My name is Sam I am only 41 years old and I have tonsil cancer. I have just finished with a pet scan. I am awaiting the results. I hope to get the results Monday.


I was hospitalized with dvt 5 weeks ago and they told me that dvt was rare for someone my age. I was put on warfarin to thin the blood. I was realeased and a week later I had a large grouth on my tonsil. The cumadin level in my blood was to high and finally the grouth ruptured and my doctor sent me to the E.N.T. specialist. He didn't have a good bedside manner when he looked in my mouth and told me we would have to take out the tonsil and biobsy and then seek consil with the radiation and chemo department.

I asked him if that meant that I had cancer and he re-grouped and started trying to cover up. I was upset. He must have believed it was cancer or he wouldn't have said what he did.


Please reply with any advice or coomments