https://davenelson.com/categories/cancer/ Recent content in Cancer on Dave Nelson https://davenelson.com/%3Clink%20or%20path%20of%20image%20for%20opengraph,%20twitter-cards%3E https://davenelson.com/%3Clink%20or%20path%20of%20image%20for%20opengraph,%20twitter-cards%3E Hugo en Wed, 11 Nov 2026 01:36:15 +0000 https://davenelson.com/my-cancer-journey-finding-a-diagnosis/ Wed, 11 Nov 2026 01:36:15 +0000 https://davenelson.com/my-cancer-journey-finding-a-diagnosis/ <h2 id="april-22-2021-at-urgent-care">April 22, 2021 at Urgent Care</h2> <p>On April 22, 2021 I had a sore throat, it had been bothering me for a couple of weeks but it had gotten bad enough that I went to the local urgent care.</p> <p>After a ridiculously long wait, even though I had an &ldquo;appointment,&rdquo; I met with a doctor who determined that I had a <strong>peritonsillar abscess</strong> which is a serious, pus-filled pocket that develops in the soft tissues next to one of the tonsils, usually as a complication of severe or untreated tonsillitis. I was given an antibiotic and a steroid.</p>