Question: I am very pleased to meet you and thank you for your time. My name is Cars-Lee and I am a CMA & Surgical Technologist. I was recently diagnosed with an inflamed Thyroid and Parathyroid along with nodules on both, One still in the same area as last 7 yrs. ago, just enlarged as of now. Since the Barium Swallow, Ultrasound & Scope, have found a muscle in my L-neck more enlarged leaning toward R-side, w/some type of mass within.

My jugular now feels almost atrophied (L-side) and I can now "see" the newest growth that I have concern for, inside my open-mouthed exam, growing inward on the L-side with a topographical blood-red and white streaked (some white blister like areas) larger than a tonsil or adenoid (norm. size), encompassing most of the back of my throat. I can hardly speak, cannot swallow more than bullion soup consistency, and a fever of 102-highest of 104.8 with tylenol on a regular basis.

I cannot get in to see my PCP until Wed.afternoon, yet with my discomfort level, nerves, sleeplessness and inability to talk to my husband w/o writing on paper and crying (also painful), i'm not sure if I can or should wait till then.

Do you have any input as to what it could be? what I should do till then for the discomfort for the most part?