I have had swollen glands in the right side on my neck for over a year. my MD said i had tonsillitis about 5 times so they sent me to an ent. is it common to have like 'flare ups" ? where youre throat swells where you can't swallow for a few days?

Submitted by Jonathan Owings Sun 01/23/2011

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The ent i went to said i may

Submitted by Jonathan Owings on Sun, 01/23/2011 - 01:04.

The ent i went to said i may have lymphoma, they did a biopsy but i wont know for a few more days. the wait is killing me and im just trying to do some research in my own time to see if i can figure anything out.

sorry i could type it all into the question box.

It's not common for lymph

Submitted by Ross Bonander on Sun, 01/23/2011 - 06:04.

It's not common for lymph nodes swollen from cancerous lymphocytes to wax and wane; these are for all intents and purposes tumors and while tumors can come and go it's not so common. Do your nodes hurt?

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