DazS1Turbo

Been layed up in bed since monday

Doctors gave me penicillin but hasn't helped so far

Throat swollen and to be honest im in agony, have hardly slept for 3 nights and have only managed to drink a cold pint of chicken soup

ive tried shed load of paracetamol and iburofen no help, panadol no joy managed to track down some co-codamol 20/500's and taking them with nurofen and thats helping but been sick due to all tablets no doubt, ive stuck to the 4 hour rule and not taken more than i should have

How long this expected to last? anyone else suffered with this in their 30's?

Knocked me for 6 this like

GaryBean

suffered with it bad last year was on antibiotics for 3 weeks before it cleared up.
have you tried salt water that seemed to help me.
the other half had it last week was layed up in bed all week apart from friday

collierm

Get 'em yanked

GaryBean

my doc would not do mine at the time because i smoked.
have since gave up the smoking and have not had it since

Rsmat

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go complain like fook to the doctors and they will get you an appointment for them taken out.

Dangerous Malcolm..

I had it about a year ago and was laid up for a week. I was prescribed penicillin too, and it had no effect after about 5 days so I went back and he told me to double the dose. I was mucho better in a couple of days then. I found ice cream helped MASSIVELY!!

white2lsr

iTrader: (1)

They are very reluctant to take them out these days.

DazS1Turbo

Cheers chaps Ice cream and ice pops have helped, gargled with salt water and i must admit im deffo in a little less discomfort

dont like the sound of 3 weeks of this though

cheers

Chopper1981

Try the Vicks antiseptic throat spray, you can direct the spray to the very back of your throat and it numbs the whole area rather than just your tounge like strepsils etc....

Ginge !

im due see a consultant about mine as they think its why i get sore throat/ear infections and chest infections alot,,,,, word of advice dont fucking ask them how they do it or google "suture" at all !!!

Ellie

You're doing everything you can already. Keep taking co-codamol + ibuprofen (try and eat something before the ibuprofen-that might be what made you sick).
You could get a throat spray as mentioned. If youve got any soluble aspirin (300mg) dissolve in water and gargle with it. If you decide to swallow it (no jokes please!!!) then skip a dose of ibuprofen (co-codamol is fine, ibuprofen OR aspirin).
Hope its better soon

vernam616

I never really ail anything and in 8 years of my working life i can count on one hand the days ive had off sick, but this knocked me right out, was off work for a week and half

i stuck to the 4 hour rule, 2 anadin extras and 1 ibuprofen, and as odd as it sounds drink plenty of hot tea it does help !

It used to wear off for around 1 hr or 2 and then come back, throat sweets like halls soothers/lockets do not help at all so dont bother wasting cash on them

get well soon, and enjoy hours of mind numbing daytime television

DazS1Turbo

Got a spray delivered before and it helps thanks

Not been sick since and have kept the patten of co-codamol and iburofen and working a lot better, i think i might even get a reasonable sleep tonight but my ears are really blooming sore now!!!

Drank a pint of cold oxtail soup and it was blooming tasty

Thanks for all advice - just hope it clears up soon blooming painfull

grotty

iTrader: (1)

I had mine taken out as a kid but i still get it every now and then. Its not as bad as it used to be tho

furqall

lets hope you aint got what i had ...QUINSY had to have a weeks stay in hospital having puss drained by syringe nice. i only went to the docs because i had a sore throat one weekend and started to have trouble breathing and got rushed to hospital .

but they did remove my tonsils at the the age of 27 , 6 months after having quinsy.

COCHYN

Suffered with tonsilitis about 4 times a year, really badly. So had them taken out 2 years ago, best thing I ever did....even if I was 24 years old at the time (not great when you're older). Get them taken out, you don't need them anyway, they're only there to battle against bacteria when you're a child to the point your organs develop and take over.