Hi. I'm 32 and currently going through an horrendous dose of tonsillitis. What started out on Monday as general aches and pains was followed by fever/shivers Mon night into Tue. WED saw some improvement ache wise but then the sore throat started. It's now Fri and I've got horrendous ulcers covering both tonsils, some 3 or 4mm across and it sure is painful.
I believe I've got everything I can from antibiotics (amoxicillin) to throat lozenges and mouth wash (difflam and difflam spray). However the unknown progression is worrying as I keep reading some improvement should be visible in 5 days after onset yet some day it can last up to 2 weeks!
A horrid week and a horrible illness. Any info/stories/comments would be appreciated.
I used to suffer regularly from this and it wasn't unusual to have the symptoms for 10 days - and to have them quite badly for the first 7 or 8
you should start to feel better soon, but it would often have me bedridden for the first week. My mum used to make me gargle in warm sale water!
Getting some temporary relief by using Strefen honey and lemon lozenges. Hurts like hell when sucking thembut brings relief afterwards, at least for 30mins. I've never had a sore throat/tonsillitis like this in my life but it. sure does make you appreciate how we take drinking and eating very much for granted when you can't even swallow your own saliva!...
Another sleepless night on the cards. When you're in the 'thick' of this illness you just can't see an end to it.
M.
2 doses of antibiotics later including 8 a day for a week I am finally over it and about half a stone lighter. Without question a horrible illness and my sympathis are with anyone who has to deal with this on a more frequent basis.
Just read this and I'm going thru same thing just want a glimmer of hope I'm going get better your comments made me smile as I'm feeling now exactly wat you were feeling so hopefully there is light at end of tunnel
I've suffered with Tonsillitis 3-4 times a year but they won't remove them. The case I've got now is by far the worst I can recall in my history with tonsillitis. Both tonsils are completely covered in the yellow stuff, which is standard issue but the temperature and sweating is worse than I've ever had, I had to wear a sleeveless to-shirt to bed to help calm the violent shaking down within a hour I came around from a slight semi consciousness (the bit in between sleep and awake and the top was so wet I had trouble getting it off as it was sticking to me.
I've also discovered a white spot the size of a small pea on the front of my tonsils which I'm guessing is a ulcer which is making swallowing spit so painful I've taken to spitting it into a cup as even drinking is a mission and eatting is a whole different ball game.
I'm on day 6 & have been on antibiotics since day 3, I was hoping if anyone has had a case like this how long it lasts as I'd normally be back to eatting and drinking with only mild discomfort by now, by the left side of my throat constantly throbs with pain.
Thank you in advance
Regards
Rick
same with me.i am going through this hell for 5 days
Is there any light at the end of the tunnel?
same with me.i am going through this hell for 5 days
Mine lasted for about 5/6 days but still a bit scratchy and its left me very low. I insisted on antibioticsas it has never cleared up without them so why make me suffer?? So glad I did as things got a lot worse over the weekend so I got my prescription. Still got 5 days to go on the course but much better.
Doctors need to take more notice of tonsilitis, especialy in patients who have had a few bouts and know what to expect, the pain is exceptional and it it so much more than "just a sore throat". Good luck everyone. Cant recommend any painkillers as nothing touched mine and spitting into a cup because its too painful to swallow is just beyond it.
Tonsillitis last for 4-5 days but it grows too painful if you get cough and colds at the same time.
Hi I'm on holiday in america and for the past 6 days had tonsilitas.. Does anyone know what I can get to kill this horrible infection??? I can't use ibuprofen been using acetaminophen (paracetamol) and antiseptic mouthwash.
It seems to be getting worse any help would be very helpful 
It's not easy just going to a doctors over here
Steve
Thanks to all that have shared their experiences with this horrid illness and I'm back, posting on my own thread from last August as I have tonsillitis again!....
Dare I say it but it isn't just as severe (yet!) as last year but all the symptoms are the same. This time I've gone straight to the docs within 48hrs of initial symptoms and I am on erythromycin 1000mg a day.
Knowing what may be ahead in the coming days before it improves is almost as worse as not knowing the first time you get this horrid illness. The usual aids, which help me, are back in use and they are; Strefen lozenges, disprin and solpadene for gargling, the usual pain killers and vitamin c tablets.
Hungry but unable to eat and sat upright in bed typing away this message as difficult to sleep. I am just hoping that a quick response antibiotics wise will help clear this up quicker than last time as it really gets you down!
I had it for several years on and off. Had it while on holidays in the USA last summer which necessitated steroid shots to reduce the tonsils, then pretty much constantly from December to April. I finally got referred to an ENT specialist and within 2 minutes he decided they needed to come out. It's now day 7 post the operation and it's been worth it. The pain from the op and the post op recovery has been manageable and even in recovery I'm sleeping much better than I did when I had severe bouts of tonsillitis plus I know that an end is in sight to the pain.
Hi guys and girls well im the samehere with tonisil pain. its my third day going with pain the fever has gone thank god but still running to toilte with anitibiodics its the first time evr it has happen to me this tonisil pain i just came on after 2 hours durning my sleep. OMG it was sooo bad the parcetamal was only working for 4 hours only then the pain came bk on and i went straight to A&E they gave me antibiodics im getting better but them tablets they gave me it made my tummy really upset and got me worried so i went gp today she me some other antibiodics that ok but still going toilte.No matter what pain you got in your body its not good it just stops you doing stuff.
Im glad George for you atleast you will be pain free now no tonisils now for you.
Hi guys,
Currently suffering with the worst case of tonsilitis I have ever had - funnily enough my doc actually referred me to this website :P
I get tonsilitis generally 2 - 3 times a year, I keep begging my doc to take my tonsils out but they have always said that I need to basically have 6 severe cases in a year before they will consider it 
I was not offered antibiotics because the doc said that - being bacterial - the body is able to deal with it on its on, and 'apparently' they have found that if you take the antibiotics, you will only get better around 24 hours sooner then if you hadn't - and the more antibiotics you take, the less effective they are - so they try and keep it to more drastic infections I think.
This time I have been hacking up blood (which is not fun) apparently sometimes blood vessels can come to close to the surface do to all the swelling and burst, causing you to bleed - which is horrible
This has completely knocked me out - been off work 3 days already and can barely talk - previous bouts of tonisilits have seen me off for 2 days max, but I can see I will be off even longer with this lot
Take care all!
I 100% feel your pain.
Started having trouble swallowing 2 weeks ago (I thought it was just a cold, as I usually start with a sore throat), but some little ulcers appeared so went to the doctor, who had a quick look and basially said 'tonsillitis - painkillers and strepsils as it is probably viral'.
So, took alternating paracetemol and ibuprofen every two hours, strepsils and drinks through a straw. I was only off work for two days, and felt fine but then...
Monday rolled around and i was absolute agony. I literally cried when I swallowed, can barely eat or drink. Have been to the doctors twice since this bout started - this time I've got non-penicilin anti-biotics and some codeine based pain kilers, as the para/ibu combination are doing aboslutely nothing. It's just one tonsil but it is ridiculously swollen. Like some others spitting in a cup, barely managed a cup of water today even WITH the codeine. My gland is so swollen that its causing intense earache and my whole throat to hurt from the outside. Also seem to hav so much phlegm/spit that won;t go away. 5 days now and it's really getting me down.
Have since been searching the web for ANY cures - tried good ol' fashioned salt water gargle (not bad), cider vinegar gargle (disgusting and burns) - best one so far is a drink with warm ater, lime juice, honey and salt. if you can swallow it.
Although it is horrendous, it's really made me feel better to see some other people in the same boat, who are obviously at the same level of pain and suffering as me.
I really hope my immune system kicks in soon - i cannot understand why the initial bout appeared to be gone for 4 days and then came back with avengance - anyone else found this? I don't think i can make it to two weeks of this!
Hello all. When searching my syptoms on the internet I came across this discussion which is very much helping me in this terrible week of pain. It started almost 2 weeks ago with a my glands being sore and feel under the weather. I worked all week and by the Friday evening I was wiped out and the pain in my throat getting worse.
Saturday was when the pain really kicked in and I saw the ulcers on my tonsils for the first time. I was feverish and bed ridden for four days and since then been bed ridden still with the pain from the ulcers all over my throat and now tongue. Is this still tonsilitus?
i have been to the doctor twice now and been given penicillin which I do not think has touched me and now some stronger ibuprofen. I am gargling with a benzydamine mouth wash prescribed by doctor and have a throat spray.
I pray every night I wake up with some relief but I am day 8 in pain and no sign as yet. I have never had tonsilitus like this even as a child. I am 34 and suffering so badly. It is not nice what any of you have had or are going through but you have given me some hope that it will go, right now it does not feel like it. Any more advice on this matter is much appreciated. Get better soon everyone reading this.
Poor you
If you have ulcers on your tongue I'd go back to the doctors just to be sure - you don't want to get a quinsy (abscess) as this can cause real problems.
I'm just starting to come through it after 7 day...horrible. I don't know if this will work for anyone else, but yesterday I accidentally swallowed some of my salt gargle and it went down fine..so I made a weak warm salt water solution, swished it around my mouth and swallowed. Must be a combination of the warmth/salt but it went down okay! Did my best with the rest of the cup and it seems to have made a huge difference. I guess swallowing it makes the salt actually go over and cover your whole tonsil?
Hope everyone feels better soon.