What to know if i am having throat cancer or not?

Hello guys,

  I have some issues with my throat. I having some kind of sour throat(no paint). I am having this from past 1 month. I used to smoke.

  Whenever i pause smoking for 1 week i feel better, but if i smoke 1 or 2, again my throat started itching.  Recently i am having some ear pain also.

  I went to  nearby doctor, they gave some tablets which is kind of ok for me. But still i am having same problem. They referred me to a digestive specialist. But my worry is , is this symptoms is for throat cancer.

Sorry for my English, Please advise me. I am terribly frustrated.

thanks

If you can talk your doctor into giving you a CT scan then you could possibly have a better idea if it's throat cancer.  In the meantime if you can completely stop smoking I'm sure that could be of help (probably easier said than done though I'm sure).

 My thoughts are with you.  Let us know how you are doing.

I would suggest you tell your doctor what your fears are and if he feels a CT scan would be in order.  As for insurance if the doctor feels a scan would be appropriate you could ask him if your insurance will pay for it - I'm pretty sure he could have someone who works for him help you with that to find out.

 Good luck to you.

On 10/2/2008 winman wrote:

Hello guys,

  I have some issues with my throat. I having some kind of sour throat(no paint). I am having this from past 1 month. I used to smoke.

  Whenever i pause smoking for 1 week i feel better, but if i smoke 1 or 2, again my throat started itching.  Recently i am having some ear pain also.

  I went to  nearby doctor, they gave some tablets which is kind of ok for me. But still i am having same problem. They referred me to a digestive specialist. But my worry is , is this symptoms is for throat cancer.

Sorry for my English, Please advise me. I am terribly frustrated.

 

thanks

 

My throat cancer symptoms were pain in my left ear and swollen lymph node on my left side. Get it checked out soon and stop smoking.