Maybe see your primary doctor also to get a complete physical, full blood work, culture tests, std's. It could be anything, and chills, fever sounds like an infection or other illness, which can cause enlarged nodes, but I'm no doctor, and there can be co-diseases, illnesses with anything too. To answer the question, the Tonsil. BOT, especially HPV related, can be painless until late stages, have no palpable lump or other obvious signs, unlike tobacco caused, and are usually not found until a lymph node is involved in late stages. I had 3 flex scopes, palpable exams and nether ENT could feel or see anything, but knew cancer was there from a FNAB in two positive lymph nodes. A direct biopsy pathology showed cancer was in the tonsil.

Good luck.


10/09 T1N2bM0 Tonsil
11/09 Taxo Cisp 5-FU, 6 Months Hosp
01/11 35 IMRT 70Gy 7 Wks
06/11 30 HBO
08/11 RND PNI
06/12 SND PNI LVI
08/12 RND Pec Flap IORT 12 Gy
10/12 25 IMRT 50Gy 6 Wks Taxo Erbitux
10/13 SND
10/13 TBO/Angiograph
10/13 RND Carotid Remove IORT 10Gy PNI
12/13 25 Protons 50Gy 6 Wks Carbo
11/14 All Teeth Extract 30 HBO
03/15 Sequestromy Buccal Flap ORN
09/16 Mandibulectomy Fib Flap Sternotomy
04/17 Regraft hypergranulation Donor Site
06/17 Heart Attack Stent
02/19 Finally Cancer Free Took 10 yrs