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Hello! I am 19 years old and I have noticed for about 4 months that I have a swelled tonsil, only one. I didn't did anything about it at first because when it hurt I waited a while for it to disappear but it actually never went away. When the tonsil stop bothering (didn't hurt anymore) I stopped paying attention but the swelling never went away. Lately I have paid more attention to the fact that it is already 4 or 5 months that I have that same tonsil swelled and painless and I am beginning to worry. Is this something that I should be very worried about?
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Hello Anon
Thank you for writing.
We cannot say if this swelling may be dangerous - it may mean that you have inflammation in this area - it may flare now again and then go dormant. It may be that you need your tonsils out. You will need to seek medical advice to know more.
April 17, 2018 - 2:21pmBest,
Susan
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Hello! I went to the doctor and he told me i had a polyp on the tonsil and it didnt look malignant, thanks God. I wanna know what are your thoughts and what symptoms should i have!
April 21, 2018 - 11:50pmThis Comment
Hello again
April 23, 2018 - 3:38pmI'm glad you got this checked.
The polyp needs to be removed and checked for cancer, no matter what. It's likely to be non-cancerous, as your doctor said.
Once it's removed and checked, you can evaluate the situation with your doctor.
Susan
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