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 lollipop, 

I have somthing very similar. I am 23 and my left tonsil has gotten really swollen and I have a White spot on the tonsil. It is somthing within the tonsil. 

I have been reffefed to ENT. I am sure it looks like cyst to me but GP was unsure. Could you describe what your cyst looked like? 

This is brill they put you so at ease. 
 

I went to the doctors yesterday. I have a white/pinkish lump on my tonsil. 
Doctor told me he didn't think m it was anything sinister but to keep an eye on it over the next 2/4 weeks. He said it looks like a cyst. All the research I've don't no cysts look like this. How long have you had yours for? I was glj g to pay for a private appointment with an ENT but thinking now I may be being silly and I should just listen to what the doctor has told me

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! 

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!