In seventh grade I contracted
mono-nucleosis from a schoolmate, and my
tonsils have never been the same since.
I started dating someone when I was 16 who
was having problems with his glands, and
soon after I was having the same symptoms.
I went to the emergency room after a while
because my tonsils had become so enlarged
and infected that I could barely breathe
or swallow. The doctors said I had
mono...again. So, I deduced that since
mono stays dormant in your system forever
after you get it (is this true?) that mine
was triggered again since the person I was
seeing at the time had an infection in his
glands/tonsils. I was treated and the
infection went away.
A few months later, I was dating someone
new and my tonsils were inflamed and
spotted with white gunk once again. My
boyfriend acquired mono from me, as did a
friend of mine who I had oral contact
with. They were treated, and my friend
actually got jhondis from how sick he
became from my mono.
About a year and a half to two years
passed, and my throat started acting up
again. I was with yet another boyfriend
and on one particular night he asked for
oral sex. I should have refused due to the
condition my throat was in, but I
complied. Needless to say, within days he
started feeling sick. He was puking and
feeling light headed, and noticed a
green/yellow secretion coming from his
urethra. He was tested and he was positive
with gonorrhea. This was crazy to me
because I have been consistent with my STD
tests and have been negative on
everything.
I was re-tested after this news, and
everything was clean...except my throat,
which tested positive for gonorrhea. My
boyfriend at the time and I received our
shots and antibiotics and were soon
treated and better.
That brings us to today. I have been
having problems with my voice and throat
lately, mainly due to too much partying
and not enough sleeping. I have been
checking my tonsils on a weekly basis
because I have been so worried about
getting those little white puss spots
again. I checked today at work and
lo-and-behold, there they are. My glands
are swelling at this very moment, and my
voice today is a LOT worse than it's been
in a while.
I'm very worried because I don't know why
this keeps coming back. I have been
reading about tonsillitis online and I
often see gonorrhea pop up with it. Are
these two closely related? And what is my
best bet? I want so badly to have them
removed but I'm not sure if that will take
care of the problem.
Also, I've very recently (and on more than
one occasion) had sexual contact with
another person and I am beyond freaked out
that he will contract something from me..
Please help, as this is greatly afflicting
me.
