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Tonsillitis turnings into chest infection?

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aishling79527
aishling79527

2 days ago i went to the doctor with a bad case of tonsillitis. I've had it countless times, and i am getting them taken out next year, but this is definitely the worst case I've had. It's much worse on one side - covered in white lumps/pus. The doctor prescribed me 666mg of Calvepen taken 4 times daily. I've taken 2 days of antibiotic now, and my throat is beginning to improve but I've woke up this morning with a pain in the left side of my chest, more to the back, and what seems like the start of a bad cough. Could it be possible the infection has spread to my chest? Also, I've never had quinsy before, does this sound like it?

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  • Marina_Dee
    Marina_Dee aishling79527

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    Go back to your doctor,this does sound as though the infection may have spread to your chest. Quinsy often only happens on one side of your throat,so it could be: ask your doctor when you see him/her.

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