Zenda, welcome to the site. Sorry you had need to find us. I had a tumor in my right tonsil as well. My treatment plan was to use cisplatin chemo and radiation to shrink the tumor, this after a tonsilectomy, then a modified radical neck dissection to remove the infected lymph nodes. I had 35 lymph nodules removed and there was no evidence of any cancer surviving the rad/chemo treatments. They were clear of cancer. After my neck dissection, I had two drain tubes that were left in for 3 days for one and 7 days for the other. They had to reduce the amount of drainage fluid to a certain level (which I don't remember how much, I'm sure your doctor could tell you) before they would allow the tubes to be removed. Since then, my only issue has been a loss of strength in the affected shoulder due to the 8 oz. or so of tissue removed to get clear margins. Hope this helps.