Help please I'm panicking

[Girlmumm123]

Hi I've been panicking I have a white lump at the back of my throat and a pain in my neck had a telephone call with Dr who says tonsillitis but I really don't think it is I will add a picture

Could be. Or you may have swallowed something hot.

Was looking at the white spot

Looks like tonsillitis to me. I've had it many times and it looks just like that.

Gargle with very slightly salted water, it will help to soothe it. Don't drink it though, gargle and then spit it out.

So was I. I often get white spots when my throat is inflamed. Do you feel unwell otherwise?

What are you worried about?

Have a pain in my neck, loss of appetite, bad anxiety.

I'd take some ibuprofen and paracetamol and go to sleep for nap. You're body needs to rest.

What makes you attribute that to more than tonsillitis? Does it hurt to swallow?

Yep, tonsillitis. It's bloody miserable. My cousin used to get it over and over and was always really ill with it.

If you really don’t think it’s tonsillitis, what do you think it is?

I had something identical. Dentist said tonsil stone, which was clearly wrong, but it disappeared after a few weeks so I'll never know

What do you think it is?

You've got a sore throat.

Are you getting help for your health anxiety?

Normal for tonsillitis. I've had them...just rest up and drink loads.

This.

Pain and loss of appetite is normal with tonsillitis. Normally when I get it my throat hurts so much I can barely swallow, your neck may hurt if your glands are swollen as well.

Think my worry is because only the one pus looking spot which I wasn't sure was on actual tonsil

It is on a tonsil!

I hope your not feeling to ill today xx, get plenty of rest and fluids.

So apparently it's a tonsil stone any one experienced these?

Yes. Gargle regularly with sea-salted warm water until gone.

Thank you how long do they usually last

Looks like a tonsil stone or cyst I would say, they’re harmless but unsightly. I had one recently, still have it in fact, months later and it’s much bigger than yours and the doc wasn’t worried. Try not to worry, hard I know.

It varies. In my experience gargling makes a huge difference, as well as antibiotics of course. Maybe a couple of weeks max. Good luck.