The day it begins

A BRIEF history of how we got to where we are.

After battling a sinus infection most of the summer, I thought the congestion in the back of my throat was the lingering affects of the infection. Finally in early-to-mid August I started thinking maybe it was something else so I called the ENT for an appointment. With shoulder surgery scheduled for August 29th I opted for the September 4th appointment so I could go while I was already off work from the surgery.

So today my ENT showed me what I can't believe I hadn't already seen. My left tonsil was pretty big. After sticking things in my nose and down my throat, including his hands, he told me he wouldn't know until he had a biopsy but he was pretty confident this was a cancerous growth.

HOLY CRAP! Not what I was expecting out of the appointment. He scheduled an appointment for an MRI and a CT Scan on my throat/neck on Monday to see where it has and hasn't grown.

Jenny and I aren't sure what to think. Scared to death, of course, but we know so little at this point.