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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  • Hiya, I'm wondering a year and half down the line what happened with your symptoms and how you are? 
    I have the cobblestone throat, It started as patches initially then bumps appeared. I also have awful holes in my tonsils that appeared earlier in year and getting awful tonsil stones (gross I know), but on top of this I've also found a big growth on side of my tongue and noticed red dots on roof of mouth. 
    I'm terrified, I got diagnosed with ME at the start of the year as I suffer with awful fatigue and intolerance to chemicals that got has got really bad in the last year. 
    I went to see the dr and she was really dismissive, said she thought it was silent reflux causing the cobblestones but didn't explain the variety of things going on and Dr Google not overly helpful 

  • Hey! Have you had any results with this? I'm experiencing very similar symptoms (cobblestones, tonsil stones, fatigue etc). Had it non stop since November. I've just had my bloods taken and waiting results x

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