Doctor's are not Helping me? Swollen Tonsils?!


Question: Doctor's are not Helping me? Swollen Tonsils?
I don't know what to do. This all started 3 months ago. I got a white bump on my tonsil. More appeared later with a giant one at the side of my throat. With it came lots of headaches, chills, and a general feeling of feeling sick, so I went to a walk in clinic. They gave me clindamycin to take for a week. It helped with some of the swelling...but it didn't get rid of the white bump on my tonsil.
I got headaches for a long time...and generally felt horrible.
Eventually my tonsils swelled up. They are both huge...and imflammed and my glands are swollen. It hurts so much and I have an awful cough and it's hard to breathe..I went in again and they told me "sorry we don't know what it is. We're going to refer you to a throat, nose and ear doctor. We also need to take a swab of your throat". so I had to go home with nothing...

I got no advice or anything, they just sent me home. I was so tired and achy by the time I got back home I crashed on my bed. My tonsils throbbed...i couldn't eat anything. My whole neck is pounding..right into my ears. I got a fever.
I took advil, so then I could sleep.

Next morning, I woke up feeling even worse. My cough is so harsh, and there is a fowl taste at the back of my throat...it's hard to breathe, it feels swollen, congested and infected all down my throat. My tonsils are bigger, only a small area is visable where I can breathe...they hurt like knives..it honestly hurts so bad they might as well be bleeding.

So I phoned in and the walk in clinic told me "sorry we havent got anything back yet" I then asked them "What am I supposed to do? its getting worse"...I could barely talk on the phone...it's literally impossible to talk. They said "well you can come back in if you want".

I don't think they understand, I live so far from the clinic. Just getting there takes me 3 hours. They arn't helping me...and I have no clue what's wrong with me ...all I know is it's getting worse.

What should I do? There are no closer walk in clinics where I live. If I go to the hospital I know I'll be waiting for 8 hours or longer...and I am so sick, it's hard sit up and even type this now.

Answers:

If you are feeling so sick that it is hard to type, then go to the hospital. There are rules that they have to see you and assess you within a certain time period, depending on whats wrong. You will definitly get treatment there as they are not allowed to dismiss you if you are going to get worse. This has happened with me before, and i was seen quite soon, and given treatment. Definitly go to the hospital, and take someone with you family member/friend if you can.

Been in a similar situation!



Go to the hospital. They're more professional.



A walk in clinic is just that, a walk in clinic. They fix the immediate problem, but they don't worry about anything else. If you want to get a better form of treatment, take yourself to a real hospital or doctor.




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