It started Friday afternoon…I could feel that I was getting sick. It got bad enough that I left work early to take it easy—maybe even forestall the inevitable. It didn’t work. That night my tonsils exploded! By Saturday morning they were so bad I actually went to the ER (I started out going to my Doctor only to find out they are no longer open on Saturdays).

After 2.5 hours in the ER the rapid strep test came back negative so I was sent home with antibiotics and told that if it didn’t get better in 24 hours they wanted to see me again to be sure there wasn’t an abscess developing. It got worse…much worse! My tonsils grew so much it was hard to breathe through my nose—and those suckers in the back of my throat looked N-A-S-T-Y!!

I was absolutely worn out too. But Sunday I did what I was told and headed back to the ER. After a CT Scan that came back negative, and IV drip, some steroids to shrink the tonsils, and 4 hours later I was headed home again with a scrip for vicodin and instructions to see my doctor on Monday. Still no real idea what I had (no abscess though) and I had spent 6.5 hours in the ER…good times!

The doctor on Monday was no help either. Just wait it out and follow the antibiotic program to the end. My throat feels a little better, but I am dragging a bit still. Thankfully I had yesterday off and mostly took it easy. I forgot to ask the doctor yesterday about yanking these tonsils out…maybe next time.

All I know is that the ER is no place to spend the weekend. I am sick…and tired.