rdb7777, to add my comments, I had stage IV tonsil cancer that traveled to a lymph node on the right side of my neck. The rad doctor estimated that the cancer was 18 to 24 months old and I never had any pain what-so-ever. The only way I knew I had it was the swelling of the lymph node. I never had any swallowing problems or pain in the tonsil, either. So, as Ken says, stay loose and relax unless/until you have a bad report.