More than a sore throat

[pips1]

My son has been told he has a quinsy in his throat, he's been in agony all week and if it hasn't started to go down by tomorrow may have to go to hospital to have it lanced. Anyone on here had one of these? I had heard the word but didn't realise what it was.

[sqad617]

Quinsy...peri tonsilar abscess. Painful, but no "big deal". Will probably be lanced under local anaesthetic (freezing) with instant releif of pain.......don't worry.

[LoftyLottie2]

No big deal Squad. My dad was rushed to hospital in an ambulance with blue lights flashing with his quinsy!!

Sorry pips, I didn't mean to scare you and it won't happen with your son because he has already taken medical advice. Dad had stayed in bed for a week with a high temperature and raging pain in his throat without seeking medical help!!!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peritonsillar_abs cess

[sqad617]

lofty...."no big deal" for the doctors.....to me they are the important ones.
Peri tonsillar abscess is rarely if ever....life threatening.

"Blue lights flashing" is meaningless, I have seen a girl with sprained ankle taken to hospital with "blue lights" flashing.

Don't worry pips...."not a big deal"

[LoftyLottie2]

He actually was at death's door Squaddy. Couldn't breath and throat was blocked. I have never been so frightened.
On my link above you will see a list of people who have had quinsies. I think you are trivialising it.

Pips1 should not be worried because the people who have died or nearly died in recent times neglected to take medical advice.

I travelled in an ambulance with a blue light flashing once. I really was on the point of kicking the bucket!! But that's another story.

[sqad617]

"He actually was at death's door Squaddy. Couldn't breath and throat was blocked. I have never been so frightened"

Lay persons emotive language with NO medical credance..
"NO BIG DEAL" from the medical point of view, which surely should be reassuring for pips.

In the most unlikely event of someone dying from Quinsy, it would either be due to medical negligence (unlikely) or taking emotive or biased advice from ABers (much more likely)

[LoftyLottie2]

Just so Pips has the facts and doesn't worry.

http://www.patient.co.uk/showdoc/40000961/

My dad obviously had complications.

(Squaddy - Shan't be around now for a while. My mum is extremely ill. I thought I would lose her the other day. She is almost 90 and in very frail health)

[LoftyLottie2]

It wasn't emotive language from someone who knows nothing Squaddy. You would be surprised how much I do know!!! I don't advertise who I am on here or what I have done in my life.

[sqad617]

lofty "It wasn't emotive language from someone who knows nothing Squaddy."

You have misquoted me:

"Lay persons emotive language with NO medical credance.. "

That's what I said.....the LANGUAGE had no medical credance NOT the person.

[LoftyLottie2]

Surely, my second link had medical credence, Squaddy. See you soon.

[smudge]

Hello pips - I know absolutely nothing about quinsy or quinses & don't know anyone who has suffered with it.

Just wanted to wish your son well again.

Take care, Smudge. -x-

[sqad617]

pips....another slant on this is that most peri-tonsillar abscesses resolve on antibiotic therapy and it it quite likely that by tomorrow it will be resolving without surgical intervention. Fingers crossed eh!

[smudge]

P.S. Have to say, I, & most of my family have suffered from acute tonsilitis over the years, resulting in nearly all of us having our tonsils out.

Our throats looked exactly like the one in that link, but we all got over it.

Try not to worry too much. -x-

[pips1]

Sorry I haven't been on to thank you all for your replies, have hardly been in! Quinsy can be serious if left as it can close up your throat, fortunately my son was seen by an emergency doctor who prescribed some very powerful antibiotics (he'd already finished all the penicillin) along with some liquid suspension. The doctor was showing me a diagram of it but said if he could get it to come down without having to lance it, it would be less open to infection. My son has seen the doctor every day and goes back tomorrow, then he'll decide whether to send him to hospital or not. Thanks for the links too.

[sqad617]

pips...good, now, when all this has settled, the question of tonsil removal may be put to you.....thought for the future LOL.

[Lonnie]

I've had two, the last one I was walking the streets all night, with the pain, Untrerated, these things are lethal, but if he's going to Hospital with it, as already stated, don't worry too much, he'll be ok.

[daffy654]

My daughter had a quinsy when she was 16,she was in hospital for 9 days and was very ill with it.They couldn't lance it due to risk of spreading the infection further.She couldn't take penicillin due to allergy and they struggled to find a suitable antibiotic to treat her.She came out of hospital weighing under 6st and her hair fell out in big clumps. So yes, quinsy can be very serious in some cases!

[LoftyLottie2]

Pips, just wondering how your son is now.

Best wishes x

[sqad617]

Lofty, you have made your point.......quinsys can be life threatening. What is the betting that today he is much better?

[sqad617]

lofty.....I apologise unreservedly.....my remark was uncalled for.

[LoftyLottie2]

Yes it was! You actually have made me question your authenticity, Squaddy.

However, apologies accepted and no grudges borne. I was merely asking after him, not trying to point score!!