Hi Lollypop

I noticed your post was last August, I hope all is well and the problem is resolved.  

I am going through the same situation, cyst on my tonsil, not responding to antibiotics nearly finished the course now.  The doctor has refered me to EN&T, but given the situation with Covid I am not sure when I am going to get an appointment. The NHS seems to have stopped everything except Covid related issues.

Trying not to get worried, especially as my brother has recently been diagnosed with cancer of the oesophagus.

Hi. 

Same here too. Im beside myself with worry. Have you been seen yet ? 

And me!!!!! Just coming up to the end of my antibiotics and have to ring the GP this week to tell her it's still there!!

Im sure it's a cyst. It looks like is formed just under the surface in the scar tissue from previous infections. 
 

but I'm guessing it's a trip to ENT!

Hi kellifer

Mines similar to that too. I recieved an appointment two weeks ago for an appointment at the end of the month. Im just not sure it will go ahead with lockdown. Ill let you know what happens xx

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but please do keep me updated! I have to ring my gp Thursday and take some more pics of my own lump to Send. I can't find any guidance on nhs protocols on how to manage tonsillar lumps/bumps though. Lots of opinions in journals about treating all non responsive to antibiotics lumps as worst case til confirmed otherwise (ie tonsillectomy and biopsy) but it would be good to know how you get on in covid times. 
 

do you have any swelling in the area? 

Hi. Mines been there about 9 months. Found it during first lockdown.  First diagnosis was a tonsil stone! Its not really changed much, a bit swollen around it but other than  sometimes a gank taste in my throat no other symptoms. It was my dentist whos actually seen it " in the flesh " she's the one who's referred me. My appointment letter was dated 31st Dec ( pre this national lockdown) so i don't know if it will go ahead.  Prior to receiving the mhs appointment id booked myself in privately ( can't really afford it but worrying is going to make me ill) that appointment is the day before the NHS one. Im stuck as to what to do. Id be gutted to cancel the private one to find my NHS one doesn't come off. 

Do you have pain with yours, has it changed at all? How long has it been there? 

Either way I'll let you know what's said xx 

Well I'm not sure how long mine has been there to be honest. I'm prone to tonsillitis (mainly viral) so when my tonsils start "aching" I always check them just in case it's bacterial (literally only every couple years). So near beginning December tonsils didn't feel right, checked and saw the "cyst", but tonsils fine next day so just forgot it. Anyway new year weekend, really sore again more so than last time, looked again, still there so made a telephone appt with GP last Monday and sent her some pics thinking it was an abcess as there appears to be some swelling between the tonsil and neck... (there's some throat membrane pushed out and fwd so can't fully see the tonsil or how the swelling is attached). Antibiotics haven't worked, pain comes and goes, sometimes I can feel it, others I can't, today my neck is really stiff and sore. Tomorrow it will probably be fine!! Wish I could post a pic!!

Well I'm not sure how long mine has been there to be honest. I'm prone to tonsillitis (mainly viral) so when my tonsils start "aching" I always check them just in case it's bacterial (literally only every couple years). So near beginning December tonsils didn't feel right, checked and saw the "cyst", but tonsils fine next day so just forgot it. Anyway new year weekend, really sore again more so than last time, looked again, still there so made a telephone appt with GP last Monday and sent her some pics thinking it was an abcess as there appears to be some swelling between the tonsil and neck... (there's some throat membrane pushed out and fwd so can't fully see the tonsil or how the swelling is attached). Antibiotics haven't worked, pain comes and goes, sometimes I can feel it, others I can't, today my neck is really stiff and sore. Tomorrow it will probably be fine!! Wish I could post a pic!!

Hi, I went to the ENT today and was told I have a cyst on my tonsil. My left tonsil is really swollen and it's difficult to swallow. I just want to know if anyone's had the same symptoms as me. I haven't had no throat pain, except a few days ago I felt as if there was a lump in my throat everytime I swollowed, it gradually got more and more uncomfortable hence my visit to A&E. has anyone else had the feeling of something stuck in the throat from your cyst? 
thank you ! (F20)

Hello,

I have had the same , when I swollen feels like something is stuck in my throat , it makes me gag a lot and am sick a lot, I see ent and they said was cysts but won't do anything because I'm pregnant, it isn't painful but call feel it all the time and is uncomfortable ! X

Hey, yeah I've had exactly the same thing, I've seen an ENT 4 times now, 3 times by going to A&E because I couldn't take how uncomfortable it was, if you can go to an ENT again, ask them if it could be your adenoids. That's what a specialist told me, that my adenoids were swollen and that was causing me to feel the lump in my throat, I've been on nose drops for a month and nose spray for the next month now and I can honestly say it is helping and the feeling of the lump is gone. I also believe that it is slightly in our heads because we wake up thinking we're still going to feel that lump so we do. But gradually try to forget about it. It's so hard because it's been through a lot to get it sorted but I promise you eventually it will just disapear !! 
 

also just to note: the first ENT doctor told me it was a cyst but the second said it wasn't and just a little bit of extra skin attached! A cyst should be filled with puss and will need antibitoics so have they told you this?

have a good day xx

I see two ent and they just said was cysts and wouldn't do anything while I'm pregnant and that was it really, it's hard because makes me gag and am sick a lot from it and then I feel that irritates it, it's hard x

yes.. me..cpl weeks ago. .. firstly before lockdown i was told they would lance it and drain it..now, after waiting for further appoint during lockdown, it grew a little, then made me have a feeling of something stuck in throat for few days, and now horseness croacky voice..a little scratchy too.. Had a MRI in dec, told me nothing sinister, thankfully, but i now have to have a tonsilectomy as well as removing cyst.

I dont want tonsils out im too old i could have a hemourge/bleed..i hear its really painfull, for weeks after.. sounds dicey to me, scared stiff.. but they think its just as bad to drain it now.. HELP

Hi, I've had the same. Discovered the lump end of November. Referred straight away to ent. First had a camera through my nose and down my throat. Consultant said he thought it was a cyst and was sure it was nothing sinister, but would fast track me for an MRI. I had that within 2 weeks went back to consultant who again said it's a cyst on my right tonsil. He decided he would do a tonsillectomy and biopsy. He said I wasn't 100% out of the woods yet. I've never had tonsillitis or sore throat. But I've had a feeling of something stuck in my throats and my voice goes really horse.

two days ago I was admitted, they didn't take my tonsils out. He said that as soon as they started on the cyst, it burst, they cleared it all out, biopsy done and waiting for the results. My throat looks a mess, I think he must of done a lot of scraping and I'm suffering now.

but what I can't get out of my head is him saying "I wasn't 100% out of the woods yet" 

Hi, I've found a round raised darker pink spot about 3mm on my left tonsil since having to do the lateral flow test and swabbing the back of my throat. I had to shine a torch to see what I was doing and noticed the lump. I've no idea how long it may have been there. First time I saw it I didn't think anything much of it - painless lumps and bumps sometimes appear inside my mouth and are gone within a day or two so I thought this would be the same. However it's still there 10 days later so now I'm starting to fret.  I've taken some photos to send to my GP. Needless to say I'm worried it could be tonsil cancer.

My friend knows an ENT doctor abroad and forwarded the photos to him. He came back with the reply that he believes it's a cyst. However I don't have any pain on swallowing or sore throat and haven't had a cold or cough for well over a year or more. 

I have to wait till Thursday for a telephone consultation with my GP so will see if she's going to refer me. Next worry is how long I may have to wait to see an ENT consultant due to the aftermath of Covid. I'm thinking I will bite the bullet and see someone privately if I have to rather than spend weeks waiting and worrying. 
 

Hi, I just read your post. How are you doing now, and has your throat recovered since treatment? I've got a tonsil lump so anxious until I see someone about it. Best wishes.

Hello how did you get on about your cyst? I've just noticed a lump we're my tonsil walls are on the right side. A nurse has refered me to see an ent and said she thinks it's a cyst but when I've been googling about lumps being in that particular area it keeps coming up with cancer and I'm freaking out! 

Hi, I've got similar but was admitted Dec 2020 with abstruction and couldn't swallow for more than 24hrs  I had a steroid drip then a mobile scope and this moved mucous that was blocking my windpipe . 
I was advised this would disappear and nothing to be concerned about unless changes  recently I've had trouble swallowing and swelling on my neck .