Doctors are brain dead where I live so I imagine I'll get better responses from people on this site.
Background: I've been sick for over three weeks now. I'm not prone to being sick, and when i do get sick it's over quick, so this one lingering around is unusual. In the first couple weeks my mouth broke out with many canker sores (about seven) and even a cold sore. I've been achy, fatigued, wake up with cold sweats and in pain, have an inability to leave my house, etc. I'm feeling really overwhelmed and prostrated by this. I saw a doctor a little over a week ago at a clinic. He checked my temperature and blood pressure. He said I didn't have a fever and my blood pressure was normal so he told me to go home and not worry because it's nothing. I progressively got sicker. Then about 4 days ago I developed a terrible sore throat. Just breathing feels like I'm inhaling razerblades and swallowing is terribly painful. The symptoms also all got worse. I woke up in a cold sweat and unbearable body ache and throbbing pain from my throat so I went to the emergency room. I waited 5 hours then saw a doctor. He said my glads are swollen and I just had a sore throat and prescribed penicillin. I'm taking the penicillin and just getting sicker. My glands are really swollen and it's visible in a mirror. It's like two huge pockets developed on my throat. I cannot eat or drink water because the pain is unbearable, and lozenges, gargling salt water, etc are ineffective. My tonsil is white and red and on the left side at the back of my throat there's a few white patches.
Is this something like mono or tonsillitis or worse?
Edited by k4t, 06 December 2010 - 03:36 AM.