For those of you with HPV positive cancer - could you see it in your throat and if so, what did it look like?

I believe I have had oral HPV for many years. So, it worries me. Of late, I have had a sore throat and ear pain on one side that comes and goes. I looked in my throat and my right tonsil looks a lot different than my left(and different than it used to). It is a different shape and I see some flesh colored growths there. There are no ulcers or sores - just lumps and growths.

I also notice when I eat that tiny crumbs can "catch" on that side and bother me.

I do not feel any hard nodes in my neck.

I have an appointment with an ENT on Thursday but I am looking for your input anyway because I am quite concerned. I saw him a year ago but did not have these symptoms at that time.

Thank you for your input. You all are amazing and help others to get through an awful situation.