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Persistent tonsilitis, pharyngitis and laryngitis please help out
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i am 25 years old, 95 kg weight, almost 25 days ago i started to feel pain in throat, i took Over The counter Erythromycin, which i only took 5 tablets until my symptoms got worse, i quit smoking and started azythromycin it was 3 days course but my symptoms got worse, thats when i consulted a ENT specialist who recommended Cefixime, i took that, but now the symptoms had grown below pharynx and larynx was also inflamed, it really hurt when i talk to i took some voice rest and steam inhalation but cefixime did not work, so by the end of cifixime i was given co-amoxiclav 1g after each 12 hours, now the co-amoxiclav is about to end, its only one tablet left and my tonsils are still there, infact my throat is even more swollen, please can anyone help me? they are telling me that we have to carry out tonsillectomy, is it ok now ? should i trust my doctor on this? what are your opinions?
i am 25 years old, 95 kg weight, almost 25 days ago i started to feel pain in throat, i took Over The counter Erythromycin, which i only took 5 tablets until my symptoms got worse, i quit smoking and started azythromycin it was 3 days course but my symptoms got worse, thats when i consulted a ENT specialist who recommended Cefixime, i took that, but now the symptoms had grown below pharynx and larynx was also inflamed, it really hurt when i talk to i took some voice rest and steam inhalation but cefixime did not work, so by the end of cifixime i was given co-amoxiclav 1g after each 12 hours, now the co-amoxiclav is about to end, its only one tablet left and my tonsils are still there, infact my throat is even more swollen, please can anyone help me? they are telling me that we have to carry out tonsillectomy, is it ok now ? should i trust my doctor on this? what are your opinions?
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