M.F.
My husband had an abscess near his tonsils and he had to go to an ENT to have it drained. It was a fluke-thing and must have been developing for quite a while before it became painful and swollen. If he hadn't gone to the doctor to have it looked at, the doctor told him his throat could have swollen and blocked his airway... don't mean to scare you but you should have it checked.