David,
I loved your reply!! and I checked out the link Tim provided. I came to this site about a month ago and I have all the risk factors and symptoms of upper throat cancer...but there is no 'mass to biopsy'. I've had horrible jaw/throat and neck pain for over 3 months. I had 2 'possibly broken' teeth removed. 4 rounds of Antibiotics/3 rounds of steriods, 6 dentists of varying specialties/a weekend in the ER/ENT and my oncologist (breast CA 2 yrs ago). Blood tests/2 CT scans and numerous xrays of my mouth and jaw. Does this sound like a Christmas song?
I continue to have a red sore throat, swollen tongue and ulcer after ulcer erupting in my tori. I've been told to just let it settle down, but I am nearing my wits end. Perhaps my tongue keeps that area inflammed, but I don't know what else to do. I have Magic Mouthwash and Anbesol and have been taking hydrocodene for 2 months so I can keep working. It hurts to talk, eat and swallow. I do salt water rinses 4x a day, that I hate. It burns my tongue. Thank you so much for listening. I am tired of not feeling good. Any avenues to pursue would be appreciated. My onc did order an additional blood test (?) of which the results are not in yet. I can get a PET scan, but it won't differentiate inflamed tissue vs a mass.