Odds Are...

I can't remember if I mentioned it, but earlier this month I headed to the doctor because my throat was bothering me. It was a little on the sore side, and knowing me, if I didn't get things looked at, it would probably get a lot worse. They diagnosed me with acute tonsillitis and acute pharyngitis. Yep, nothing cute about either one of those. I was given some antibiotics and sent on my merry way. Well, things never really got better, and there were days I even felt worse. Today I was trying to eat lunch and I was having a hard time swallowing my food, all because one of my tonsils was swollen, making it feel like I have a ping-pong ball suck in my throat. Now that just pisses me off...it doesn't hurt, but dammit, it's getting in my way of enjoying food, and this girl loves to eat. So I headed back to the doctor and he decided to prescribe me a stronger antibiotic. I'm allergic to penicillin, and we did talk about that for a few minutes. The doctor asked how I knew, and honestly the only reason I know is because of what my mom told me. I was given penicillin once when I was little and I broke out in hives. The doc said based on that, he wouldn't prescribe penicillin, but he would prescribe something from the same family. The odds of me going into anaphylactic shock were incredibly slim. Now I know there are all sorts of side effects that can come up from taking medication, but even mentioning anaphylactic shock - wow. Even the pharmacist called to make sure that my doctor and I had talked about the amoxicillin I was prescribed and my allergy before the prescription was filled. Thank you Target Pharmacy for looking out for me!! I did promise that if I broke out in hives again I would discontinue the use of the medicine.

So the doctor also suggested I consider seeing an Ears, Nose, & Throat Specialist (any recommendations?) to consider having my tonsils taken out. He said for a person my age, my tonsils are gigantic, even when they're at their normal size. They're probably more of a problem than they're worth. You know, one of my coworkers was making fun of me and himself the other day. He said we were both battling bugs that little kids normally get (he had pink eye). Yep, so my little kid problems persist, and now I'm getting my tonsils out. Probably. What's next, tubes in my ears?