Should I get my throat checked?

Question

First of all I am 19 and I have been dipping for 3 years. I have been having sore throats for a few months. The first two times the doctor just said it was probably strep throat and i got some meds and I was fine in a day or two. Well this time it happened again, except it hasn't gone away quite as quick. So I got a light and looked in my throat and there is a little bump about half the size of a pencil eraser on my Oropharnx. It is a around the same color as the throat and has a little red mark in the center. My throat doesn't really hurt bad now, it just feels funny when i swallow or when my throat gets dry. I hope its not a forming tumor or anything like that. The roof of my mouth hurts a little when i swallow also.

Maybe I am a hypochondriac but I am a little worried, I am also trying my hardest to quit dipping.

Dipping is cigarette alternative, smokeless tobacco

Answer 1

Get it checked!! If you don't know, then it's best to see someone who does. A lot of cancers, if caught early, can be treated very well. And quit!! You are very young. Think about your future-what you wanna do! My husband is 26 years old, currently undergoing chemotherapy for testicular cancer. He already had his lefty testicle removed, and trust me-i know it's hard to quit. I smoked for 10 years. You just gotta think of the important things. For me-every time I look into my 2 little boys' eyes, i think to myself-i am gonna be here for them for as long as I can. That is more important to me than throwing away my money and spending countless minutes away from them to smoke. Besides that-i like not tasting like a wet ashtray & smelling like smoke. And the fact that i lost my grandma, my aunt & almost my daddy to cancer. it puts things into perspective. But yes-get it checked-better safe than sorry. I wish you luck!

Answer 2

what on earth is dipping??
see a doctor or a vet
soon

Answer 3

What's "dipping"?