I have had a scratchy throat for about a week. Not super sore... just a little dry, like a cold is coming on, but it hasn't hit me full on yet. Also, about a week ago I noticed that the right side of my throat seems to be swollen. There is no pain in it, and my mom says she thinks it's my thyroid. It's not a hard lump or anything... it's very soft. But, couple that with my sore throat and I'm worried. My dr. is closed and my googling has my mind reeling. Anyone else have this situation and it turns out to be strep or something minor (something OTHER than thyroid cancer).
2007-03-05 08:45:18 · 16 answers · asked by shellyrich 2 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Cancer
I have thyroid cancer but my symptoms were not like yours. The swollen area was hard not soft. If you have tonsil crypts (indented tonsils) they can get infected and cause swelling. With thryoid cancer the swelling is defined looking. You may just have a swollen lymph node, maybe fighting something off. Don't worry yourself silly, don't doctors have a funny way of not being there when you need them?LOL
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2007-03-06 01:53:58 · answer #3 · answered by David M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Seriously doubt it is your thyroid. You would have numerous other symptoms that go along with the thyroid and the thyroid is over your throat, not to the side.
If you have a sore throat and a little swelling on one side, it could be viral and a swollen lymph node. If it doesn't get better in a few days, see a doctor.
Tonsils usually swell on both sides and you have fever if they are infected.
2007-03-05 14:47:00 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
One Side Of Throat Swollen
2016-12-08 10:57:49 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Right Side Of Neck Swollen
2016-11-06 22:32:53 · answer #6 · answered by andresen 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your spleen would only become inflamed in an extreme case of mono. Your throat would be very sore, most likely covered in white. The lymph nodes in your neck, groin, and armpits would become tender. And you would be extremely fatigued. So, no this isn't mono. No offense, but it's not a good idea to self-diagnose. You would not be able to feel if your spleen was swollen.
2016-03-19 03:43:28 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
First of all thyroid cancer is very rare, and the lump would be in the front of your throat, I know because I have an enlarged thyroid and when I asked the doctor about cancer he said it is like a 5% chance which is very slim. It is probably a sore throat and a swollen lymph node, they enlarge when you get sick. Don't worry!! By the way, you don't get a scratchy throat from a thyroid problem.
2007-03-05 09:05:51 · answer #8 · answered by Stuck in the middle of nowhere 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My big brother had something like that a few weeks ago, when he had flu. He had a bad cough & he also had a lump in his throat, he couldn't feel it while swallowing i don't think but he could feel it when he pressed his neck. It hurt when he pressed on it, and i think it was hard.
If it doesn't hurt, it'll hopefully go away, but make an appointment with your GP if it's doesn't go away within 5 days of its appearence, as it could be Mumps or Glandular Fever.
Hope it goes okay for yoo =] xx
2007-03-05 09:04:47 · answer #9 · answered by ♥H] ッ 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
About two years ago I had bronchitis then noticed a small swelling (soft lump) on the left side of my neck. I went to a ENT doctor and told me I had something called a brachial cleft cyst. He said I was born with it and just came to a surface at the age of 44. Now I need surgery to have it removed because it has gotten rather large. Please go to the doctor and have him check it out. Good luck!
2007-03-05 10:34:23 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋