Re: Worried - throat, ear, headaches ect

There's just no way of knowing what's going on without either a CT or MRI here. One thing about cancer ... it tends to progress and therefore the symptoms tend to get progressively worse. So if you've had the same symptoms at the same "volume" for months, perhaps that is a good sign. But nevertheless, if they don't resolve ... encourage your doc to do further tests.

Larry E.

rmc wrote:

I'm a 23 yr old male and have had a lump feeling in my throat and pain
in my ear since at least last December so at least 7 months now. In the
past I used to drink and smoke heavily but cut back when things in my
life started going better... I had my gallbladder removed last March
and mentioned the pain to a doc I was seeing at the time for the
gallbladder surgery, he thought it was post nasal drip and didn't seem
to be too concerned.

Here are my symptoms
Funny Lump feeling in right hand side of throat, pain in right ear
(usually worse when I first wake up) funny clicking or popping noise in
that area of my throat when I wake up with my head in a certain
position, pain under my right armpit. Recently I've been getting
headaches on the right side of my head and have experienced pain in my
left hip/back. I've also had a hoarse voice the past couple of weeks. I
have no swollen lymph nodes and haven't coughed up any blood that I've
noticed.

I saw a doctor about a week and a half ago and he thought it could be
an ulcer with a trapped viral infection and prescribed anti-biotics. He
mentioned he saw a pink mass of tissue in my throat. I've taken the
anti-biotics for about 1 1 /2 weeks now with no improvement, if
anything the frequency of pain in my ear and throat have gotten worse.
The headaches being a new thing that has started to occur a few days
after seeing the doctor.

I'm kind of a hypochondriac so I always assume the worse, in this case
though I can't think of anything else it could be. I know 23 is a rare
age for what I'm thinking but I drank and smoked heavily and had
problems with my gallbladder causing me to vomit frequently in the
past. I will be seeing my doctor again after trying the antibiotics for
two weeks but wanted to ask on here for any advice, what other things
it could be or anything to help me clear my concerns. I appreciate any
feedback.

.

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