Please help me! For one, I am scared. I have been having symptoms since at least August. In September, I woke up one morning after having a few drinks, extremely swollen around and under my jaw. A couple of days later, I developed a rash. I also had a feeling of having a lump in my throat.I went to my PCP and he didn't know anything, or so he said. He then referred me out to an endocrinologist. I went to the endo and she performed an ultrasound on my thyroid. Stated that I had a multinodular goiter but that was not causing the lump feeling in my throat. She referred me to an ENT. Well, I didn't go because of the holidays. The first week of January, I had the worst sore throat ever, with swelling of the nodes. Went to PCP, he tested for strep and it was negative. My throat was nothing but ulcers and white stuff. He gave me a shot and 2 scripts for antibiotics and told me that I should get to feeling better that afternoon. I got worse and wound upp going to the ER the next day. The ER Dr looked at my throat and asked if I had burnt my throat. I said no. He told me that since I didn't burn my throat, he would guess throat cancer. Yes, I smoke. He told me to meet the ENT Monday morning. So I did. The ENT sent me for CT scan and it indicated lymphoma and neoplasms around my carotid avein and jugular artery on the left side of my neck. I run fevers off and on. I hurt, I have no energy. I feel like crap and my head hurts. I have itches that feel as if they are bone deep at times. I go for my MRI tomorrow. What should I expect? Has anybody had similar symptoms? I would like to know anything. My doctor doesn't want to tell me ANYTHING until later. I can't blame him but I am about to die from the anxiety of not knowing. THanks!!