Hi Meg
I had tonsol cancer in my right tonsil T2( 2x3cm) and no metastsas visible to any nodes. I had dull ear ache and my throat felt scratchy when I swallowed food. I thought I had a ear infection and went to my doctor. He say my tonsil was enlarged and bleeding. He sent me to and ENT who felt a lump in it and took a biopsy which came back malignant. I then went to two cancer hospitals and got two opinions on the diagnossis and treatment. Luckily they both said the same thing which was to have radiation only to my troat and neck. That was 6 weeks, 5 days a week of IMRT radiation which can pin point what level and where the radiation went. The radiation killed the cancer in my tonsil and as a precaution killed any in my neck nodes. The side effects were reduced saliva, some altered taste and risk of increased tooth decay from the reduced saliva. Other than than I am completely healed and operating like nothing happend, thank God!