Hi Tarayvonne, and welcome to the forum. Our situations are similar. I have an enlarged tonsil too, about the same size. I get my CAT scan results tomorrow and will then proceed to biopsy.

One difference is that I also have a very swollen lymph node in the adjoining neck area. From what I've read, it's good news if none of your lymph nodes are involved. So that's in your favor!

The best advice I've gotten (and I got it in this forum) is to make sure your doc has great qualifications. His/her experience with oral cancer is more important than personality or convenient location. You want a doc who deals with oral cancers everyday, as the dominant focus of his/her practice. Most oral cancer scares are false alarms, but you want a doc who makes that call accurately and quickly.

Why does your doc want to delay tonsillectomy and biopsy? I would find that so hard, my anxiety would just plain explode!

I will be thinking of you, keep us posted --

Lynn

53
T3N2aM0 HPV+
5/26/13 discovered painless superball-sized lymph node in neck
6/26/13 DX SCC R palatine tonsil
7/16/13 TORS tonsillectomy & selective ND, mets to 2 nodes
9/3/13 Cisplatin and rads begin, tolerated 1.5 of 3 planned chemo doses
10/16/13 Treatment ends
Dec 13 Ulcer appears at surgery site
Jan 17 Biopsy -- no cancer!
Feb 17 CT/PET Scan lights up tonsil bed & nasal cavity, docs say probably inflammation, don't panic, rescan when ulcer subsides