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This came back again 9 days ago. Another trip to ER. This time they gave me an oral steroid liquid (nasty taste) and some antibiotics. Then a script for 3 days of Prednisone and 10 days of antibiotics. Cleared it up again. Called my ENT doctor office but they won't see me without referral. Called PCP to get referral. Referral accepted by insurance and the ENT. But ENT lost the surgeon who did my sinus surgery and they only have a per diem doctor now. I asked for another referral to a different practice. I think I may need to get my tonsils removed. Probably something to do with my sinus surgery.

Fun times!
And it came back Sunday night for the 3rd time. This time I'm just taking acetaminophen for the 100F fever. Swelling of tonsils isn't too bad this time around. I have an annual physical exam at my PCP tomorrow. Not leaving without a referral to an ENT. I don't care where in Maine. I just need to see an ENT like now.
 
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And it came back Sunday night for the 3rd time. This time I'm just taking acetaminophen for the 100F fever. Swelling of tonsils isn't too bad this time around. I have an annual physical exam at my PCP tomorrow. Not leaving without a referral to an ENT. I don't care where in Maine. I just need to see an ENT like now.
I know most of your trouble here specifically relates to not even getting to see an ENT about the issue in the first place - when I was having my tonsil troubles I HAD an ENT (who I had to see all the fucking time), but I was in a similar boat in that this was riiiiiiight as they were deciding that they should be more conservative about tonsillectomies so they made me wait and endure years of bullshit (and because their solution instead was to prescribe antibiotics every time, they were instead most likely contributing to the rise of drug-resistant bacteria with me as the petri dish).

all of which is to say, I know how much this sucks, I'm sorry you're getting dicked around, and I hope you get some relief soon.
 
@Petunia This blog post (much of it over my head) talks about a study of one, then later five, patients with severe lupus. All of them have been seemingly cured by killing the cells that make the antibodies that attack you. And 8-12 months later, still no evidence of disease. Pretty cool!

Small study, but HUGE result, so in theory - promising.

 
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@Petunia This blog post (much of it over my head) talks about a study of one, then later five, patients with severe lupus. All of them have been seemingly cured by killing the cells that make the antibodies that attack you. And 8-12 months later, still no evidence of disease. Pretty cool!

Small study, but HUGE result, so in theory - promising.

oooooooh let me read!!!!
 
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Well shit, that sounds serious
Truly. Of the 5 times I've been somewhere near death, this one may take the cake. It's kinda neck and neck with testicular cancer when I was 19. That chemo was pretty painful (due to the drug Cisplatinin).
Wouldn't be surprised to find out I have cracked ribs from the coughing.
Also, not working is shiite. Can't wait to be productive again.
 
When I got out of the hospital a few weeks ago I looked under 120 lbs. Good thing I know how to compulsively overeat! I'm back to almost chubby. Can't wait to get the PICC line yanked out of me so I can start lifting old man weights again. What is it about hospitals that makes the entire body atrophe? It's fukkn scary dudes. I looked like Iggy Pop without any muscles.
 
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