apples24

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been to doctor they gave her penicillin for toncelitous (sorry spelling)

2 days later shes still ill as **** v bad throat cant even swallow anything hardly, poor old dear never seen her this bad can anyone recomend anything to help soothe her throat?

Chip

Phone NHs direct. Maybe she needs a different/stronger antibiotic as if shes been on p/cin for 2 days it should have started to clear up by now.

Dr Chip

J4CKO

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Could be post Xmas DT's ?

Seriously though, call a doctor, shaking isnt really normal.

apples24

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shes already on 250mg 4 x a day

mart360

thats a hefty dose.....



take her temp, and check for other symptoms...

she may be having a reaction to the antibiotics,,,


and get some professional advise pronto


Mart

apples24

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she has called them they told her to wait a couple days ill try find a thermometer

apples24

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oh and shes already taking paracetamol nurofen and sudofed and thats not touching the pain

TEMP 38.6

Raartoot

hmmmm....lets see!!!

Raartoot

only joking mate, I found ice a good soother!!!!

apples24

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pmsl they say salt heals aye

Raartoot

salt n egg nog....lol....

scoobyangel

tonsilitis is horrid.. temp, shakes, seriously bad throat.. all part of it... i had it for 2 weeks!!!


best thing to ease the throat is to gargle with asprin

Andy McCord

I've suffered with tonsillitus on & off for years, infact the last time i got it i rang the surgery & managed to get a prescription over the phone, 3 days later no improvement, which is not normal, felt really bad, struggling to swallow things, in the end the doctor came out to see me & he diagnosed quinsy , i spent 2 days in hospital on a drip, get the doc to have a look at her again..
http://www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk/en.aspx?articleID=307

Andy McCord

que detective jokes

CooperS

I had a similar thing (streptococal throat infection) when in my final year at uni, was fecking awful, affected my balance, couldn't stand up without help, nor keep anything down, every time I swallowed it was like someone was putting a red hot poker down my throat, wouldn't wish it on anyone, my heart goes out to your missus.

apples24

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i sent her off to doctors again this morning as she cant sleep now cant breathe properly so she just sat in the living room chair all night

hoping something will be resolved now she has appointment @ 9am

apples24

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well doctor not much help he gave her some soluble paracetemol and some anti inflamitory that disolves on your tounge but thats it

Andy McCord

Well that doesnt sound very good does it, what about the bloody infection

apples24

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shes taking penicillin for the infection started the dose 2 days ago

Generic User

I take it you mentioned to the Doctor you'd just been on a cruise?

I'd give her 3 days tops.

apples24

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um not sure if she did actually, just been out and bought her lots varied fruit and some veg shes trying to eat some fruit bless her

Andy McCord

if she has quinsy, it wont shift it with penicillin, Ive no idea what the stuff they gave me in the ENT ward from the drip, biut it was bloody powerful

apples24

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no way to tell spose tho is there apart from wait to see if the penicillin works

Clarebabes

Just sounds like the standard form of tonsilitius I used to get before having them out. I used to get hallucinations and wail in my sleep through the fever. I thought I'd never get better as it went on for days.

Just get her to keep taking the tablets, no matter how much it hurts to swallow. Get her a throat spray like Covornia (sp) and just make sure she is comfy. It will pass eventually.

Clare

apples24

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bloody nhs she woke up this morning worse than ever her face had swelled up terribly so she called the doctor after begging him to speak to her he says nothin to worry about even after she asked if was side effect to medicine, doc said no dont worry just swelling moving around

3 hrs later she had had enough sent her off to casualty and they suspect she has galangila fever have taken blood for a test etc doc was shocked when saw her toncills

Johnny E

if you mean glandular? fever this can take months to clear up and messes up immune system for years

mart360

who,s she been kissing on the cruise then


Mart

little-ginge

It may be quinsy (as above).. never heard of it before reading this and googled it.. apparently uncommon these days because of anitbiotics, but if the tonsillitis(sp) becomes acute, this occur.. sounds painful!!

It may be glandular fever (aka Epstein-Barr Virus) as you have a few days of mild symptoms, including headache and fever, and then the 'major' symptoms begin. They test for this by taking a blood sample...I had GF whilst at school, and they thought I may have it again - but my blood work came back negative...

The link below gives symptoms etc -

http://hcd2.bupa.co.uk/fact_sheets/h...ious_mono.html

Don't worry or panic if this is diagnosed - although recovery is dependent person to person, and how severely affected by the virus the person is, there is a better understanding now, than there was say 13 years ago of these types of conditions.

Ganglias ( as I have heard of them) are normally swellings around joints?

HTH - and I hope apples24 wife begins to feel a bit better soon..

Andy McCord

lets hope it is Quinsy, youre right it is rare these days, which is why i had about 6 student doctors gawping down my throat whilst i was in.

Hope shes soon well


Andy

Bartop

How is she now mate - sounds nasty..