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Joined: Jul 2013 Posts: 114 | Well, I had my tongue and tonsil biopsy yesterday. They saw no apparent signs of cancer. If my cancer is microscopic, or very small would it be causing severe pain?
Anyone else have tonsil cancer/tongue cancer that wasn't visible even
With removal yet it showed up on pathology?? | | | | | Joined: Mar 2013 Posts: 421 Likes: 1 Platinum Member (300+ posts) | | Platinum Member (300+ posts)
Joined: Mar 2013 Posts: 421 Likes: 1 | Portland, My ENT was certain I had cancer upon his initial exam and a FNA confirmed. You just had a tonsillectomy and biopsies. Pain from that can be and is severe. Your ENT was confident you didn't have cancer. They don't make blind statements like that if they aren't certain. A tonsillectomy/biopsies as an adult are pretty rough. I'm not going to sugarcoat it. You're going to be in severe pain. Take your meds religiously even if you have to wake up to do so. This will get worse before it gets better. It will ease up in about two weeks and you'll be good as new in about a month. Take a look HERE to learn more about recovering from a tonsillectomy. Good luck with the results! "T"
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Cardiac bypass 11/07
Cardiac stents 10/2012
Dx'd 11/30/2012 Tx N2b MO Stage IV HPV+
Palatine Tonsillectomy/Biopsies 12-21-12
Selective Neck Dissection/Lingual Tonsillectomy/biopsies TORS 2/7/13
Emergency Surgery/Bleeding 2/18/13
3/13/2013 30rads/6chemo
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Joined: Jul 2013 Posts: 114 | No, I meant the pain I have had for the last 5 months in ear and tonsil. If I had microscopic cancer would it cause that much pain if it wasn't visible even after
Tonsillectomy? | | | | | Joined: Mar 2013 Posts: 421 Likes: 1 Platinum Member (300+ posts) | | Platinum Member (300+ posts)
Joined: Mar 2013 Posts: 421 Likes: 1 | From the responses previously, many, including myself, had no pain or even a hint that they had cancer. I had a sinus infection and swollen lymph node that didn't respond to two rounds of antibiotics. I didn't have any pain up until the few weeks prior to my second surgery (neck dissection to remove cancerous lymph nodes, lingual tonsillectomy and more biopsies). Even then, it was more discomfort and a fullness due to the growth of the tumors.
You present no such symptoms from your description. While I'm not a doctor, it is apparent your doctors are taking every precaution to insure your well being. As has also been previously stated, experienced physicians don't make positive statements (especially concerning cancer) unless they're fairly certain about them. While you'll have to wait for the pathology to be 100% sure, you can hold onto his statement for hope.
In the mean time, get ready for the tonsillectomy recovery ride. Read the accounts of recovery by day. They were spot on in my case... both times.
"T"
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Cardiac bypass 11/07
Cardiac stents 10/2012
Dx'd 11/30/2012 Tx N2b MO Stage IV HPV+
Palatine Tonsillectomy/Biopsies 12-21-12
Selective Neck Dissection/Lingual Tonsillectomy/biopsies TORS 2/7/13
Emergency Surgery/Bleeding 2/18/13
3/13/2013 30rads/6chemo
Finished Tx 4/24/13
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Joined: Jul 2013 Posts: 114 | What was your toughest days of the tonsillectomy? | | | | | Joined: Apr 2013 Posts: 92 Supporting Member (50+ posts) | | Supporting Member (50+ posts)
Joined: Apr 2013 Posts: 92 | I agree with T, I was on that site multiple times a day. I didn't believe them, I was positive I would recover much faster, I was wrong! HA, its a rough ride but the site was surprisingly accurate as to what I was going thru day by day.
Now I am having the same problem with recovering from radiation, I just knew I was going to recoup much faster than you guys said. SURPRISE again!
HAHA
AGE 38 10-2012 thru 3-2012 swollen lymph node,painful jaw and ear,2 antibiotics,X-ray,CAT scan,needle biopsy,scope, no answers
3-4-13 tonsillectomy and selective neck dissection, DX R tonsil SCC,METS to 1 lymph node,BOT,HPV+, stage IV
TX 35 RAD,3 chemo cisplatin/Taxol started 4-8-13
rad end 5-29-13
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Joined: Jul 2013 Posts: 114 | What site are y'all referring to about recovery of tonsillectomy? | | | | | Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 10,507 Likes: 7 Administrator, Director of Patient Support Services Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts) | | Administrator, Director of Patient Support Services Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 10,507 Likes: 7 | Hang in there, only a few more days you will have your results of the biopsy.
ChristineSCC 6/15/07 L chk & by L molar both Stag I, age44 2x cispltn-35 IMRT end 9/27/07 -65 lbs in 2 mo, no caregvr Clear PET 1/08 4/4/08 recur L chk Stag I surg 4/16/08 clr marg 215 HBO dives 3/09 teeth out, trismus 7/2/09 recur, Stg IV 8/24/09 trach, ND, mandiblctmy 3wks medicly inducd coma 2 mo xtended hospital stay, ICU & burn unit PICC line IV antibx 8 mo 10/4/10, 2/14/11 reconst surg OC 3x in 3 years very happy to be alive  | | | | | Joined: Mar 2013 Posts: 421 Likes: 1 Platinum Member (300+ posts) | | Platinum Member (300+ posts)
Joined: Mar 2013 Posts: 421 Likes: 1 | You should be turning the corner soon.
"T"
Last edited by Brian Hill; 07-30-2013 02:57 PM.
57
Cardiac bypass 11/07
Cardiac stents 10/2012
Dx'd 11/30/2012 Tx N2b MO Stage IV HPV+
Palatine Tonsillectomy/Biopsies 12-21-12
Selective Neck Dissection/Lingual Tonsillectomy/biopsies TORS 2/7/13
Emergency Surgery/Bleeding 2/18/13
3/13/2013 30rads/6chemo
Finished Tx 4/24/13
NED Since
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