Lumps on uvula and swollen tonsils ans ulcers

I (26F) have a grape-sized lump under my right jaw and it moves when touched. I noticed this 2 months ago and it was pea-sized back then, I didnt think much of it as I was also under antibiotics that time due to a carbuncle so most likely a swollen lymph node.
Yesterday I woke up to a pain on the right side of my neck (kinda like when you have a stiff neck) when I look up. Followed by a pain at the end of my tongue near my tonsils, on the right side as well. When I looked down, this is when I noticed that the bump under my right jaw got bigger and now a size of a grape. It doesn't hurt but it moves when I touch it.
What could be the cause of this?
Just to add up: • I also woke up to a very bad cold from allergies yesterday • I'm a heavy smoker of vape • I get out of breath sometimes even at rest • I feel like choked before sleeping, feels like my shirt collar is too tight even though it isn't • I didnt get to finish taking my antibiotics 2 months ago as I ran out of it (I'm poor 🥲)
I’m going to get it checked next week but I just wanna ask and know ahead of time so that I’m ready. I’m worried because this might be something serious.

Hello all,
First of all I wanted to thank this community for all the help, support and comfort that they have given me. I wanted to give back by writing down a history of my entire experience with my now removed benign phyllodes tumor. Hopefully it will help somebody down the line!

• Aug 8 2023: First discovery of lump. It was probably less than half a cm when I first discovered it in my left breast. I also had a cyst in my armpit at the same time which also worried me. Since I wanted it looked at ASAP, I scheduled a primary care follow up through One Medical which allows one to book a primary care doctor within 24 hours.
• Aug 9 2023: My first appointment with primary care. My primary care doctor told me the lump was mobile and round so it didn't look like something to worry about. She also said the cyst in my armpit might be a swollen lymph node or a cyst. She wanted to schedule a follow up ultrasound for me just in case.
• Aug 14 2023: My first ultrasound. It was pretty smooth. They checked my breast and my armpit. The doctor there told me that the cyst in my armpit was definitely a cyst. They told me they couldn't confirm what's in my breast, told me there's no fluid in it so it's not a cyst and recommended I follow up with a biopsy. My lump had grown since I last saw the doctor. They measured it at 1.2 x 1.3 x 1.5 cm and classified it as BI-RADS 4.
• Sep 6 2023: My first biopsy. I had an ultrasound guided core needle biopsy. I wrote about my detailed experience here. I was worried about keloids since I'm susceptible to them so I asked that they do not put the marker in. My biopsy doctor looked at my lump through the ultrasound and said it looked like a fibroadenoma and she also agreed not to put the marker in since the lump was very visible. My lump had been growing since then and I was worried.
• Sep 26 2023: My biopsy results. Surgical pathology report confirms that its a fibroadenoma. They recommend I follow up with a breast ultrasound in another 6 months.
• Mar 16 2024: My second ultrasound. It went pretty smooth as well. They checked both my breast and my armpit. My armpit no longer has a cyst but they think my lymph node is a bit swollen. My breast lump had considerably grown. It was now 3.5 x1.2 x 2.3 cm and they continue to classify it as BI-RADS 4A. The ultrasound doctor recommended I get it surgically removed since it was growing quickly and told me he would follow up with my primary care doctor. He also recommended I follow up with an ultrasound for the swollen lymph node in 6 months.
• Mar 19 2024: My follow up appointment with primary care. She let me know that she also agrees that we should surgically remove the lump in my breast. She refers me to a breast surgeon.
• May 6 2024 (rescheduled from June 2024): My appointment with breast surgeon. I was pretty stressed out the whole duration since my lump continued to grow and since I was unable to get an appointment with the surgeon until June. The stress became so bad that I had a panic attack for which I went to the ER. I requested my primary care to expedite the appointment and they moved it up by a month, which made me feel much better. The breast surgeon was really nice. She let me know that it can be either a fibroadenoma or a phyllodes tumor. She also let me know that most phyllodes tumor, while they do grow big, are usually benign. Since my lump was growing she recommended we remove it and since it was near my breast curve, she would have to do an incision around the breast curve but she assured me you wouldn't be able to see the scar over time unless you really closely looked. I let her know that I get keloids easily so she prescribed adding a steroid injection during surgery to help with the keloids. She assured me though that keloids are usually not formed there but she would add the injection just in case.
• May 7 - May 14 2024: My pre-surgery preparation. I was told to not eat any blood thinners, vitamin e, fish oil the week before surgery. I also was told not to eat or drink 12 hours before surgery. Since I had to also do a pregnancy test before the surgery and since I couldn't drink water, I tried to hold my pee before I went to the hospital.
• May 14 2024: My excisional biopsy / lumpectomy surgery. I had to arrive at the surgery 2 hours before so they could take a urine sample to check if I'm pregnant and so I could wear the hospital gown and answer all the pre-operation questions. The questions asked were pretty typical of any surgical operation. Initially they said they might give me general anesthesia but they ended up switching to just using heavy sedation. I slept through the whole thing. The operation itself took about an hour and then I recovered from the sedation after another hour. In total I was in the hospital for about 4 hours and I was back. My scar was around 2 inches following the curve of my breast. I didn't really feel sleepy, just a bit thirsty and hungry since I hadn't had anything. They sent me back in a surgical bra.
• May 14 - May 20 2024: My post-surgery recovery. Pain was minimal and it was similar to an open wound. I didn't even need to take Tylenol. I made sure I didn't do too many movements the first day and didn't shower the first 2 days. I also kept the surgical bra on for the first 2 days. After the first 2 days, I could bathe but I had to pat try to make sure i didn't remove the surgical glue. I still continued to wear a sports bra on to make sure my scar didn't move around, however my surgeon said I could do whatever felt most comfortable after the first 2 days. I was able to do most things.
• May 20 2024 i.e. Today: My surgery followup. I met with my breast surgeon today. She let me know my lump was a benign phyllodes tumor. She also told me that it was good I removed it out since it might have continued to grow. She said I no longer need to do any follow up breast scans since those benign tumors are rare and very rarely show up again and that I would hopefully not see her again till I need a mammogram when I'm 40. She of course recommended I continue to check my breasts myself just in case something does show up.

My scar will probably take 1-2 months to heal. But I'm so glad that I can put this behind me. All of you here gave me so much love, support and courage. Thank you.

Hello all. The title is not clickbait. Just wanted to provide a post now that I am nearing the 2 year mark from infection. I have posted on here previously but deleted it as I wanted to just give this one post some light. For context, I’m in my early/now mid 20s, was in the middle of grad school, was an athlete/active/outgoing. My timeline is below (If you’d like to just skip to how I’m doing now, just keep scrolling down until the April 2023-Present). I would also like to say beforehand that the vast majority recover significantly faster than this. This is not the norm, and please don’t panic if you just got sick. You’ll likely recover in weeks.
August 2022: Initial infection. Swollen tonsils, rash, fever, etc, labs eventually come back positive for mono.
September 2022: Acute infection symptoms still prevailing, somewhat improved late in the month. Other notable occurrences: ER visit from tonsils obstructing my breathing.
October 2022: Felt like I got hit by a bus. Insane flu like symptoms, fatigue, brainfog, PEM, muscle aches, nerve pain, dizziness, dissociation, feeling of body not able to remember to breathe (very weird version of shortness of breath), horrible GI/IBS like issues, light sensitivity, noise sensitivity, genuine short term memory loss, motion sickness, heart palpitations/PVCs, temperature sensitivities, began losing weight/muscle from inactivity
November 2022 - June 2023: Virtually zero progress. Symptoms I listed above would cycle over and over randomly. I became obsessed with trying to feel better, track symptoms/what treatments worked or didn’t, and every single movement I did every day I thought about in terms of feeling worse or better. Doom-scrolled most of the day. Horrible on the mental health. I thought I had ME/CFS and that I’d have a slow and painful life, one that I’d rather not live if I have to be honest. Was barely able to keep up with all of the exams/labs/assessments/classes that came with grad school. I almost had to drop out. No parties. No sports. No hanging out. Couldn’t drive. I missed most of my classes. I felt like I had the flu every single day, all day. In any moment where I felt I could be doing better or I found something that might be helping, it didn’t. Went right back to flu like symptoms. Months 3-11 were truly hell. At this point, I lost 40 pounds of good muscle/fat and all my athletic abilities were gone. I felt so left out, alone, isolated, and depressed.
June 2023-September 2023: I am struggling to keep up at my internships. The hot weather made my brainfog worse, and I still had significant GI issues, light sensitivity, and noise sensitivity. On a positive note, my overall cycling of symptoms began to become less and less intense as it neared September.
October 2023: I will never forget this month. As I was still struggling at new internships, I vividly remember a string of days that I felt were better than usual. Usually after this happens, it goes right back to the same old stuff. But this time, it didn’t. Everyday became a “not bad” day. This was progress that I never ever thought would be possible.
November 2023-March 2024: Very slowly, this string of “not bad” days kept turning into some “good” days. I still had some ups and downs but, by winter time, I genuinely was able to feel like a functional human being again. I was able to go to work, study, hang out, and drive again. My brainfog has improved. All of my symptoms above have improved. The only one that really did not was noise sensitivity. Would I have occasional flares of awful GI problems? Yes, but so does every 20 something year old in this day and age from all the processed stuff we’ve been consuming. Occasional pain or headaches? Yes, but very normal amounts, just like any other normal person.
Late March/April 2024-Present: My brainfog, fatigue, and other symptoms, are afterthoughts. I don’t think about my symptoms most of the time anymore, because I don’t have them. My noise sensitivity improved so drastically over the past month that I’m now able to listen to music consistently for first time since getting sick. Having caffeine feels normal again somehow. I’m able to have some alcohol again. I can drive again. I went to bars and clubs with friends for the first time again. I went to weddings again. I went to trips with my family, friends, and significant other again. I graduated college. No more PEM crashes. Despite all odds, despite these symptoms, despite it being nearly 2 years, I have recovered. The only remaining symptoms of occasional muscle aches/heart skips/GI problems I really think are just from being so inactive for so long for the first time in my athletic life, and my autonomic nervous system/vagus nerve still being a little fried (but about 90+% back to normal). All those nights of crying, suffering, having horrible brainfog to the point of thinking I’m losing my mind, the nerve pain, heart palpitations, feeling so alone and wanting to not live life anymore, were gone. I don’t care what everything says here, and online. You can recover. I did in 2 years. The people who have also done this really must have decided to never update their progress on here, or anywhere. I don’t blame them in a way, this was by far the worst and darkest time in my life. But I can live again. I feel free.
I love you all and really hope you realize no matter how horrible you’re feeling right now, you can recover. There is no magic bullet right now that fixed it for me either. I’m sorry. The amount of tests I did at doctors offices, supplements I’ve tried, prescriptions I’ve tried, all either did not help or were incredibly inconsistent. Time was truly what healed me. Not over weeks, and not even over some months. It was over many many months. My heart breaks for all of you suffering and I will not forget everyone that’s still suffering. I hate how I can’t give everyone here exactly what I desperately used to scroll for; a treatment. But I can give you my assurance. I believe in you all, and I can’t wait for when I hear about some of your recoveries. Thanks for the read. Feel free to message with anything.

• Ev ____________________

Some meds I tried over the course of the last 2 years that either did not work, or were mid at best and had side effects (this is simply documenting what I tried and I DO NOT endorse/recommend any of these. Please ALWAYS talk to your doctor or pharmacist before trying any medication): B complex, Vitamin C, Vitamin D, zinc, ginger, 2nd gen antihistamines (like Claritin, Zyrtec, Xyzal), melatonin, Metamucil, ondansetron, modafinil, caffeine, CoQ10, ICS/ICS+LABAs (Pulmicort and Breo specifically), albuterol, monolaurin, bupropion, glycine. There were a bunch of others (like ibuprofen, Tylenol, viscous lidocaine) that I used in the beginning to help the initial infection, and a bunch of others that I did not try long enough to put on here. There were also a bunch of events and symptoms I did not mention above for simplicity sake. Please talk with your provider or pharmacist with any medical questions or if you think you may be having any other serious health issues. Thank you all again for the read, I will update you all once I get back into working out again in the coming weeks!

Recently I had anal sex (foolishly drunk and unprotected). (Also am gay)
He did a violent ripping motion and the next day I noticed blood and some clear discharge. Scared that I was going to get anal gonorrhea or clamydia I asked my doctor for antibiotics and received doxycycline and ciproflaxin. I completed the regimen of them and the discharge stopped along with most symptoms.
Which is why I assumed it wasn't STD.
However recently I had sex again (stupid I know as it wasn't long to heal), he did wear protection however I'm discharging very light blood and clear fluid.
Besides the discharge I'm not showing any other symptoms besides fatigue and there's something inside my anus. I'm not sure what but I can feel something inside with my fingers. Feels like lumps sort of. So I thought maybe I have an abscess.
I'm hoping fissures honestly as they can heal on their own. An abscess I have to possibly go get drained and do another round of antibiotics.
I don't know. I'm just sort of freaking out. It's come at a bad time when I'm dealing with a diagnosis of manic bipolar depression and I'm just starting new meds and therapy. It does feel slightly swollen and aggravated down there but that could be from trauma.
I just wish I was dead rn. I feel like a piece of shit.

I felt the need to post here because I am beyond over going to multiple doctors. Starting last year I kept getting "UTI's". The reason I put that in quotes is because I would come in with frequent urination, lower abdominal pain, nausea, and lower back pain. Every time they diagnosed me with a "UTI" they would give me medicine and send it for culture. I would call back the doctor and tell them my symptoms were worse (frequent urination and pelvic pain) and they would say "well nothing has grown in your culture, you didn't have a UTI". This went on about 5-6 times and I was over it. When I started to get the symptoms I would just tough through (even if they had me bent over, up all night, or crying in so much pain). As this was going on I woke up in the middle of the night one night and started having extreme lower abdominal pain and nausea. My boyfriend made me go to the hospital. They took a CT scan and said everything came back normal so the doctor brushed it off and said it was probably a kidney infection and sent me home with meds. He also said I had a small ovarian cyst but it was so tiny it was nothing to worry about, just follow up with gynecology for both the kidney infection and the cyst. I took the pills he prescribed thinking that maybe that was it. Nope. I went to my gyno and she diagnosed me with PCOS and told me to get back on birth control. I got back on and was still having the same symptoms. A month later I started vomiting like the exorcist. Fluid coming out of my nose and everything. About 12 hours had passed and the vomiting would not stop. Worried about dehydration my boyfriend took me to the hospital again. They said my cyst was gone and could have ruptured(but again it wasn't big enough to be concerning/even cause those symptoms). They also checked my gallbladder-nothing. I stayed for 3 nights in the hospital because I couldn't stop vomiting and I was severely dehydrated. At this point once I was hydrated they sent me home with a big question mark/brushed it off AGAIN. They told me I needed to follow up with a gastro doctor. So I did. They looked for H-pylori, ulcers, and did multiple scans. NOTHING. My symptoms would come and go. I would have frequent urination, abdominal pain, intense vomiting etc. They refused to do an endoscopy on me because I had latent TB (f-ing ridiculous) and told me I need to get treatment before they did one. IMAGINE LITERALLY BEING HOOKED UP IN THE SURGERY CENTER TO IV DRUGS AND THEY ARE ABOUT TO ROLL YOU INTO YOUR ENDOSCOPY AFTER YOU PAID 2K+ AND TOOK OFF WORK AND THE DOCTOR SAYS "STOP WE CANT DO THIS YOU HAVE LATENT TB". (I found out months later after getting into a TB specialist that this was complete BS and my specialist was extremely upset with how the doctor refused the endoscopy. ) After this, he brushed it all off and told me I had "functional dyspepsia". Again I put this in quotes because who tf knows if this is even my real diagnosis. During this time I got off the birth control against my gyno at the ties reccomendation. They had prescribed me multiple different ones because they were making me feel super anxious, I was gaining weight, ect. I went super holistic mode and did my research before I got off. I quit drinking, caffeine, quit processed foods, juiced, etc. While this is going on I go see my PCP and am STILL having frequent urination and pelvic pain. She refers me to a uro/gyno specialist and I wait 2 months to get off their waiting list/finally have an appointment. When I was at the appointment they said I had another "UTI" and later confirmed that through culture there was no UTI. They didn't get why I was having pelvic pain and brushed it off. They also performed a cystoscopy and found a lump in my bladder but did not biopsy it. They sent me for a CT scan and said the lump was probably just constipation. And that I also had two large cysts. I believe the biggest was 6.5ish cm from what she told me. Its funny because I am now currently vomiting again and just found out this news today at the doctor about the cyst. She told me she isn't concerned and that will get imaging in a couple months. She brushed off all my fake UTI diagnoses, said the lump was probably constipation, gave me a IC-smart diet (even though I told her I have been pretty much dieting this whole time) and if I had pain to just go to the ER. I wanted to just cry right there but god forbid you do they think your crazy!!! I am in the healthcare field and I see I all the time. But I swear I am not crazy, these are real symptoms and I'm a real freaking person!!! Do you think I want to miss work constantly and pay thousands of dollars to hear this shit for FUN?? NOOO not freaking me. I feel so unlistened to and I am so over it. I am reaching out here. I have looked up these symptoms and the only thing I'm finding is ovarian cancer. I don't know what steps to take next. Is anyone else experiencing this or have experienced this? I cant help but feel like these two symptoms are linked. I feel like giving up but I know something just doesn't feel right and taking a zofran for the random "functional dyspepsia", a pill for a "UTI", and just brushing it off while I'm in pain up all night and randomly vomiting just doesn't feel right. Someone please help me/let me know what steps I should take next.

i'm 25f, never knew my biological dad but recently found out my paternal grandmother and great aunt both had breast cancer. no idea their age of diagnosis. no history on my mom's side. i'm seeing my doctor on wednesday but i'm freaking out.
i've been having achey pains in my right breast for a little bit now. my period was late this past month and it started as typical ovulation/period breast pain on both sides, albeit later than usual, but it continued past my cycle in my right breast only. my right armpit also Feels larger? like i don't Think i can feel a lump or lymph node but when i put my arm down, i can like feel that it's swollen if that makes sense. it's also really tender to the touch, only on the outside of my armpit, like the side closest to my chest?
the achey pain in my breast is in the upper right side, kinda nearing the armpit. i can't feel a lump but there is a very localized spot that's tender to palpation. my boyfriend helped me do an exam (he has nurse parents n knows all about this stuff lol) and he didn't feel any lumps but he said it feels like my chest muscle near the top flatter part of my breast is super tight. my nipple is also super sensitive to touch and fabric, but there's no inversion, dimpling, skin changes or anything. i also have been having back/rib pain on my right side and super tight muscles, unsure if that's related.
i see my doctor on 5/22 but having Just found out about my family history, i'm freaking out a bit. has anyone had symptoms like this and they turned out to be nothing?? thank you in advance!!!

Hi. So about three weeks ago I noticed my upper eyelid on the right side was slightly hooded, but I assumed it was nothing. A couple days later I woke up to a lump under the skin of my right upper eyelid just bleow the outside of the brow. I believe it could be my lacrimal gland.
It’s been getting larger and firmer. It’s more swollen when I wake up and as the day goes on I start getting headaches and blurry vision. The headaches are usually around the right eye and in the back of my head. The blurry vision happens in BOTH eyes, one at a time, randomly for 10-15 seconds and worsens as the day goes on as well with the left eye having double vision occasionally. I also have a feeling of something being in my eye for a few seconds occasionally in the right eye.
My guess is the issues with my left eye vision are caused my eye strain since the right one has the lump. But I have no clue really.
My eye doctor ruled out a stye or chalazion but did say I have mild blepharitis. She referred me to an ophthalmologist but they are booked two months out.
I am also getting nauseated and feeling unbalanced at times.
Any ideas of what this could be? When I lift my eyelid the bump kind of goes toward my eye and pops out. It’s lumpy and veiny and red with a purple spot.

i have an appointment coming up to get a proper diagnosis, but i'm 98% sure it's a uterine prolapse. it's not fully out and not exactly peaking out of my vagina but i can feel the lump inside me with a tiny hole and it's super swollen inside my vagina. plus the pressure in my abdomen and lower back.
what should i avoid doing? i've read no heavy lifting and trying not to strain in the bathroom. luckily i don't have any constipation and going to the bathroom hasn't been too hard. but i'm worried about how this will start to affect my life now, since this is something i see people just live with and deal with.
i have a trip and concert coming up this week, i'm scared i won't be able to jump or dance. i'm also going on an orlando trip in september and i'm scared i won't be able to ride rollercoasters. theme parks are a really important part of my life and i'm scared i won't be able to enjoy them anymore. what about walking a lot or standing for long periods of time?
i guess i just need someone to tell me right now how my life is going to be affected with this thing because i'm tired of waiting for this appointment with no answers :(
i also have no idea what could have caused this as i am only 25 and have not given birth. i don't have eds or any symptoms to indicate that i have that. i use a period cup, but i've read it's impossible that they could cause a uterine prolapse.
any insight would be appreciated. thank you!

20M, 67kg, 176cm
Greetings,
I've got tonsilitis sunday last week, it was the most awful tonsilitis I've ever had, 37.8C temperature, very swollen tonsil on one side, hurt severly, antibiotic didn't work, switched to amoxicillin antibiotic and it worked within 2 days, that was 5 days ago as I got it perscriped for 5 days, the problem now is that I've ended my antibiotic course and I still feel my tonsil, don't get me wrong, it hurts 95% less now, but it's still inflamed and it still hurts a little bit on the touch and when I swallow, now I'm worried of it spreading up again because I'm not on any antibiotics, I've went to the doctor and they've said they won't prescribe me anymore as of right now, but if it pops up again to come in again, but I really don't want it to pop up again as I was basically bed ridden for 2 whole days because of it, I also lost like 5kg because of it, what do you think? Is there a chance of it spreading up again or is the fact that it's almost cleared also an indication that it won't spread up again.

my question for those who had a tonsillectomy soon after tonsillitis: what was your time frame? i currently have chronic tonsillitis and im on day 10 of my 4th tonsillitis in the past couple months. i finally went to an ent this past thursday and told her that i want my tonsils removed and she was willing, however i needed to get past the current infection first. i will say, its absolutely terrible to the point where i havent been able to sleep the past three nights because of my swollen tonsils blocking my airway causing me to wake up every 10 mins. also the pain is excruciating and alternating tylenol and advil every couple hours doesnt do anything anymore. Im mostly asking this question because i need something to look forward to in regards to making sure i never feel like this again.

Hello all,
I've noticed that I tend to get strep throat after engaging in oral sex with someone. It's usually an easy fix with antibiotics, but this time I'm a little worried. Before I continue, I want to clarify that I always use a condom when penetrating. Three days ago, while having sex, the condom broke in the middle of the act. Of course, I noticed it and immediately pulled out. However, I was still exposed to potential infection since the condom broke inside. A day later, I started feeling like I might be getting sick. Knowing how easily I get strep, I wasted no time. I checked my throat, and there it was: swollen tonsils with white residue, indicating a bacterial infection??(not sure). I visited my doctor today, got tested for strep, and came out negative . However, there have been times when I tested negative initially but later tested positive, so I wasn't too worried. The doctor prescribed antibiotics, and tonight is my first night taking them. Of course, I'll see how things go, and hopefully, this clears up soon. My question is, based on my symptoms, what STD or other condition could show a day after such an incident? Just to recap, my only symptoms right now are swollen tonsils and feeling like my energy is starting to decline. Other than that, I feel perfectly fine. Should I be concerned about something more serious?

I have a swollen lump on my labia minora, right under my clitoris. It's very soft but sore to the touch and causes a sharp pain every time I try to close my legs. Does anyone know what it is or how to treat it? I've tried to see a doctor about it but can't seem to get an appointment. Anything helps!

I’m a 46 year old male, never had any symptoms so far of anything, including a physical that was done in March and had everything in blood work come back fine. I shaved my beard off a couple months ago for the first time in a year or more and found a swollen lump on my left back jawline.
I had CT scan that showed everything else in neck looking normal but this was a lymph node and so it was removed last Monday. Surgeon seemed unworried. But now the pathology report says as the title of the thread.
It’s got a list of the antigens found, including CD-79b which I’m reading is a bad sign for prognosis, and an overexpression of bcl-2. I have no idea yet what kind of B cell NHL this is, whether large B cell or Follicular Lymphoma or what, but needless to say I’m devastated.
I still feel fine, and have been an insanely physically fit person as well, I run and do cardio/peloton biking 7 days a week, and do intense, heavy weightlifting 5 days a week, lean body weight and deadlifting over 2x body weight, squatting heavy etc. a couple times a week. The ground has fallen out from under me. I’m literally just starting this process, but any advice or encouragement is really welcome. Thank you.

So I had a tonsillectomy on Thursday (just finished day 3 post op). It’s been horrid. The pain has been so draining, the breathe and taste of cauterized flesh making me so nauseous.
I was told to try eat as normal as possible to aid recovery / prevent infection. I’ve managed some small meals of mac and cheese, lasagne, mashed potato and gravy. I’ve had broth and managed 2 cookies today (tiny bites, and a swig of water to turn them into mush). I’ve been sleeping upright on a big beanbag chair as my uvula is very swollen.
Each night I wake up at 2.15 and I need to clear my throat, the taste is overpowering and I end up spitting out fleshy white bits I assume are scabs melting off. No blood though.
Now I’m just really scared about bleeding. In hospital after my surgery, my right tonsil had a bloody looking spot on it while the left looked fully cauterized. I worried that the surgeons hadn’t cauterized it as well as the left but The doctors weren’t worried and sent me home.
On days 1/2 it seemed to get a white film over it so I thought ‘ok it’s sealed off’. Now day 3 morning, I have a lot of fleshy scab remnants in my throat I have to clear out. Firstly I’m thinking isn’t it a bit soon for that? Or is this normal on day 3? I didn’t have any blood in any of my spit all day but went to check my throat before bed and my right tonsil area has a red splodge on it. I don’t know if it’s a clot or what, but I’m really scared it’s a weak spot that’s going to rupture. As I said, it didn’t bleed today, but I wasn’t expecting to see any red.
Is this normal? Every photo I see of people recovering normal, there’s no red spots or splodges it’s all white. So I’m worried mine isn’t normal

Hi all. I had my tonsillectomy on the morning of May 16th and I thought I’d share my recovery so far!
Background: I (24F) have always had very large tonsils since I was young. As a kid, I would constantly get strep throat but that died down as I got older. Honestly, I thought my abnormally large tonsils were just my normal. Well November 2023 I got very sick with the flu. I had body chills, muscle aches, and a horrible sore throat with extremely swollen tonsils (somehow even bigger than they have been my whole life)! Given my tonsils history, I was not that concerned and figured they would go back to normal. After a few weeks the tonsils still had not returned back to normal and my voice was affected, I was snoring and having to breathe through my mouth, and in the following months I would get sick constantly. Also, my cardiovascular health just plummeted which was shocking because I was in the best shape of my life having ran a marathon the month prior. Anyways, I went to a very well respected ENT in my city and when I opened my mouth he said “Holy shit, those are the biggest tonsils I have ever seen. How do you breathe? How do you sleep?” And he proceeded to pull every nurse and doctor in the room to look at them! He even took a photo to use as a case study as he teaches at a university haha. Anyways, months later on May 16 I finally had my tonsillectomy!
Day 1/2: I woke up from my tonsillectomy at around 9:30 AM with no issues. I had never been put under before and was surprised at how well I felt! My doctor uses local anesthesia as well as general so I had a hard time swallowing water when the nurse offered me some. I took a percocet that they offered me, got dressed and was on my way home by 10:15. About halfway through my 30 minute drive I thought I was going to throw up because I was very overheated but as soon as I blasted the ac I was fine. Immediately after getting in the car I started chugging ice water that had re-lyte electrolyte powder in it. When I got home I ate eggs scrambled with cottage cheese which was very easy to eat and swallow. My pain stayed low throughout the day, and at this time I was just taking Tylenol every 4-6 hours. I ate more eggs that night, Costco Mac and cheese, and had a lot of popsicles as well. I woke up on day 2 (I’m counting surgery day as day 1) with still very little pain. My surgeon at this point had OKed me to take ibuprofen so I started that at 10 AM. Since then I’ve been taking 400 mg of ibuprofen and 500 mg of Tylenol rotating every 4 hours. So I take each 3 times a day. I had very little pain on day 2. I ate eggs, popsicles, a peanut butter sandwich, Mac and cheese, and a California roll and miso soup. My only regret was putting wasabi on the California roll! Haha. At this point I know the worst is ahead of me
Day 3/4: the mornings on these two days have been rough compared to the last two days, but never not manageable! My uvula is huge and so is my tongue. Day 3 I didn’t want to eat, and today, day 4, I have been a bit better. As the day progresses my pain gets much better! On day 3, I made Pastina and that was so easy to eat and felt amazing on my throat! I also had two poached eggs and shredded hashbrowns which I didn’t brown very much so they were still soft. Day 4 I’ve ate watermelon, avocado, and more Pastina. I just now ate a whole cup of ice in an attempt to make the swelling in my tongue go down. I have been drinking at least 3 32oz hydroflask worth of water a day. And I put 1 scoop of re-lyte electrolyte powder and 1 scoop of Laird dehydrated coconut water in each bottle which I truly think has helped me stay so hydrated. Once again, I know the worst of the pain is ahead of me but so far it has not been unmanageable at all. I will update as the days go by!

So lost a part of a tooth Friday 10th of May (probably swallowed it), temp filling dentist said theyd see me on Tuesday.
Woke up Monday night with swollen lymphs in throat, ate honey on toast took an ibuprofen and went back to sleep. Tuesday morning fine, at 11.30am Dentist after 5mins says can't treat, signs of infection in throat but around tooth looks fine, in there opinion its a viral infection due to the pattern, said they've seen measles presenting in adults this way recently even if they were vaccinated (I am). Said options were to go to the Debtal Hospital about 1h away where they may treat it immediately or go to GP get diagnosed, get better and come back.
GP is not my normal one (my normal one retired) I say normal but I've only been to the GP 3 times in the last 20 years, last time was 2020 before that 2016, before that 2006. GP looks and also notices now damage presenting on roof of mouth, says mouth and throat are infected gives me a prescription for 3 things, I ask what infection... GP says infections but doesn't say what.
Prescription was : 500mg Profloxin twice daily. 400mg Flagyl 3 times daily. 6ml mycostatin 4 times daily, rinse but don't swallow.
Peak Symptoms: From Tuesday night till Thursday night multiple small ulcers on my throat, side of tongue, lower front lip inside and tonsil. Anything other than cool water felt like hot burning on roof of mouth. Roof of mouth was yellow with black veins briefly. Tongue ulcers were no longer painful Thursday, ulcers in throat started healing Friday but some combined into bigger ones that are now healing (tonsil and left side of throat). I tried carrot soup and tomato soup initially but were painful to swallow and cols tomato soup burned like no ones business, tried a chicken soup also hurt... settled on water rice porridge cooked with fresh ginger and stirring in honey to cool it, this was easy to swallow and seemed to even reduce irritation slightly. Solid food again sat night. Drank about 8l of water a day, still because sparkling burned.
I'm 40 male otherwise healthy, no known allergies, no serious medical illnesses except I did get Covid but I was vaccinated so it was just like a particularly bad cold.
Would really like to know what I have, googling prescriptions didn't help as one is anti-fungal, one is a broadspectrum antibiotic and thr third appears to be for genital infections but downstairs had no symptoms and was all clear.

Hello. I have had swollen veins below my left testicle for years and a varicocele repair years ago which only partially helped because I still have some swollen veins at the bottom. I am guessing that those veins have been inflamed for years due to sitting. I was kicked in the groin recently and I had sharp pain for 1-2 minutes which then subsided followed by a burning / tingling feeling each time I sit. It has been three weeks. No bruising at all on my scrotum so I am guessing the kick was not that strong. I also noticed small hard lumps (like pellets) in those swollen veins. Those small lumps might have been there before since I did not check. What do you think is more likely?

• The small lumps developed over multiple years and could be calcification due to chronic inflammation?
  
• The small lumps are dried blood from the recent injury? Can they form in like a week? Can they disappear on their own?
  

How likely is it to injure varicocele veins when there is no injury to the scrotum and testicle? I had an ultrasound which came back clear. They even said that I don't have varicocele but that is because i was laying down.

Hi female 23 years old here! has anyone already had this kind of lump in the back of the throat behind the uvula? I had a tonsillectomy when I was a kid so I have no tonsils. I also have a sore throat and pain when I swallow!
I have a lot of other issues my doctor sent me to a rheumatologist because I have petechiae appearing anywhere on my body (under my eyes, in my mouth, back, arms, belly, legs…) as well as nausea sometimes vomiting and a lot of burping (feeling like air is blocked in my throat). Also I have some kind of hot flushes where I have the impression that my forehead, back and neck skin are burning and feel like I have fever but my temperature is normal (max 37,5°C)… I also am extremely tired, never feel rested and need to take a nap during the day even if I slept 10 hours. My doctor tested for vasculitis but it’s negative. I also had an endoscopy in my stomach everything is normal. I had anemia but got ferritin injection so now it should be normal but I have to go get it retested. If anyone has experienced something like this or if you have any idea of what it could be it would be great.

sore throat for a few days then i started noticing white stuff on my swollen tonsils. next cam the swollen lymph nodes in the neck. never had fever, not much fatigue. but it was hard to swallow food. i went to GP, they prescribed me antibiotics for a week. slowly the white stuff went away slowly but my tonsils are still swollen and my throat is still red af. after finishing my first cycle on antibiotics, i went to an ENT since my tonsils are still inflamed, they gave me another round of antibiotics which i have only started taking since yesterday and no changes at all.
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I had my lap band done about 11 years ago and I have hated it for most of the time. It’s caused so many other issues and not aided in my weight loss whatsoever so ever. Recently I’ve had a bigger concern though wondering if anyone else has experienced this before I get super anxious 😅
Up under my rib cage on the left side I can feel a semi hard spot about where the top of my stomach is - I’m assuming it is related to the band - possibly a slip? Has anyone else had this surgery and felt somewhat of a lump there years later?
Planning to go to the doctor very soon
Update: this morning it doesn’t feel as prominent which leads to to believe that either a) it is food collecting in the main part of my stomach, b) my band has slipped and my stomach has folded over, c) it’s an irritation in my intestines 🫠 either way I feel relieved that it isn’t as swollen this morning