I Soooo agree with all of the above!! There are resources and sometimes you don't know about them until you ask. And DON' T put off get started with doing something for your health. My son put his off because of financial problems, - The hospital set up a "pay what you can each month" telling us that even $5 a month would be ok. A drug company associated with the hospital forgave the cost of drugs used for treatment because of need. DO, get to an ENT doctor now, and get the biopsy. You don't know that it is cancer until the biopsy comes back and says so, so by the time that happens, your workplace insurance may already be in place. No matter how bad things seem, they can also turn around to be even better! My son now has a great job, health insurance, a motocycle, is in a relationship with a wonderful young woman and best of all, is cancer free!