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Mri neck-sore throat since December 2020

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I have had a persistent sore throat since December 2020. Spoke to a doctor who first gave me omperazole for reflux and then antibiotics incase of an infection which neither worked.

He then referred me up to the hospital and I had my throat checked and a camera up my nose via ENT.

The ENT doctor said it doesn't look like anything tow orry about but referred me for an MRI 'just incase which i had Friday 26th Feb 2021.

I am awaiting results but I'm extremely anxious.

I suffer with anxiety a lot. 

Does anyone have any similar experiences with this please?

Mainly for reassurance reasons fed up of doom and gloom of Google (worse thing to do i know) 

Thanks 

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    Hi Bff262715.

    If it's any consolation there are a lot of people here with persistent sore throats that have no explanation. I'm one of them.  I've had my sore throat for a few years now.  A couple of months after it started I was referred to the ENT.  They put an endoscope up my nose, gave me a neck MRI, and finally I had a biopsy (panendoscopy) under general anaesthetic.  Absolutely no cancer found.  And I'm not alone in having gone through this sequence only for nothing sinister to be found.

    I know it's difficult but please try not to worry about this.  There are plenty of people in a similar situation who go through these tests, and turn out not to have cancer.

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    Hi Bff262715.

    If it's any consolation there are a lot of people here with persistent sore throats that have no explanation. I'm one of them.  I've had my sore throat for a few years now.  A couple of months after it started I was referred to the ENT.  They put an endoscope up my nose, gave me a neck MRI, and finally I had a biopsy (panendoscopy) under general anaesthetic.  Absolutely no cancer found.  And I'm not alone in having gone through this sequence only for nothing sinister to be found.

    I know it's difficult but please try not to worry about this.  There are plenty of people in a similar situation who go through these tests, and turn out not to have cancer.

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