Hi Desiree'
I wanted to let you know that my husband, Dennis, went to the ENT with a sore throat that wouldn't clear up after 3 visits with the GP and 4 rounds of antibiotics. Dennis made the comment one night about three months after the symptoms started that he "Just didn't feel right. I want an appt with an ENT. I've got cancer or something". I made the appointment the next day, but didn't think seriously about it. A week later, he saw the ENT and the doctor immediately ran a scope down his throat. I didn't go with Dennis, because I really didn't think it serious, and our boys needed me. Before my husband even left the ENT's office, the hospital had called me to get our insurance information, and told me that Dennis was scheduled for an outpatient procedure the next morning. Half-laughing, I got on my Nextel, and asked my husband if there was something he wanted to tell me. Keep in mind.....I've got kids fighting, TV blaring, supper on the stove......and total silence on the other end of my radio. He came back and told me that the doctor suspected cancer. And if the biopsy came back negative, he would demand that it be redone. The ENT was THAT sure that it was cancer. I fell on my knees, and haven't stood up straight since. My long story....in short....is PLEASE persue this and know that, in my case, the ENT was very time conscious. Time is the one thing you don't want to waste in the diagnosis. I hope I haven't scared you. I only want you to know how DAMN mad I am that we wasted three months with Nurse Practictioners and GPs.

Mandi