sinusitis/tonsillitis/you're not a doctor

Yes I know none of you are doctors and I should go see one, but for a few days at least I can't. I'm hoping someone here has experience with what I'm going through right now.

Basically about two months ago I got a cough. I was an idiot and didn't go to the doctor for it, a month later that cough became bronchitis and a terrible case of sinusitis. When things got bad I went to the doctor, he prescribed me two antibiotics (completed the final treatment a few days ago) and Advair. Things got MUCH better but a few days ago I started getting a pain in my throat whenever I swallow. The pain extends to my ears and if I touch my neck below my jawline it is sensitive. It was keeping me up tonight and after some prodding I realized that my left tonsil is pretty swollen.

Reading online tells me that I shouldn't be freaking myself out, but I want someone here to tell me it'll be alright if I wait a few days to go to the doctor. The pain isn't unbearable but it is pretty bad. I've never had tonsillitis before so I'm not sure what a good case or a bad case would look like.

Any help? I've been taking ibuprofen for the pain, any other over the counter medicine I should be looking for in the mean time?

Thanks

fuck you, any pseudo diagnosis/treatment advice you receive here to ease your worries is going to be just as useless as you imply

just take the strongest painkillers you can handle, stop asking for advice when you know there's nothing reliable to be heard, and tough it out until you are able to get legitimate medical care

Just keep taking ibuprofen and wait it out. Be careful with the ibuprofen and don't take more than 1500-2000mg a day.

When you complete antibiotic cycles and symptoms don't go away, you need to go back to the doctor immediately not wait around hoping for feel-good advice.

well here is some pseudo-medical advice: this new infection is probably a sequella caused by your immune system still being weak from the initial infection and once you went off antibiotics opportunistic pathogens decided to get all up in therre.

you'll probably be fine; the doctor will just prescribe more antibiotics. But if you want to play it safe go to the ER (though i hope you got a nintendo dual screen, cause you'll be waiting for 8 hours)

Guess what; go to a doctor if you think you have tonsilitis

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Originally Posted by Nermy2k

well here is some pseudo-medical advice: this new infection is probably a sequella caused by your immune system still being weak from the initial infection and once you went off antibiotics opportunistic pathogens decided to get all up in therre.

you'll probably be fine; the doctor will just prescribe more antibiotics. But if you want to play it safe go to the ER (though i hope you got a nintendo dual screen, cause you'll be waiting for 8 hours)

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This isn't canada yet, dogue

(the wait is only 4 hours in Amerikkka)