tonsilitis won't go away, pleez halp (serious)

[Penile_Dementia]

Bout 3-4 weeks ago I came down with a sore throat and my tonsils swelled up... my sinuses, chest and gums were all infected and my gums started bleeding badly.

Gum bleeding has stopped though gums don't look great... I've just finished a 2 week course of antibiotics which barely helped and now there is white and grey **** on my left tonsil, and some grey lumps around my mouth. My entire throat and back of my gums are hugely raw and veiny looking.

I'm going to the doctor but can only afford so many checkups, and he can only afford so much time per checkup, so I've learned practically nothing off him...

I gargle with salt and mouthwash twice daily. I want to get back into training but I can't even do light cardio without symptoms getting much worse for the next few days.

Please help...

[dragongly]

Arent they just removed if you keep getting sore throats

[Penile_Dementia]

Originally Posted by dragongly

Arent they just removed if you keep getting sore throats

Sure, but I have no idea about affordability, and I won't be able to see a doctor til next week, and it's rapidly getting worse

[CBinns23]

Find someone with antibiotics preferably penicillin...thats what the doctor gives for tonsillitis, i had it like 4 times within 8 months....it sucks

[TheClips]

I know you said you already gargle, but try gargling with HOT (as hot as you can stand) salt water, with two crushed up aspirin mixed in. Try to let it go down your throat as much as possible without it making you sick (STRONG no homo).

[mickeylax311]

Had the same problem. Had to have them removed.

[Skeeter Pugh]

Had mine removed when I was just a small child.

[Penile_Dementia]

Originally Posted by CBinns23

Find someone with antibiotics preferably penicillin...thats what the doctor gives for tonsillitis, i had it like 4 times within 8 months....it sucks

Thanks but just finished a course of antibiotics brah... No effect.

Originally Posted by TheClips

I know you said you already gargle, but try gargling with HOT (as hot as you can stand) salt water, with two crushed up aspirin mixed in. Try to let it go down your throat as much as possible without it making you sick (STRONG no homo).

Thanks brah, I do it with warm water already but I'll heat it up and grab the aspirin

[sentinel122885]

Need to get some antibotics man. I used to get that all the time. Sounds like you need to get them removed.

[TechLady]

u not swinin' out are you?


serious though, it sounds like you better go ahead and have ur tonsils removed

you can have ice cream afterwards, if that's any consolation.

[Penile_Dementia]

Originally Posted by mickeylax311

Had the same problem. Had to have them removed.

Originally Posted by King 13

Had mine removed when I was just a small child.

How long was the recovery period for you brahs?

And anyone get 'em removed as a teen/adult? I assume your breath smells at the start of the recovery phase... how long b4 I can kiss with no halitosis?

[jamesk20]

Originally Posted by Fran_McCarthy

Bout 3-4 weeks ago I came down with a sore throat and my tonsils swelled up... my sinuses, chest and gums were all infected and my gums started bleeding badly.

Gum bleeding has stopped though gums don't look great... I've just finished a 2 week course of antibiotics which barely helped and now there is white and grey **** on my left tonsil, and some grey lumps around my mouth. My entire throat and back of my gums are hugely raw and veiny looking.

I'm going to the doctor but can only afford so many checkups, and he can only afford so much time per checkup, so I've learned practically nothing off him...

I gargle with salt and mouthwash twice daily. I want to get back into training but I can't even do light cardio without symptoms getting much worse for the next few days.

Please help...

hey, i went through the same thing except i was on about 5 diff antibiotics, none of them helped.... i had strep/tonsilitis 5 times in like3months. i had a tonsilectomy done and it cleared me up. wich is probaby wat your gona have to do.

[dabbmw2002]

I got tonsilitus about a year ago, it cleared up in a week. Do you know if it is viral or bacterial? The antibiotics aren't going to do anything if it viral. 3-4 weeks sounds like a long time for it not to heal, might just have to get them removed. Sucks brah.

[Skeeter Pugh]

Originally Posted by Fran_McCarthy

How long was the recovery period for you brahs?

And anyone get 'em removed as a teen/adult? I assume your breath smells at the start of the recovery phase... how long b4 I can kiss with no halitosis?

mine was actually pretty bad, I could barely talk for awhile and was puking up blood the first few days i was home. thats really all i can remember i was only 6 or 7 at the time.

[jamesk20]

it sucks man, ive been there. i would probably be around 200solid lbs if i never got this crap, and to top it off i was given an antibiotic after surgery (clindamycin) for 2 weeks wich killed alll the good bacteria in my digestive trac and i am still tryin to get my stomach back to normal. not tryin to scare you just be aware of wat antibiotics can do....yes they help but they also harm. dont let your doc keep given them out like candy. this is wat mine did. go see an ENT ear nose throat DOC ASAP

[bustermac]

Originally Posted by Fran_McCarthy

Sure, but I have no idea about affordability, and I won't be able to see a doctor til next week, and it's rapidly getting worse

Sounds like you'll need to get them removed. It might be something you just have to do even if you can't afford it right now. You'll be able to make payments. You don't want to mess around if it's really infected. Infections can spread and even get in your bloodstream.



Claim you just walked into the emergency room from Mexico. Free care.

[jamesk20]

i had mine removed in febuary, it was painfull and it took me about 2.5 weeks to be able to talk and eat somewat normaly. the 5th day after surgery is wen the pain gets wild and yes your breath is rank for about 1-2 weeks.

[Penile_Dementia]

Back from doctors. It's mono.