symptoms and im out of my mind for what this could be. im very concernd about cancer as this started a year ago. also im almost sure that my throat pain is related to the tongue pain from the enlarged lingual tonsil.

please if anyone can advise or help me or have any similar symptoms please reply my thread and share, im desperate this ruining my life and i dont know what to do anymore or whats going on.

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  • Toogudtobetrue
    Toogudtobetrue jordan53604

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    Hi, I know this was many years ago.. I was wondering what happened with you? I'm in a similar situation and would appreciate advice. thanks

  • Birdiegirl
    Birdiegirl jordan53604

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    i know this thread is years old, but i have been looking for answers for similar symptoms. Spring of 2022 had a dry spot on back right side of tongue that turned into a lump. Saw my GP who suggested seeing an ENT. ENT scoped me and said i had saliva in my nasal cavity and said he thought it was GERD (I medicate for GERD off and on when i have a flare up). Recommended getting back on my gerd medicine. Did 2 weeks of GERD medicine and it went away. Fast forward to spring of 2023 and lump on back of tongue is back. Started back on the GERD medicine, but this time it didn't make it go away. Went back to ENT and he suggested allergy medicine in combination with the GERD medicine taking it morning and night. No relief. It has now been 10 months. I get ear pain and my glands under my jaw (mostly right side) get swollen and painful and my neck has alot of pressure and pain. I saw a 2nd ENT and he said he didn't see anything other than a mucus cyst on my right tonsil and he didn't seem concerned about that. My gastro doc did an endoscopy and they said it wasn't showing excess acid reflux. Had a barium swallow test and that was a bust for any answers. ENT did a ctscan and it showed assymmetry in the area of my tongue that was bothering me. ENT did a biopsy and it showed acute inflammation and reactive follicular hyperplasia. NOT CANCER.... so that has been a relief. ENT has me doing a course of antibiotics and steroids. It has helped with swollen glands under jaw and ear pain, but i still feel the swollen lingual tonsil. Im also feeling like its not going to get rid of my problem. My GP has suggested Sojerns Syndrome because i have psoriasis and he thinks i may have a secondary autoimmune disease. I have sleep apnea and chronic idiopathic constipation.. So im a mess head to toe. If i get any answers or relief i'll pass it on.

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