So after spending 4+ hours in the ER Friday night (3/18/2011) and having not only the ER Doc tell me but the Throat Doc I saw this morning tell me that this could have been diagnosed without having a CT Scan if someone would have stuck their finger in my throat and felt around for 2 minutes. I had an Abscessed Right Tonsil that needed to be drained off of roughly 3mL of fluid. Instead my doctor looked in my throat, said I had strep, cultured it, and sent me on my way with a Z-Pack and a steroid shot.
Last night My throat swelled back up to the point of I was almost unable to breathe. I called Chelle home from work and had her take me to the ER to see if I could get some help breathing again. I had a CT scan and pumped full of IV antibiotics and another steroid. This morning I went to the Ear nose and Throat specialist and they drained off the abscess prescribed me a new antibiotic and an oral steroid to keep everything working normally until I heal up fully.
The doc this morning said this abscess is usually an automatic trigger to remove tonsils but as an adult for me to have this again is around 20 to 25% vs. a child at greater than 80%. I am of the opinion that if I don’t need a surgery I won’t get one, but I promised my wife if it does return I will put myself through the pain of it.
Anywho if anyone knows of a good family doctor Pass it along because mine is so fired!