Sounds bad Rawks, pain killers help in that they work for  a short time that is long enough to let you get to sleep.

I 'll wait for the 'acute  agina' jokes...

Codiene

 Get well soon, Rawky.

Any advice there Yogi?

And don;t say injecting heroin between ya toes

I agree about the codeine 

 

 

If you use the effervescent co-codamol as your painkiller (they are paracetamol & codeine)..   then try (& I know its not easy) to gargle with them before you swallow.   (yeah..  they taste rank)

 

apart from that..    its just a case of snuggling up & eating ice cream & soup...

 

awwww Rawks..   I'd look after you if I could..    I am very experienced at having tonsilitius/glandular fever patients tucked up on the sofa...    

 

I know to come through and feel brow every half hour..   followed by a concerned nod & acknowledgment that forehead was hot...

 

to freshen bedding every few hours,  plump pillows,  offer any type of drink or food that may help (including homemade soups - we found french onion, laced with garlic and red wine to be quite effective)...  

 

 

Loki the (getting bloody huge) puppeeeee is also poorly today..    (he's got a bad tummy)

 

we have him tucked up on the sofa  

 

 

Sounds awful Rawky 

 

Gargle one teaspoon of salt in a cup of warm water. Repeat as needed.

 

It helps the pain and irritation.

 

what Ditty and Scotty say - antibiotics will take a day or two to kick in but rest and fluids will help for now - get well soon 

Thanks, i think i'll have to resort to gargling the salt water. Trying to ask for codeine or co-codamel in Korea is a bloody nightmare.

I gargle salt water  I used to get it once a month but touch wood haven't had it for a while, take pain killers every 4 hours and try to get some sleep

 

I was given lots of ice cream during my recovery.

But that was after having them removed.

God, I hope you have medical ppl like here in Derriford.

Get well soon Rawky

 

Lots of ice cream to freeze-numb the pain?

Great pic. He's quite the little patient!!

Hope you're doing allright Ditty

so i've discovered that taken fluids with a straw is a lot less painful for my ear then drinking normally.

 

What's the science behind that, kids?

 

Using a straw involves less muscles.

I worked with a guy with brain atrophy and we were asked not to use a straw as it throws the fluid to the back of the throat and fails to involve the use of the lips and tongue. Drinking normally uses the lips, tongue and the mouth to move the fluid backwards to the throat and demands much more thought/effort.

I was like that in my teens, tonsillitis on a cycle of 6 weeks.  Had it for the first time in about 15 years earlier this year.

 

Rawky all of the above sounds like good advice.  Hope you're feeling better soon.

It totally wore my immune system down and the doctors didn't want to give me anymore antibiotics as he thought I was getting immune to them, I haven't had it for a while now, my mum and daughter also suffer with it bad 

Oh, it's awful - I hope you feel better soon Rawky

Oh noooooo Rawky! that's rotten, I hate tonsillitis.

I hope you get well soon

I had it a few times as a child. Dreadful illness! My father insisted that I kept them as he had a theory that they were there for a purpose!!?? Meanwhile my friends told tales of unlimited amounts of ice cream after their ops! Hope you are better soon and don't forget if you are taking anti-biopics then try to top up with live yoghurt!

There is nothing 'cute' about it, ok!!

 

Well - someone had to say it

How about 'acute bum'?

Having not seen anyone's...................ok I'm outta here