Unsure where this is going?? Advice appreciated

I’m flabbergasted that you have been given the two options 

The registrar needs to seek advice from their boss

Me? I’d be straight in for  surgery ASAP 

Louse said:

This seems to be two extremes?

Indeed

Look at it now in case it’s cancer or go away and come back when you’re sicker? Struth! 

Hi like Dani am astonished please. Please get the biopsy if we may ask how old are you ? 

 mine was tonsil cancer 

hazel 

Hi Lou

Spent 2 years with an enlarged tonsil, firstly diagnosed as throat infection, told to gargle with salt water,  small lump on my neck appeared a year later GP told me  it was blocked saliva gland, again told  to gargle all would be OK....infection would not go away...I kept on at my GP ( felt like a hypochondriac) and was finally given an urgent referral to ENT....result T2N1 tonsil cancer.

Good luck

Peter

Hello, all of you lovely people who have taken the time to reply. I am 41, non smoker. Most importantly mom to twin boys age 13! 

I have absolutely ripped her hand off for the investigation and tonsillectomy and signed the paperwork. She had a further look in my mouth using camera and her hand (that was fun). Them offered me two options. She said it will be in first two weeks of January.

Thanks again for all your advice. I've done the right think, just wondered why she'd have said just wait and see? Does she assume this isn't likely to be cancer? Very strange. 

Lou 

Sounds awful Peter. I hope you are okay now?! Did you have any pain? 

Hi Lou

Hope everything works out for the best....better to rule out anything sinister....the earlier the better.

Good Luck

Peter

Hi Lou

No pain, just concerned that the tonsil was not reducing in size, if I had been given antibiotics/antivirals at first consultation and they had no effect on the swelling.... I would have suspected that something more sinister was present.

Peter

Makes total sense Peter. 

I've also tried antibiotics and it did nothing! Hence pushing for 2w pathway. GP wasn't really up for it either. But I couldn't take the pain and he relented and referred me! Why is it so difficult!?

Hi Lou

GPs?...Pressure at work...lack of awareness....neither of which helps the patient.

Peter