Hubby and I have been together 10 years and he's always had problems with his tonsils.
We worked out that, by eliminating crisps from his diet, he was able to reduce the amount of times he contracted tonsillitis. The doctor said this is because his tonsils are so scarred from previous infections that food sits in the scars and causes a new infection.
Last September he was hospitalised with Quinsy which is quite nasty and he was struggling to eat and breathe, needed antibiotics through an IV as couldn't swallow anything.
The NHS website says quinsy is usually an infection through the tonsils so when DH became ill again a few months later with just tonsillitis, he asked if his tonsils could be removed...they've said no!
He's now had tonsillitis 3 times since being in hospital and is currently recovering from Quinsy again now, but our doctor won't recognise the Quinsy as a tonsil related problem so has said he's not had this 'quota' of infections?
Reading the symptoms of Quinsy, I'm quite worried and I want him to be seen by someone but how do you get past a GP that won't help?
Thanks for any advice!
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LongLiveTheChief · 03/01/2017 21:27
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