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Stopped Heavy Smoking Due To Pain, Swollen Neck Glands While Waking Up, Body Ache. Is It Tonsils Or Cancer ?

I am not a regularly smoker but on Friday I smoked quite heavily, to the point where i stopped because it was painful. The next day I woke up with swollen neck glands and by Sunday my body ached, I was feverish and I had a lot of difficulty swallowing. The pain is now significangtly less and the glands are no longer as big, although they are still swollen. Could this be a sign of cancer or is it probably just tonsillitis? Can heavy smoking cause an onset of tonsillitis?
Mon, 29 Jul 2013
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Hi,
Thanks for contacting HCM
you have lot of difficulty in swallowing with swollen neck gland most probably suggestive of Tonsillitis . Treatment may be given for this condition are
Antibiotics , rest, drink warm fluids, smooth foods,
Use a cool-mist vaporizer or humidifier in your room
Gargle with warm salt water
Suck on lozenges containing benzocaine or other anesthetics
Pain relievers such as acetaminophen .
Thanks
DR Hariom Sharma
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Stopped Heavy Smoking Due To Pain, Swollen Neck Glands While Waking Up, Body Ache. Is It Tonsils Or Cancer ?

Hi, Thanks for contacting HCM you have lot of difficulty in swallowing with swollen neck gland most probably suggestive of Tonsillitis . Treatment may be given for this condition are Antibiotics , rest, drink warm fluids, smooth foods, Use a cool-mist vaporizer or humidifier in your room Gargle with warm salt water Suck on lozenges containing benzocaine or other anesthetics Pain relievers such as acetaminophen . Thanks DR Hariom Sharma