I was also thinking of trying to get myself a neck ultrasound/CT scan. Do you think that would help? If I had a tumor in my tonsils or at the base of my tongue, would it show up on this?

Like I said, am in UK and cannot go to ENT unless a primary care physician refers me there and even once I get referred, it might take weeks of waiting until I get an appointment and then even longer until I'm diagnosed. Perhaps if I bypass the referral bit and prove that there IS something there that needs checking out, everything will move a little more quickly.

What do you guys think?

-Concerned about HPV-related mouth cancer. Symptoms: multiple swollen lymph nodes and mouth lesions. No biopsy or diagnosis as of yet.