A few years ago I took really unwell with glandular fever, this led to a few hospital stays and really bad tonsilitis, particularly on the right side leading to query quinsy. After this I had continuous problems with my right tonsil, starting off as pain, visibly more different in shape to the right, numb to touch and swelling above the right tonsil on the roof of my mouth. This is painful when pressure is applied. It is painful when I put pressure on the right side of my neck and makes me cough. The symptoms have never went away and I have suffered with continuous viral infections and poor immune system since. I was recently diagnosed with HPV which was found in my first smear test. I have been advised to return in 9 months time to get another smear to see if my body has got rid of the virus. I am very worried that the virus is connected to the ongoing issues with my throat. I had been given multiple courses of antibiotics over time as nobody knew what the cause for the problem was. In May I had swabs done plus blood tests just to rule out infection. Everything came back clear, since the GP is confident that this is not an infection I have therefore been made an urgent referral to ENT. However I still have another six months wait until I can get seen by a specialist. I would like some advice and reassurance. I don’t know wether to speak to my gp again about getting seen sooner as I feel like this could be something more sinister but I am not sure wether it is just my anxiety that is making me worried?
