(Treatment case) Second tonsillar abscess in life

When asked when was the most painful time in my life

Of course, it's when you have a tonsil abscess... I was completely shocked the first time I got it.

I was hospitalized and received treatment in the emergency room.

At that time, the attending physician said that tonsillar abscesses tend to recur frequently and can lead to serious complications.

People who have had it once are advised that it is better to undergo tonsillectomy.

People are really deceitful... Once they recover and feel okay, they no longer want to undergo surgery.

 

After several years passed... one day, I woke up and felt an unusual pain in my neck.

I could immediately tell, "Oh, this isn't just a sore throat!!!"

I instinctively felt I had another tonsillar abscess, so I rushed straight to the general hospital where I was first treated.

But I was kicked out at the entrance..ㅠ

That was exactly when COVID-19 broke out.

The area I live in is Daegu... During the early stages of COVID-19, Daegu was really severe... because of Shincheonji.

There were also talks about locking down Daegu.

One of the main symptoms of tonsillar abscess was high fever.

When I went to the general hospital, I saw people lining up at the entrance to measure their temperature.

I was waiting because I thought I could just say I came because of a tonsil abscess.

It was my turn, and I took my temperature, and it was 38.5 degrees, or was it? It came out high ㅠ

As soon as I had a fever, the staff isolated me, and even if I explained, there was nothing I could do if I had a fever.

They said I couldn't go in, so I just left as I was... I understand because of the timing back then, but it was heartbreaking.

 

I thoroughly searched nearby private hospitals' ENT clinics, visited them all, but I was refused treatment due to a fever, and I was sick and upset, crying.

They treated me at the hospital I visited thinking it was the last time.

I was so grateful at that time.. It was a private hospital run by my grandfather, and I was very thankful.

As soon as I saw the condition of my head, I knew I caught something serious...

 

When I first had a tonsil abscess, I was hospitalized for treatment, but since this is a private clinic, I couldn't be hospitalized and received outpatient treatment.

Of course, since the size was small, I couldn't receive treatment to drain the pus.

It seems like they are poking the area with a syringe instead.

I had to take antibiotics in pill form rather than injections... Although my recovery was definitely slower than at a general hospital, I was still grateful to be receiving treatment like that.

 

I remember how difficult it was to receive treatment, especially since it coincided with the severe period of COVID-19... ㅠ