whoopsie Posted March 7, 2011 Share Posted March 7, 2011 I am feeling shocking. Can I have some sympathy please? (pathetic pathetic pathetic). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angie Posted March 7, 2011 Share Posted March 7, 2011 Gentle internet hugs (((hugs))) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whoopsie Posted March 7, 2011 Author Share Posted March 7, 2011 Oh thank you x I'd forgotten how bad it makes you feel (which is probably a good thing). Problem is i'm supposed to have an operation on Thursday, and if I can't shift this it'll get cancelled! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seagazer Posted March 7, 2011 Share Posted March 7, 2011 Lots of sympathy from me, its horrible having tonsilitis, hope it goes before your op. Good luck for that too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickencam Posted March 7, 2011 Share Posted March 7, 2011 Loads of sympathy from me. I have had quite a few horrible bouts over the years. Fortunately I have been ok for about the last 10 years, with just the odd minor flare up that has had me worried. Get plenty of rest, take painkillers, do you usually need antibiotics to shift it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted March 7, 2011 Share Posted March 7, 2011 Sympathetic post. Hope you feel better soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whoopsie Posted March 7, 2011 Author Share Posted March 7, 2011 You lovely people xx I saw the GP this morning and he's given me antibiotics which i've started. I might not have bothered but i'm worried about the op. Lovely GP laughed and told me if people didn't 'bother' him he'd be out of a job! He also told me to take regular painkillers. I went to work but gave up and came home to bed. Hope i'm a bit better tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiggy Posted March 7, 2011 Share Posted March 7, 2011 yuck tonsilitis is horrible, I hope you feel better soon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freddie Posted March 7, 2011 Share Posted March 7, 2011 Me too, loads of sympathy, as I have the throat of razors, and the neck of hell. Lots of drugs from this morning, as I had to suffer all weekend until the practise opened today Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whoopsie Posted March 7, 2011 Author Share Posted March 7, 2011 (edited) Oh a fellow sufferer, we can wallow in self-pity together! Hope you get better soon too. I would really like to be able to go to sleep - simple pleasures denied! Edited March 8, 2011 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alis girls Posted March 7, 2011 Share Posted March 7, 2011 My op was cancelled some years back due to an infection and I bottled it and never went back. wish you better and hope all goes well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whoopsie Posted March 7, 2011 Author Share Posted March 7, 2011 I want this op - it's the first step in fertility treatment for us! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mollyripkim Posted March 7, 2011 Share Posted March 7, 2011 Hope you feel better soon and definitely in time for your op, sounds like you have some exciting and also emotional times ahead so good luck. Sending lots of hugs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goosey Lucy Posted March 7, 2011 Share Posted March 7, 2011 Sending sympathetic hugs, I have the razor throat too Hope you feel better soon and the op goes well x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fluffyfeet Posted March 7, 2011 Share Posted March 7, 2011 I was told to gargle with soluble aspirin to help sort the little devils out - but remember not to swallow it I suffered for years and eventually had them taken out at 21 - and then to add insult to injury no jelly and ice-cream. Instead they made me eat crispy bacon and well done toast - Yuck! Hope you feel better soon. Dawn x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whoopsie Posted March 8, 2011 Author Share Posted March 8, 2011 Not swallow it? Defeats the object surely? I have some soluble ibuprofen to try - sure it'll taste vile but if it works I don't care! On the plus side I got a bit of sleep last night so maybe the antibiotics are kicking in already. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClaireG Posted March 8, 2011 Share Posted March 8, 2011 Ooh ouch tonsillites is horrid. I used to suffer really badly when i was little and had my tonsils out when i was 9. Am hoping the anti biotics are starting to work and that you will be ok for Thursday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whoopsie Posted March 8, 2011 Author Share Posted March 8, 2011 I have worked out that by Thursday i'll have had 3 complete days worth of antibiotics - reckon that'll have got rid of most of it. For my fellow sufferers, the soluble ibuprofen did taste vile but also eased the pain considerably. Gargle and swallow (over the sink just in case!!!). It's very boring sitting in bed though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saronne Posted March 8, 2011 Share Posted March 8, 2011 I had a bout of tonsilitis a few weeks ago. Every inch of my body ached and I had nasty white spots on my tonsils Fortunately, the antibiotics worked a treat and cleared it up after a few days. My GP said that he'd seen a lot more cases this year. Hope you feel better real soon. Saronne x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whoopsie Posted March 9, 2011 Author Share Posted March 9, 2011 No white spots (which I was expecting) but my ear feels like it's going to explode! What the hell have I done to myself now? 2011 is not a healthy one so far - this is the 4th infection I think Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 Nasty stuff, take care and get better soon. I found that gargling with Aloe dent aloe vera mouth wash helped for some reason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisP Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 Do you have to have white spots for it to be tonsilitis? I've always had them, but then I've had a cracking sore throat/neck/glands since sinday night Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whoopsie Posted March 9, 2011 Author Share Posted March 9, 2011 I don't know I thought you did but the GP said it's definately tonsillitis. I look in the mirror and half my throat is closed off! Must be doing the rounds at the moment. Hope you are feeling better soon too x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saronne Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 I think you can have viral (without spots) or bacterial (with spots) tonsilitis. Both sorts make you feel horrible. My GP was more than happy to dole out the antibiotics when he saw the spots. Normally, he's quite strict about not giving them.. Saronne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whoopsie Posted March 10, 2011 Author Share Posted March 10, 2011 Update - the tonsils seem to be getting better -hoorah! However I got a phone call as we were driving to the hospital to say there isn't a bed for me! VERY annoying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
