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How normal is it to have tonsilitis twice in 5 weeks?

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loopylou6 · 07/04/2010 12:16

I only normally get this once every few years, but I had it about 5 weeks ago, extremely painful, complete with white stuff on the throat. Took antibiotics, all cleared up.

Saturday night, I woke up with a very painful feeling in right tonsil and gland, which by sunday you could see loads of white spots and what looked like a lump with a big white head on my sore tonsil.

Funnily enough though, its only my right side that hurts, even though the white also covers the left side. I am taking anti biotics I had stashed away and they appear to be helping, but is it normal to have tonsilitis twice in 5 weeks? I stupidly googled and am now worrying about sinister fatal deseases

Please tell me that if it was anything terrible, it wouldnt be subsiding, but in fact getting worse.

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TartanKnickers · 07/04/2010 12:20

It probably hadn't completely cleared the first time.

Taking a few antibiotics you have stashed away won't help - it will come back again if you don't finish a complete course.

Heifer · 07/04/2010 12:47

I've just got over tonsillitis and still have about 4 days worth of AB to take. Did you stop taking them as soon as you were better or did you finish the course?

I would go back back to the docs to get a proper course of ABs.

I wouldn't worry about it being anything more serious though, the white throat is agive away....

You have tonsillitis again..

Rest up...

loopylou6 · 07/04/2010 13:02

I did finish the course, but I had other infections going on at the same time, so maybe they wernt strong enough?

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