22B
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I had real bad tonsilitus a few years ago, one tonsil was so swollen I couldnt talk as it was trapping my tounge. also had really bad fever and coudlnt swallow water or anything, just remember spitting in a bowl next to my bed, as I couldnt move.
Went to doctors and they sent me to the hospital, was on a drip with anti biotics to get rid of the infection, had a blood test and they said I had glandular fever and to take 3 weeks out of college, had 2 days off got bored and went back, never had a problem since. People who had glandular fever I found were normally always off in school, didnt seem to effect me after the tonsilitus.
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--DAN--
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I had it when I was 16, knocked me for 6!! Lost a stone(I only weighed 10 stone anyway), and felt lethargic all the time.
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harrisp
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I had it a few years a go (when I was at school), struggled to eat and breath at the worst point ended up getting rushed to hospital and a three day stay.
Had 8 weeks off and 6 months from strenuous activity. I also got lock jaw, swollen spleen and a nice lump in my throat, not fun.
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Calum
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quote:
Originally posted by 22B
also had really bad fever and coudlnt swallow water or anything, just remember spitting in a bowl next to my bed, as I couldnt move.
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Originally posted by harrisp
I also got lock jaw, swollen spleen and a nice lump in my throat, not fun.
Sounds very similar to what I had. I never went to hospital though, but probably should have because lost about a stone on a week and a half because couldn't eat or drink. I guess the only good thing about it is you can never get it again!
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CorsaSi
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had glandula fever and quinzy about 2 years ago, ended up in hospital on a drip as my throat completely closed up.. nasty
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Ben G
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had glandular fever last year for about a month.
took 3 weeks off work but even a couple weeks after i didn't feel my best.
my throat nearly closed up, was so close to quinzy it was unreal. scared the shit out of me!
never want to get it again, couldnt eat anything 
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harrisp
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quote:
Originally posted by CorsaSi
had glandula fever and quinzy about 2 years ago, ended up in hospital on a drip as my throat completely closed up.. nasty
That was what I had (quinzys) couldn't remember the name.
Was on a drip for 3 days, I was so drained it took the doctor 40 minutes to get a needle in my hand for the drip, my hand looked like a pin cushion and ached for ages, O and being on the drip gave me chronic diarrhoea  .
Had two minor ops on my throat while I was awake to help me breath and then eat again (after two weeks), it was pretty scary at the time though.
I can remember eating again for the first time and it was a bacon butty that me mam brought up from the hospital canteen .
Felt full after that though and couldn't eat anything else which I found weird.
I feel for anyone who has/had/gets it, it was probably one of the worst parts of my life .
[Edited on 01-05-2008 by harrisp]
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Tom
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FFS it best not be 
I hear it's severity can be very different....
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harrisp
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quote:
Originally posted by Tom
FFS it best not be
I hear it's severity can be very different....
Don't worry about it, I had a pretty extreme case of it, but some case can just be like tonsillitis  .
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Nick-S
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i had it at the bgining of 2004
i was off collage about 2 months. iwas in and out of hospital, it nearly killed me.
i lost loads of weight, ended up getting kiddney and liver infections from it to not nice to have at all
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Conway563
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I had glandular fever in school and ended having nearly 2 years off. (Had a home tutor in the 2nd year). I had constant headaches, being sick a lot, no energy - some days I couldn't even lift my head off the pillow.
It also took 3 bloodtests before it showed up
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Tom
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I just had the blood test, starting to think it might be now.
My tonsilitis has all but dissapeared today  going to phone docs to see if I can do a shorter stint on the anti bitotics than 7 days.....
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Order a large bubble Tom.
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Tom
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I have willay, along with a cubic ton of cotton wool.
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ClaireF
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worse feeling eva cant eat its horrible but on plus side u loose weight haha
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Half Pint
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i've had it when i was 20, was ill and off work for 2 months and in hosp for a week
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