Reverie.... To read the description of your left tonsil, it sounds exactly like mine. I just had surgery to remove the left tonsil and a little more in that area and it was biopsied as scc and I have a few lymph nodes involved. I could not get to a ccc but now that I have the diagnosis I plan to try. I think you are very wise in your health decisions. My ENT told me that days matter and that is why he wanted to get the tonsil removed asap and biopsied. Personally I wanted it biopsied first and then staged. But my ENT wouldn't do that. Next week I will find out the staging that will follow. Right now it appears that radiation will begin soon. Just get to a specialist as soon as you can. Good Luck and take care, Angel