Tonsilitis...horrible...!

[alexkp]

I am sitting here, having just got back from the Doctors with a raging case of tonsilitis. I haven't had it for some years, but oh boy, it hurts. Now on antibiotics. It came on on Weds night, and I spent pretty much all of Thursday in bed.

The missus (who has never had it) seems to think it is just a sore throat. I guess so, in much the same way nuclear warhead is just a bomb...

Any other sufferers out there?

[up-the-dubs]

Once when I was young. Hard luck buddy.

[motco]

Yep! I remember it well - lying in bed, gripping the sides when I swallowed 'cos it hurt so much but feeling that I HAD to swallow just to see if I still could. I wouldn't wish it on anyone.


Well I might, but not many!

[BliarOut]

Chloraseptic spray helps if you haven't tried it yet. It's mildly anaesthetic IIRC.

[cliffe_mafia]

My wife gets tonsilitis a few times a year and I've had it too. The worst part is needing to cough/drink/eat and not being able to because of the golf ball at the back of your throat. You have my sympathies

>> Edited by cliffe_mafia on Friday 10th February 11:03

[GasBlaster]

Got my sympathies mate - I had a severe case a while ago. Lost over a stone in weight (couldn't swallow food). Had to spit into a glass (couldn't swallow saliva). Nurse suggested gargling with aspirin - made it a million times worse. Eventually antibios sorted it out.

[Jinx]

I had recurring tonsilitis at university - you have my sympathy. At one stage it got so bad the doctor waanted to hospitalise me so I could be given anti-biotics via a drip. I declined but experienced one of the worst nights of pain and fever in my life (thus far).

[speedchick]

Plenty of ice cream.....

[GasBlaster]

speedchick said:

Plenty of ice cream.....

When it got a bit better I lived on McDonalds chocolate milkshakes for a couple of days, yummy!

[alexkp]

BliarOut said:

Chloraseptic spray helps if you haven't tried it yet. It's mildly anaesthetic IIRC.

Yep - got that. Gives a couple of minutes minor relief...

I am actually feeling like I want to have the buggers surgically removed.

[Jinx]

anonymous said:

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You have to wait until the swelling goes down i.e you're better.

>> Edited by Jinx on Friday 10th February 11:12

[BliarOut]

anonymous said:

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I had mine removed about ten years ago after I had a quinsy sp? The bugger nearly closed my windipe off. Had a few days in hospital gargling Hydrogen Peroxide

Funny thing is I went in hospital for another operation a while back and they said I still have my tonsils. Can the buggers grow back?

[darreni]

I had my first ever case of tonsilitis last october, & f**k me did it hurt.
just keep taking the tablets & lots of fluids, i don't think there is much else you can do.

[telecat]

Beware of the infection heading for your ears. I had my tonsils removed when about 4 due to the Infections affecting my ears. The pain was bad enough for me to bang my head againest the floor!!

[paulhol]

when i was a kid i used to get it all the time, then the doctor said if it came again id have to have them taken out. that was the last time i had it - since then ive believed illness has some sort of psychological aspect to it.


right now ive managed to cut my inner jaw right down by my throat so i remember the pain, i can feel the gash with my tongue and it f***ing hurts

[muley]

You have my sympathies - I used to get it fairly often, but since I stopped smoking it's never come back - funny that.

[darreni]

the fever that came with mine was crazy, i had a temp of 103 just prior to my wife calling A&E to see if i should go in.

While i was back to work in a couple of weeks i did'nt feel 100% for a couple of months afterwards. My GP did a series of blood tests as he suspected glandular fever. Thankfully it wasn't.

[Mattw]

My wife had her tonsils out on Tuesday this week. Poor soul is not only having to cope with the massive pain that this must be causing but she also has three broken ribs from boarding in Switzerland two weeks ago!!

She has been having issues with her tonsils for years now, it got to the point where they were so big that her throat looked as if it was half the size it should be and that was without them being inflamed!!

Now you'd think I would be appreciating the peace and quite at home right now, but she is in such obvious pain and discomfort I would rather be being nagged!!!

Problem is I feel totally useless to help her, I keep plying her with the drugs that the hospital gave us and making her eat, as they said the more she eats the easier it will become – bought her some ice lollies as well. Anyone been through it who has any tips on easing the pain?

[Andy SIBL]

Had glandular fever in my late teens and the subsequently suffered tonsilitis like symptons (swollen tonsils, white spots etc.) every few weeks after. Only problem was that it was viral and did not response to antibiotics so had to get worse before it got better.

Ended up with a severe bout that put in hospital on a drip for nearly a week. They took them out after this and I've never looked back. I can honestly say in the 8 years that have passed since I have had 1 cold and everything else has been self inflicted.

With this in mind, what use do they actually serve? I honestly don't know and would be interested to find out!

[dick dastardly]

Had it when I was 3, hurt like a bitch. I can remember going into surgery crying because my mum couldn't come with me. How's that for an earliest memory?