Getting a diagnosis of throat/oral cancer

Hello,

I was wondering if someone can point me in the right direction.

In November 2018, I started with a persistent sore throat and the feeling of having something stuck in my throat like a lump. I also had a few patches on the back of my throat. I went to the GP where they said it was a simple sore throat and it will go on it’s own, did a strep throat test which was negative and concluded that the patches were cobblestone throat and again would go on there own.

After 2 weeks, I returned to the GP with the same symptoms where they referred me to an ENT specialist. In Dec 18. He examined me and I had the camera up my nose and down my throat and he said I was suffering with stress and anxiety causing the globus sensation and silent reflux. Prescribed me with some lansoprazole to go away with which haven’t made any difference whatsoever. I noticed a small white patch on my left tonsil and also a small white/yellow patch on the side of my tongue (no bigger than a taste bud at the moment). I have visited the dentist also and mentioned these but get the same response of “it’s no concern”.

I am still suffering with the same symptoms, I have been back to my GP and have been told to have a fasting blood test in 2 weeks time. Has anyone had any other experiences of being diagnosed with everything before reaching the actual diagnosis and how long did it take? I feel like I am banging my head against a brick wall when trying to explain how I feel and my symptoms.

I don’t know if it makes any difference but I did have high grade cells removed from my cervix in the summer of 2017 so now I don’t know if I am just putting 2 and 2 together  

Sorry for my ramble lol 

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  • Hello there, 

    I’ve been experiencing similar symptoms like a lump on the left side of my neck around the middle, neck pain and ear pain as well and sometimes my jaw will hurt too.

    I’ve also been experiencing some dizziness, headaches and weakness in my arms and legs and always feel tired, I get tingling and pain in my shoulder/arms too. I’m not sure if it’s connected but I also get quite bad joint pain all over my body (ankles, fingers, wrists).

    I’ve not been to the doctors yet because I currently go to university but I’m away from home for another 3 weeks! I’m not sure what to do and I’m scared it could be something serious. I do tend to get quite anxious about these things and google has been no help as cancer keeps popping up.

    I’m only 19 and funnily enough im a medical student as well, this has really impacted my studies as I can’t seem to focus on anything else. It’s nice to know there are people in the same boat and such a huge support platform.

  • Hi, I've had exactly the same symptoms as you, I've felt so hopeless with explaining the issues as there seems to be so many. It all started with a cold/flu in Feb, I've been to the doctor with dizziness, headaches, weakness, joint pain, and globus feeling. I don't feel that any doctors have taken me seriously after my first visit which put everything down to a cold or anxiety. Iys now the end of May and I haven't really seen any change, I'm not anxious about anything. I see you posted over a year ago, did you find out the issue, or have your symptoms now improved? I'm 25 years old, and always been healthy otherwise.

    Thanks :) 

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  • Hi, I've had exactly the same symptoms as you, I've felt so hopeless with explaining the issues as there seems to be so many. It all started with a cold/flu in Feb, I've been to the doctor with dizziness, headaches, weakness, joint pain, and globus feeling. I don't feel that any doctors have taken me seriously after my first visit which put everything down to a cold or anxiety. Iys now the end of May and I haven't really seen any change, I'm not anxious about anything. I see you posted over a year ago, did you find out the issue, or have your symptoms now improved? I'm 25 years old, and always been healthy otherwise.

    Thanks :) 

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