Painless swollen tonsils

Marimac

Indolent Lymphoma can be present for up to 15 years without symptoms that would send any one to the doctor. However, most young people who get lymphoma, have aggressive types that have fairly severe symptoms early on, of fevers, itching, night sweats, rashes, stomach pain, diarrhea, severe enough to see the doctor and for the doctor to recognize the severity. Most often the flu symptoms that do not let up, sends them to the doctor. Most people get over the ordinary severe flu symptoms in 3 days, and then have annoying symptoms for maybe another week or two, but the aggressive lymphoma, may have severe symptoms resembling flu that do not let up in 3 days and are more than annoying. There are countless stories that are told about going to the doctor for one illness and coming home diagnosed with lymphoma of some kind. It is a mysterious disease that is getting more common due to AIDS and environmental exposures to toxins.

GettingWorried

It is going on 5 months with this swollen tonsil. I saw an ENT last week and he told me that I should get the tonsil removed. I am scheduled to get it taken out in about a month. He did very little to settle my fears of either lymphoma or throat cancer. Does anyone know how long a person could have this type of symptom, actually have cancer, and not feel any other symptom? Also, is it a good assumption that if the ENT is waiting a month to remove the tonsils, he is not overly concerned that it may be cancerous?

Thanks to anyone to posts a reply. This board is one the few things keeping me sane.

jesuslver

How swollen is your tonsil? I have had a slightly swollen tonsil since December. The ENT said that my "normal" sized tonsil would be considered a "1", and the enlarged one would be a "1.5". He is telling me that he is 99% sure that it is not lymphoma. He said that normally, it would be much larger. I am going back to see him every 2 months to keep an eye on it. He offered to remove it if I was going to have trouble continuing a normal life because of worry, but I am trying to be brave and not have unnecessary surgery. I can feel two of my lymph nodes in my neck, but the doctor said they were normal sized lymphs. Because I was so worried, he sent me for a CT scan to set my mind at ease, and that came back ok.