Sialadenitis

August 18, 2008

I am back from Urgent Care. My regular physician could not get me in, shock shock. Always happens that way. So I headed to Urgent Care. That is always an experience no? I about kicked that doctor let me tell you when she was pressing on the gland in my throat and the gland under my tongue OMG. Your saliva gland is swollen err yeah. You have an infection called Sialadenitis which is a bacterial infection in my saliva gland) (errr yeah) so she wrote me a prescription for Augmentin and sent me on my way. I headed to the pharmacy, on my wait out my cell phone rings, its the Doctor from Urgent Care, she decided to change my prescription so I had to go back to the pharmacy area and wait again as they change it. It was already filled and paid for I was in my car when she called!!! She changed it to Cleocin HCL, she said that this one would be better for the condition than the Augmentin. The pharmacist was like well this is unusual to fill and have the doctor call deciding to give you something else. OH well just leave it me LOL So now they were all messed up because I already paid for one and now have to fix their system to return one and take out the other. What can ya do.

So I just too my prescription with two motrin and have to go get groceries then going to lay down a while… I was up all night with this gland in severe pain

If your curious :

Sialadenitis (bacterial infection of a salivary gland) - Sialadenitis is a painful infection that usually is caused by staphylococcus, streptococcus, Haemophilus influenzae or anaerobic bacteria.

Posted by Suzie Q | Filed Under Lifesavers

Got a lump in my throat…

August 18, 2008

I got a lump that is tender and sore on the right side of my throat.. I know what it is…. It’s a swollen saliva gland as I woke up this morning and the gland under my tongue is also very swollen. I had this once before about 6 years ago. I had an infection in it and it was blocking my saliva. When I eat it would swell, it just started to do that very recently but would go down after I ate and then by time you see a doctor, nothing there! Well that won’t be the case today let me tell you! I was so uncomfortable and the pain is something else! I had my dad take me for our car from where hubby works and in a few minutes I will key up our doctor’s office and hope they can get me in. I been putting warm compress on and massaging the gland and yellow fluid comes out and spit like a man! If they can’t get me in then I will be sitting at Urgent Care until I can be seen oh won’t that be a load of fun!

Posted by Suzie Q | Filed Under Lifesavers