one case of LARYNGITIS please

tonight i literally lay in bed shivering for 6 hrs... i couldn't move... the gf was out... so thirsty... only consolation x-men-themed fever dreams

From Britannica:

Complications are frequent. The sinuses probably are always secondarily involved, frequently remain infected during convalescence, and constitute an important focus in which the organism remains to make the patient a carrier. Abscesses of the ear and mastoiditis occur. Infection of the glands of the neck frequently results in abscess formation. In certain instances the streptococcus enters the bloodstream and is carried to various parts of the body, where localized areas of infection develop. Among the late complications are nephritis (inflammation of the collecting tubules in the kidney, occurring in 0.5 to 1 percent of all cases), arthritis, and rheumatic fever.

http://microvet.arizona.edu/Courses/MIC420/lecture_notes/streptococcus/scarlet_fever.gif
Laura's is WAY WORSE!

I'll just stay out of the living room?

Before they yanked my tonsils out in 3rd grade I used to get sore throats & strep so often that I worked out a sort of "head" voice for speaking, a nasal one that bypassed my throat as much as possible. My mother knew to get me to the ER whenever I started using it. Yuck. This is not like laryngitis, though, when I felt fine except my voice was missing -- it's pretty novel for the first day or two. Then it turns into "Hush" and there are scary floating guys who kill you & cut out your heart.

I always pride myself on showing people the decency and respect they would show me, Remy.

boooo!!

and also no more fighting on the sick thread. save your energies!!

No! Do tell!

this sucks. i feel like someone took a cheese grater to my larynx.

i have no memory of any of this... laryngitis... x-men dreams... madonna at misshapes??

I practically lost my voice too. My mouth feels like a furnace and have had hardly any sleep because of catarrh in my throat. I got antibiotics and just as it starts to work i get a stinking headache so for the 3rd night in a row i cant sleep. argh

Huh. I have never seen or heard the word catarrh before. The Spanish word for the common cold is catarro Is catarrh a Briticism?

do i have to go to the doctor? cuz my GP moved to East Williamsburg.

Losing my voice occurred around the tenth day of my current cold, which means I don't know whether to take decongestants (dry out the larynx) or not.

My cancer drugs have gotten me better, but also gave me the immune system of a 90-yo.

this sucks. it's not from illness, it's from shouting at a soccer match.

recovery been slow as I train people for a living and couldn't vocal rest.

had this happen a few years ago in the Philippines due to vocal fatigue too.

9 days, and some but not much improvement. the order of operations seems to have been:

1) damage voice naturally by yelling at sporting event
2) didn't take proper care shortly after
3) bad allergies/post nasal drip showed up, causing already irritated uvula to swell
4) now most of the 'damage' from the sporting event is gone, but vocal chords is still blocked by thick-assed mucus.
5) cough has developed due to the post-nasal drip

not being able to sing for 9 days hasn't been fun. meh. Steroid seems to at least have stopped the swelling but this is hell. this is why I get on people for screaming at rock/pop musicians for cancelling shows due to vocal issues. this is what can happen.