Hello AmberHollii, 

Welcome to Cancer Chat! You did well to go to the dentist for a second opinion and I am sorry to hear that the course of antibiotics isn't helping. The only thing you can do now is wait another week as the dentist advised you and see whether it goes and if it isn't any better do go back to your dentist. Mention also that you have had tinnitus in the same side in case it was to be relevant.

Try not to panic and anticipate the worst. It won't be long now before you have some definite answers so don't assume it is cancer as there are so many other things it might be. 

Keeping everything crossed for you that everything turns out to be fine. 

Best wishes, 

Lucie, Cancer Chat Moderator

Thankyou for the reassuring words I think I have Heath aniexty been worrying myself sick with it. 
 

Going to finish the antibiotics and call the dentist back on Tuesday and hope they can refear me. Sometimes I feel like I hate seeking medical help as I feel really alone with my thoughts and that I'm bothering them when it could be nothing. I hate being fobbed off as well by doctors it scares me. 
 

trying to stay positive and not think the worst but finding it really hard. My jaw is constantly clicking and locking when I open my mouth fully but that isn't even the concern anymore it's these weird lumps in the back that are troubling me.

I'll update here if and when I find out what's going on 

Obviously still worrying out of my mind I saw a second GP over out of hours because of bank holiday who confirmed it wasn't viral or bacterial infection. The sore is still there and my jaw still hurts though not the pain is radiating to the other side a little bit I think that's the subconscious clenching I'm doing ontop of the pain because of my aniextys. 
 

Called up my own GP today and sent pictures of my throat. They said they're putting it through as urgent and I should get a phone call in the next 2 weeks. 
 

im glad it's being taken seriously but I'm also really scared 

After a week I didn't hear anything. I just need to vent because I'm so angry and scared and feel let down but the doctors. 
 

I called back yesterday regarding my urgent within 2 week referral to find out it hadn't been put through properly. So now they're doing it as just urgent which I don't know if that means I'll hear in the next few days or what? 
 

either way they messed up and my jaw is still really hurting and limiting movement. I've been trying to keep an eye on the sore in my mouth and have taken lots of photos. The red patch on the palatine tonsil area is still bright red and these little white growths seem to be looking a bit bigger. 
 

no other symptoms besides my tinnitus still. 
 

just feel sick with worry been almost 7 weeks now since I first noticed the jaw pain and sore and I'm going out of my mind. 

When I rang my GP surgery Monday I changed my address as I have been meaning to do so when they told me they’d messed up the referral to ENT and they would put it through as urgent. (No 2 week wait because of their mistake) been going out of my mind with worry and today I got a letter saying that my new address is out of the catchment area and would need to register at a new GP practice working 28 days that I would no longer be under their care as of 8 days. I tried to ring them to see if the ENT referral still stood as I’ve still not heard anything and they have barred my *** number. This is NEGLIGENCE of the highest form I am so ANGRY. 

I wouldn’t have bothered changing my address had I known this would happen. (Especially since the previous address was my partners parents) who still reside there - I hope the referral still stands and I’ve no way of finding out right now either which is frustrating. 

I don't know what I'm supposed to do now?!

Hiya,

I didn't want to read and run, this is such a frustrating time and ive been where you are and still am somewhat. I changed GP surgeries last yeah and had a referral had to go back to the start because of the change and then couldn't order my medications and my old surgry just told me that it wasnt up to them any longer arghh!!! I was so mad! Something you can do is email your local hospitals PALs team or the practicr manager at the gp you were with, they should be able to look into referrals with your details, i find seciraties numbers aswell on the hospital websites and pester them as well which i probably shouldn't so use this as last resort. Get started on the process of finding a new GP as well and they can also look into it x 

Bless you Thankyou so much I will try that next. 
it's just been very frustrating and I'm really emotional about the whole thing and can't think straight. 
that's a good idea Thankyou for the advice going to try that now. Let's hope we can get the help we need to set our minds at ease. I dread to think anyone who has had a serious diagnosis having to go through all this just to get there I think it's utterly appalling feeling very let down xxx

Some good news! Finally got my appointment for next week! Once I have the outcome I'll let you know here what was said and what happened. This has been a really upsetting and worrying period in my life and I commend anyone who has cancer who has to go through this process with everything I am. It really hasn't been nice.