Hello Shelley, Welcome. Try not to worry for now, the report after the biopsy is tough to wait for. If it turns out to be cancer you have a great resource here. It may be of some comfort to know that many of us went for several months until proper diagnosis. While it is better to get an early diagnosis, you will still have a fighting chance (assuming it is cancer)

The biopsy procedure is usually not a big deal.

For now imagine that it is one of the many other things that aren't cancer.

Mark, 21 Year survivor, SCC right tonsil, 3 nodes positive, one with extra-capsular spread. I never asked what stage (would have scared me anyway) Right side tonsillectomy, radical neck dissection right side, maximum radiation to both sides, no chemo, no PEG, age 40 when diagnosed.