Today is Sun. Aug 24 2025. I've had a swollen lymph node on my neck, presumably from infection in my mouth. Hurts to swallow. I waited almost 3 weeks til I went to E. R. in Thursday Aug 21 21Thinking it may get better on its own( I e had lumps before and they go away in a week. This one was not. 10 hrs, 1st- 1 head CT, then doc came in and out camera down my nose. He explained it best he could. Where the small lump or tumor was. He preceded to tell my parents and me that as follows. I would get a chest CT before I went home. But he said almost definitely that I would come in next week , get a biopsy, get my bad teeth/nubbins taken out. Be fitted for a feeding tube, and also a , I guess chemo tube insert . I would be getting chemo and radiation. How can he know that without having done a biopsy first and see what the mass is? He did say it was could not be removed from outside neck, he would have to remove sample or surgery from inside, because it was infiltrating or attached to my skin, not separate like most. He is a very nice and pleasant and seemed sincere, but I feel he held something back, given the fact "already' knew I would need all above mentioned, withouyt even waiting for biopsy yet. I'm not mad, just confused like he knows it's bad, but is shielding me. I came in thinking ok an infection, get some antibiotics, maybe get lump drained. It shook me when he told me it looked like cancer. Didn't say what kind of how bad. Said wait on biopsy , but he "knew" apparently that I was gonna need chemo, tube. Shouldn't he have waited also on results or there tell tell signs doctors just know? Not really a question more an observation,. And what you guys have to say about that.
