has anyone had cancer of the tonsil and lymph nodes..one side of my neck.. large lymph node and large tonsil..

Question

said to be a worrisome squamous cell carsenoma...My mom had oral cancer and suffered and was eaten away from it. every time they took a piece of her.. more came back. tough, cheeks, neck etc.. > i do not want that.. the treatment can be worse than just dieing.. i am not afraid of dieing.. just the way i die.. any comments appreciated.. thank you

Answer 1

This is definately serious. But you need to get the correct information. This could be just an infection that your body is fighting off. It is normal for lymph nodes to often swell. But you definately need to get in to the doctor, tomarrow. If it is causing sever pain then go to the ER today. Take care of yourself. So often things can be quickly and easily treated. But if people wait....thinking that it will go away on it's own or that it's nothing, then it could become very serious to treat.

God bless you and take care.

Answer 2

I have survived Lymphoma. It started with one swollen lymph node at the base of my neck. There are many things that make lymph nodes swell. You need to find out what's going on. If it's something bad, there are great treatments out there.
Here's a site with great info:
http://www.leukemia-lymphoma.org/hm_lls
Best wishes

Answer 3

Please get yourself to an ENT (ear, nose and throat doctor). The quicker you take care of this, the better the outcome will be. As you know, there can be a lot of disability from oral cancer. Prevent it from getting worse; there may still be time to prevent further lymph node involvement.

Answer 4

My son had cancer of the lymph nodes. He has been cancer free for 5 yr. we have 2 more to go before we are home free.But so far so good. I wish you good luck. Do not give up to soon, MY son went to MD Anderson in Huston,Texas for treatment.