While waiting and waiting..

I felt absolutely normal but my head was telling me something somewhere was wrong. Don’t ask me how. Some sort of intuition? It’s what made me look in the mirror and give my body a good scan. Luckily … or unluckily… I found it in my mouth so didn’t have to search far. 
Talking of searching please leave Google alone. You’ve already discovered how frightening it is. Worse than that it’s often inaccurate and dangerous. 
Keep busy. You haven’t long to wait. Leave it to the experts who do this every day. 
AND we are all different.

Hi please keep off dr Google we can all make any symptoms fit without knowing. Your appointment isn’t too far away leave it to the experts. I was the total,opposite I was the fittest I had ever been healthy not a symptom I had a lump in my neck for months cancer was the furthest thing from my mind. I had just cycled 1100 km. .  I thought I had pulled a muscle cycling. How wrong was I my gp knew straight away luckily I saw a locum who immediately recognised my neck lump for what it was. Keep busy watch box sets read garden anythjng to distract you. 
best wishes Hazel 

Hi Orrla

Swollen tonsil for nearly 2 years...small neck lump...nothing else....sent for ENT referral when tonsil infection appeared.....

Too much Dr Google does not help.

Peter

Thank you Guys!

Today is extra difficult..Checked pollen, it says is low but just returned from a park where Spring is just ..amazing! .. with all trees, grass, you name it, in bloom..which could explain my swollen face,  runny eye, dripping nostril, shutting tight  throat, sneezing and all other jazz...?

I know! ..I must wait..

Hi

I was diagnosed in Jan 23. I’d felt pretty normal, but had developed a swelling in the roof of my mouth and gums In the past month. been having intermittent heavy nose bleeds as well.

In July 22 I’d had a benign inverted papilloma removed, this is a benign growth. This was key hole surgery which had left my mouth numb. I’ll never know if this masked any sensation of the cancer that developed.

So in Jan I felt pretty healthy. I knew something was up but thought the Papilloma had regrowth. To be told I had a large cancer was a real shock. Treatment went well though.

Fred

Hi Orrla

I was 59 when first diagnosed with jaw cancer fit and healthy with no sinister symptoms other than an ulcer on my gum that would not heal and was becoming a little painful. I ate a healthy diet did not smoke or drink. It's just one of those things, the luck of the draw.

Now 70 and have had 3 large surgeries for jaw cancer but going strong still.

You are still in the early stages of diagnosis and fingers crossed there is another explanation for your symptoms. If the worst happens and you are diagnosed with cancer you will get lots of support on this forum. There is a very good success rate with treatment for head and neck cancers but fingers crossed for you it is a negative diagnosis for cancer but the waiting for results can be excruciating.

Lyn

Thanks, Lyn! ..did they reck your face..?

I don't know what to do. It decided to go much worst yesterday... eye, throat, swollen chick, neck, internal pressure, burning nostril, uncontrollable dripping.. Over two weeks to wait..?

orrla said:

I don't know what to do.

Heavens! Take yourself off to A&E.