Lump in the Throat

Im a 56 year old woman, 3 grownup children, working full time
Absolutely nothing special about me. Gliding through life doing normal things, continously thinking of ways to take early retirement, dreams of buying a camper van and living my best life. Then about 3 month ago things changed. In February 2023 my Grandaughter was born, a couple of weeks passed and I was due to go and stay with my daughter to help with the baby, I had developed this annoying sore throat, I just couldn’t shift it. I done a covid test as I didn’t want to put my little Grandaughter at risk, it was negative. Ok, I thought and carried on, I tried the usual lozenges and chemist sprays but nothing improved it. This went on for about 8 weeks, I constantly took pain killers which did ease it but never got rid of it. Now, I’m not a drama queen or a snow flake but I kept hearing myself say out loud to anyone that would listen ‘ my throat really hurts”, I felt like I was whining, I was annoying myself with my constant whinge but still I done fuck all about it, just carried on with my day moaning my head off, no doubt irritating those around me. Various people in my world would tell me to see a doctor, I always said I would but I felt like a right hyperchondriac ‘oh doctor, I know your saving lives but I have a sore throat ” can you stop everything and give me some attention…but i knew it was time to get my act together and make a appointment…then it began.