I am very confused is what I think. There should be a very low likelihood that it’s cancer but also not sure what else it could be. Swollen nodes on same side as surgery. It is my understanding the only way to know is to take them out. Talked with ENT a surgeon yesterday who feels that it is very unusual for nodes that are cancerous to be painful and so thus puzzles him. So now the drs are trying to figure out if the nodes are most likely cancerous before we do surgery and I am back at the point when I had cancer on my tongue I just want it out. My options are to go with Sloan Kettering and wait maybe a week or a local hospital that could get me in sooner. Because it’s the nodes and a more complex procedure would lean toward Sloan Kettering since the surgeon does more neck dissections. The waiting part is tough. Anyones thoughts or ideas are appreciated. I am having a hard time sleeping these days.