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Ruud Van Driver · 31 May 2015, 10:30 AM

Had a sore throat for a couple of days, thought I was run down. Yesterday morning, I woke and could hardly swallow and could barely speak so took a walk to a local doctor. He had a look down my screecher and said it was a bog standard sore throat and prescribed some lozenges to take the pain away and some anti-inflammatories to take the swelling down. He looked at the rash on my neck, which wasn't there when I went to bed Friday night but greeted me when I woke up, and said it was most likely an allergic reaction and to drop an antihistamine.

By later afternoon things got progressively worse, throat full of razor blades and swallowing was distinctly unpleasant, so I took a trip to the doc at Raffles Hospital. She took one look down my throat and said "oh my gosh!" My tonsils are infected and covered in white spots. And the rash? Most likely shingles and I need to go back Tuesday for a follow up. I left with a bag of drugs big enough to keep Mötley Crüe happy for a weekend.

I hope you guys are having a better weekend than me

GradyPhilpott · 31 May 2015, 10:38 AM

Here's hoping you recover quickly.

I'd scratch the first MD off my list right away.

Naz737 · 31 May 2015, 10:43 AM

Speedy recovery!!

Kingair · 31 May 2015, 10:52 AM

Whiskey !

Take care my friend

handsfull · 31 May 2015, 11:00 AM

White spots on tonsils? Sounds much like a bout of strep throat I had a few years back. I've had it many (too many) times as a kid but never as an adult. I remember vividly...it was rough, I could barely get out of bed! No joke.

Good news is: I remember feeling better within an hour after taking the first antibiotic

Chewbacca · 31 May 2015, 11:37 AM

ouch!

get well.

wantonebad · 31 May 2015, 11:43 AM

Not trying to one up you my friend and I feel for you for sure, I have a particular sensitivity to the chicken pox virus, I am one of the few who have had chicken pox not once, not twice but three times and I have had shingles three times as well. Not an affliction I wish on anyone!!

As for tonsillitis, my constant post nasal drip asthma and dust/pollen allergies cause a constant state of congestion and wheezing. I have three to five nasal sinus infections a year and a mix of flu/colds that are actually acute symptoms of other things rather than separate viruses.

nick c · 31 May 2015, 11:50 AM

Speedy recovery

cop414 · 31 May 2015, 11:53 AM

Hoping that you feel better Rudd.

Trouble15 · 31 May 2015, 12:26 PM

Whoa, hope you're feeling better!

Ruud Van Driver · 31 May 2015, 12:34 PM

Many thanks for your kind words guys

That doctor most certainly will not see me again and whiskey is the last thing on my mind.

No worries, Marc, I don't do one-upmanship either. However, I had chicken pox for the first and only time almost 11 years ago, at the age of 37 and I bet I felt worse than you!

Being mildly serious though, I do have a post-nasal drip and allergies to dust, tree pollen and animal fur so I share your pain. Not half as bad since I moved away from the UK and out to Singapore though. I don't get the sinus infections either and I'm unlucky if I get two colds a year. But chicken pox and shingles three times each? Man, that's rough.

I told my mum last night and after the sympathy, she asked what was stressing me out as shingles is brought on by stress (according to her work mates). I'm not even close to a medical expert but I think that's B/S as I'm not usually a stress monkey. I thought it was a simple reactivation of the particular strain of the herpes virus. When the doctor examined me, my blood pressure was 108/65 and my pulse was 61, which is hardly commensurate with a stressed out dude. Can anyone enlighten me on this?

RichM · 31 May 2015, 01:40 PM

Get well soon Ruud.

Glad my wife made me get the Shingles Shot.

Andad · 31 May 2015, 01:52 PM

Looks like its time for the BIG needle Ruud.

etp095 · 31 May 2015, 01:54 PM

Hope you get better soon, stay away from that 1st doctor.

Rock · 31 May 2015, 02:30 PM

I feel for you! Most people talk down a "sore throat" because they have never had anything like what you describe.
Until my early 30s I regularly had what I now know was a recurring tonsils infection and it was murder.
Anyone who has had the 'full-blown' variety can relate to the "razor-blades" description. I used to describe it that way myself. Used to put me in bed also.
I've just had a Kidney-stone and frankly I would take it anyday over Tonsillitis.
Cheers for a quick recovery.

GB-man · 31 May 2015, 02:34 PM

Sounds awful! Hope up you get well soon!

GradyPhilpott · 31 May 2015, 03:36 PM

Herpes viruses can be aggravated by stress, herpes zoster included.

Shingles is most common in older adults and people who have weak immune systems because of stress, injury, certain medicines, or other reasons. Most people who get shingles will get better and will not get it again. But it is possible to get shingles more than once.

http://www.webmd.com/skin-problems-a...topic-overview

GerardoG · 31 May 2015, 03:47 PM

I hope you feel better soon. Saludos from Mexico!

Ruud Van Driver · 31 May 2015, 09:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GradyPhilpott

Herpes viruses can be aggravated by stress, herpes zoster included.

Shingles is most common in older adults and people who have weak immune systems because of stress, injury, certain medicines, or other reasons. Most people who get shingles will get better and will not get it again. But it is possible to get shingles more than once.

http://www.webmd.com/skin-problems-a...topic-overview

Thank you for this Grady, very informative. I'm not usually susceptible to stress but I have had a rough couple of weeks. Week before last was twelve flights in six days, which in itself must cause a battering to the immune system. I've been feeling run down since I got back from the job and, like an idiot, I've hit the gym every day until Thursday when I decided it might be wise to stop. Then, having a throat infection of this magnitude hasn't helped. That'll explain the immune system falling down, I guess.

Thank you again for your kind words, chaps

joli160 · 31 May 2015, 10:38 PM

Hope you feel better soon

Invictus Maneo · 1 June 2015, 12:12 AM

Hope you feel better soon, Mr. VanDriver! I'm hoping they started you on an antibiotic in the meantime, just in case it is strep throat. Rest and fluids are the order of the day! If the symptoms worsen don't wait until Tuesday to seek medical attention! Some of these things (illnesses) we endure as children are a whole lot more serious as adults.

rootbeer7 · 1 June 2015, 02:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ruud Van Driver

Many thanks for your kind words guys

That doctor most certainly will not see me again and whiskey is the last thing on my mind.

No worries, Marc, I don't do one-upmanship either. However, I had chicken pox for the first and only time almost 11 years ago, at the age of 37 and I bet I felt worse than you!

Being mildly serious though, I do have a post-nasal drip and allergies to dust, tree pollen and animal fur so I share your pain. Not half as bad since I moved away from the UK and out to Singapore though. I don't get the sinus infections either and I'm unlucky if I get two colds a year. But chicken pox and shingles three times each? Man, that's rough.

I told my mum last night and after the sympathy, she asked what was stressing me out as shingles is brought on by stress (according to her work mates). I'm not even close to a medical expert but I think that's B/S as I'm not usually a stress monkey. I thought it was a simple reactivation of the particular strain of the herpes virus. When the doctor examined me, my blood pressure was 108/65 and my pulse was 61, which is hardly commensurate with a stressed out dude. Can anyone enlighten me on this?

I got chickenpox 2 years ago aged 40. All I can say is it's the worse thing I've ever had. Dr here said don't worry it'll be fine!! When they started going down my throat I panicked! Antivirus drugs a bit late, but I survived.
Wish you better

El Cascarrabias · 1 June 2015, 03:24 AM

Hate to tell you this.

If it is shingles . . . at least it will keep your mind off your sore throat.

Not pleasant.

No, sir, not pleasant at all . . .

q52 · 1 June 2015, 03:50 AM

Those symptoms sound exactly like the strep I had few months ago.

locutus49 · 1 June 2015, 04:21 AM

Sounds like strep throat.

jamesbondOO7 · 1 June 2015, 04:25 AM

Where is the Rolex?

George Spring · 1 June 2015, 05:43 AM

hope you get well soon, because there is no subtitute for a better health not even a sack of gold!

clock · 1 June 2015, 06:01 AM

Firstly, I hope you have a quick and pain free recovery!
You will be missed in the Open Discussion Forum, Rudplant. Get better soon!

I'm surprised the first two doctors didn't do a strep test.
If it's shingles, hopefully a doctor will prescribe an anti-viral such as acyclovir
which will shorten the duration of symptoms and prevent post herpetic neuralgia. Take it asap.

Keep us posted.

VICI · 1 June 2015, 11:58 AM

Feel better!

As the saying goes... A doctor just needed to pass the test, not ace it

tkerrmd · 2 June 2015, 01:31 PM

Hope that rash isn't Scarlet Fever

31 May 2015, 10:30 AM	#1
Ruud Van Driver "TRF" Member Join Date: Oct 2014 Real Name: Chopped Liver Location: S. Wales Valleys Watch: Mickey Mouse Posts: 9,926	Two trips to the doctor yesterday Had a sore throat for a couple of days, thought I was run down. Yesterday morning, I woke and could hardly swallow and could barely speak so took a walk to a local doctor. He had a look down my screecher and said it was a bog standard sore throat and prescribed some lozenges to take the pain away and some anti-inflammatories to take the swelling down. He looked at the rash on my neck, which wasn't there when I went to bed Friday night but greeted me when I woke up, and said it was most likely an allergic reaction and to drop an antihistamine. By later afternoon things got progressively worse, throat full of razor blades and swallowing was distinctly unpleasant, so I took a trip to the doc at Raffles Hospital. She took one look down my throat and said "oh my gosh!" My tonsils are infected and covered in white spots. And the rash? Most likely shingles and I need to go back Tuesday for a follow up. I left with a bag of drugs big enough to keep Mötley Crüe happy for a weekend. I hope you guys are having a better weekend than me __________________ 116520 Black, 116610 LVc, 116660 D-Blue, 116610 LNc, 116622 Blue, PAM359, PAM689, PAM737 *"Why should you allow an AD to shake you down, just so you can buy a watch" - Grady Philpott* Card carrying member of TRF's Global Association of Retro-Grouch-Curmudgeons

31 May 2015, 10:38 AM	#2
GradyPhilpott 2024 SubLV41 Pledge Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: New Mexico Watch: Seiko #SRK047 Posts: 34,460	Here's hoping you recover quickly. I'd scratch the first MD off my list right away. __________________ JJ Inaugural TRF $50 Watch Challenge Winner

31 May 2015, 11:43 AM	#7
wantonebad 2024 SubLV41 Pledge Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: USA Watch: 126600, 116500LN Posts: 12,849	Not trying to one up you my friend and I feel for you for sure, I have a particular sensitivity to the chicken pox virus, I am one of the few who have had chicken pox not once, not twice but three times and I have had shingles three times as well. Not an affliction I wish on anyone!! As for tonsillitis, my constant post nasal drip asthma and dust/pollen allergies cause a constant state of congestion and wheezing. I have three to five nasal sinus infections a year and a mix of flu/colds that are actually acute symptoms of other things rather than separate viruses. __________________ "I'm kind of a big deal... on a fairly irrelevant social media site that falsely inflates my fragile ego"

31 May 2015, 11:53 AM	#9
cop414 TRF Moderator & 2024 SubLV41 Patron Join Date: Apr 2012 Real Name: Tim Location: Pennsylvania Watch: 14060M Posts: 72,261	Hoping that you feel better Rudd. __________________ Rolex Submariner 14060M Omega Seamaster 2254.50 DOXA Professional 1200T Card carrying member of TRF's Global Association of Retro-Grouch-Curmudgeons TRF's "After Dark" Bar & NightClub Patron P Club Member #17 2 FA ENABLED

31 May 2015, 12:34 PM	#11
Ruud Van Driver "TRF" Member Join Date: Oct 2014 Real Name: Chopped Liver Location: S. Wales Valleys Watch: Mickey Mouse Posts: 9,926	Many thanks for your kind words guys That doctor most certainly will not see me again and whiskey is the last thing on my mind. No worries, Marc, I don't do one-upmanship either. However, I had chicken pox for the first and only time almost 11 years ago, at the age of 37 and I bet I felt worse than you! Being mildly serious though, I do have a post-nasal drip and allergies to dust, tree pollen and animal fur so I share your pain. Not half as bad since I moved away from the UK and out to Singapore though. I don't get the sinus infections either and I'm unlucky if I get two colds a year. But chicken pox and shingles three times each? Man, that's rough. I told my mum last night and after the sympathy, she asked what was stressing me out as shingles is brought on by stress (according to her work mates). I'm not even close to a medical expert but I think that's B/S as I'm not usually a stress monkey. I thought it was a simple reactivation of the particular strain of the herpes virus. When the doctor examined me, my blood pressure was 108/65 and my pulse was 61, which is hardly commensurate with a stressed out dude. Can anyone enlighten me on this? __________________ 116520 Black, 116610 LVc, 116660 D-Blue, 116610 LNc, 116622 Blue, PAM359, PAM689, PAM737 *"Why should you allow an AD to shake you down, just so you can buy a watch" - Grady Philpott* Card carrying member of TRF's Global Association of Retro-Grouch-Curmudgeons

31 May 2015, 10:43 AM	#3
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31 May 2015, 10:52 AM	#4
Kingair "TRF" Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: USA Watch: Not enough ;-) Posts: 21,232	Whiskey ! Take care my friend

31 May 2015, 11:00 AM	#5
handsfull "TRF" Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Real Name: J Location: The great Midwest Watch: youlookinat? Posts: 2,369	White spots on tonsils? Sounds much like a bout of strep throat I had a few years back. I've had it many (too many) times as a kid but never as an adult. I remember vividly...it was rough, I could barely get out of bed! No joke. Good news is: I remember feeling better within an hour after taking the first antibiotic

31 May 2015, 11:37 AM	#6
Chewbacca Banned Join Date: May 2012 Real Name: CJ Location: Kashyyyk Watch: Kessel Run Chrono Posts: 21,112	ouch! get well.

31 May 2015, 11:50 AM	#8
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31 May 2015, 12:26 PM	#10
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31 May 2015, 01:40 PM	#12
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31 May 2015, 01:52 PM	#13
Andad 2024 SubLV41 Pledge Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Real Name: Eddie Location: Australia Watch: A few. Posts: 37,534	Looks like its time for the BIG needle Ruud. __________________ E

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31 May 2015, 02:30 PM	#15
Rock 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Real Name: Rocky Location: Australia Watch: Grail:Bluesy Posts: 17,850	I feel for you! Most people talk down a "sore throat" because they have never had anything like what you describe. Until my early 30s I regularly had what I now know was a recurring tonsils infection and it was murder. Anyone who has had the 'full-blown' variety can relate to the "razor-blades" description. I used to describe it that way myself. Used to put me in bed also. I've just had a Kidney-stone and frankly I would take it anyday over Tonsillitis. Cheers for a quick recovery. __________________ Cellini 4112. Sub 14060M. DJ 16233. Rotherhams 1847 Pocket-watch. Foundation Member of 'Horologists Anonymous' "Hi, I'm Rocky, and I'm a Horologist..."

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GB-man 2024 SubLV41 Pledge Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: USA Watch: addiction issues Posts: 37,355	Sounds awful! Hope up you get well soon!

31 May 2015, 03:36 PM	#17
GradyPhilpott 2024 SubLV41 Pledge Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: New Mexico Watch: Seiko #SRK047 Posts: 34,460	Herpes viruses can be aggravated by stress, herpes zoster included. Shingles is most common in older adults and people who have weak immune systems because of stress, injury, certain medicines, or other reasons. Most people who get shingles will get better and will not get it again. But it is possible to get shingles more than once. http://www.webmd.com/skin-problems-a...topic-overview __________________ JJ Inaugural TRF $50 Watch Challenge Winner

31 May 2015, 03:47 PM	#18
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1 June 2015, 12:12 AM	#21
Invictus Maneo "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Real Name: Ken Location: GMT -5 Watch: 16610 Posts: 1,842	Hope you feel better soon, Mr. VanDriver! I'm hoping they started you on an antibiotic in the meantime, just in case it is strep throat. Rest and fluids are the order of the day! If the symptoms worsen don't wait until Tuesday to seek medical attention! Some of these things (illnesses) we endure as children are a whole lot more serious as adults.

1 June 2015, 03:24 AM	#23
El Cascarrabias "TRF" Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Real Name: Frank Location: USA Watch: 16613LB Posts: 1,006	Hate to tell you this. If it is shingles . . . at least it will keep your mind off your sore throat. Not pleasant. No, sir, not pleasant at all . . .

1 June 2015, 03:50 AM	#24
q52 "TRF" Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Real Name: AKA Location: Bay Area Watch: N/D Submariner Posts: 9	Those symptoms sound exactly like the strep I had few months ago.

1 June 2015, 04:21 AM	#25
locutus49 Banned Join Date: May 2014 Real Name: John Location: La Jolla, CA Watch: Platona Posts: 12,194	Sounds like strep throat.

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George Spring Member Join Date: May 2015 Real Name: George Location: USA Watch: submariner Posts: 99	hope you get well soon, because there is no subtitute for a better health not even a sack of gold!

1 June 2015, 06:01 AM	#28
clock Banned Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: in a house Posts: 13,510	Firstly, I hope you have a quick and pain free recovery! You will be missed in the Open Discussion Forum, Rudplant. Get better soon! I'm surprised the first two doctors didn't do a strep test. If it's shingles, hopefully a doctor will prescribe an anti-viral such as acyclovir which will shorten the duration of symptoms and prevent post herpetic neuralgia. Take it asap. Keep us posted.

1 June 2015, 11:58 AM	#29
VICI "TRF" Member Join Date: May 2012 Real Name: Alex Location: Gotham City Watch: IG: Mr_Right_NYC Posts: 5,672	Feel better! As the saying goes... A doctor just needed to pass the test, not ace it

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tkerrmd "TRF" Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Real Name: Tom Location: In a race car! Watch: ME RACE PORSCHES Posts: 24,123	Hope that rash isn't Scarlet Fever

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