tonsillitis
I have no idea how to spell that, but that’s basically what I have: a swollen, inflamed tonsil. (Only one, but man, is it making itself known!)
I woke up yesterday with a sore throat, knowing that my normally big tonsils were a little bigger than normal – I had trouble swallowing. As the day wore on, though, I felt better.
This morning, I woke up unable to swallow at all. Literally. I swallowed, and everything I tried to swallow was still there when I was done. I panicked…
Swallowing is one of those few things you’re born knowing how to do, and I couldn’t. The last time I felt like this, I had strep throat AND mono at the same time. All in all, not a great way to wake up.
After dropping David off at the seminary, I drove on to my doctor’s in Indy. They did a throat culture and pronounced me clear of strep, but told me if I didn’t feel better in a week to come back for mono blood tests. Then the doctor told me to take Tylenol or Advil… which is what David told me to do early this morning.
Check out my math skills: So, by the transitive principle, if Dave says to take Tylenol and the Doctor says to take Tylenol, then David is the doctor. =)
Anyway, I was hoping that they’d be so shocked about the size of my throat-blocking and uvula-sticking tonsils that they’d tell me it was time to have them out. That should have happened (imho) when I was a kid.
No such luck. At least I don’t have strep.
when i was a little kid, like 4 or so, i had tonselitis so bad i was throwing up blood. that’s when my mom a.)freaked out and b.)took me to the hospital. the doctor wanted to know why i didn’t tell my mom my throat hurt. i didn’t think it hurt that bad. seems like i’ve always had big tonsils. medical people are always commenting on it.
that stinks. Amanda has mono right now and she thought it was strep. Not fun. I’ve never had any tonsil such issues, so I can only imagine. I just got (almost) over being sick, and it hurt to swallow.
The thing thats the worse is that when you realize you can’t, suddenly thats all you seem to be able to think about, and then its no longer an involuntary solution!
So, can you swallow again? I can’t believe the doctor wasnt’ more worried!
For the record, don’t WISH for having your tonsils out. Speaking from experience, it was the worst experience of my adult life. However, if you feel the need to lose 12 pounds in 10 days, that’s a good way to start. Terrible – absolutely horrible. Avoid at all costs!!