Hi,
My name is Debi.
I am a 59 year old smoker and have been for many many years. Today, I went to the emergency room to been seen for tenderness in the front of my neck down by the collar bone. right in the center. it feels like little tendons there that are sore. This 'soreness' has been there for a little over a week and just hasnt' gotten any better so I thought I should be seen. He checked the back of my throat and my neck didn't find any swollen nodes or lumps but said he wants me seen my and ENT to have a scope done for my throat and voicebox. Ok...THAT scared me to death. I'm afraid of the scope and of course the possibility of having cancer! I probably won't even be able to be seen by the ENT until well after the holidays and am so scared I can't eat or sleep. Is there anything....anything that you can say that might? make me feel anybetter so I can enjoy the holidays with my family? I know you can't diagnose or anything, but that is not what I'm asking for. :) the scoping itself scares me. the thought of something going down my throat while I'm awake if frightening to say the least.
thankyou for reading
debi