Guest guest Posted March 16, 2006 Report Share Posted March 16, 2006 Hi Jill, Sorry about your demoralizing experience. I thought having shrunken tonsils was typical for CFS. I have them. When my latest doc looked in my throat, he said, " Oh yeah, your tonsils are shrunken. " Along with " Mmmm-hmm, there are the red crescents, " which I've definitely read are typical. Do you have those also? Ellen >> >> So there is nothing he has to offer me that I want. He did note > that >> my tonsils were shrunken--in fact he'd wondered if I'd had them > out! >> It seems to me that some other doctor commented on this recently > and >> nobody before then so I'm wondering if the months of high dose > allicin >> I took did something to my tonsils, as it did affect my salivary >> glands and I really have oversalivation now. However, he also said >> that b cell immune depression and shrunken tonsils can go together > so >> it could be due to that. So all I felt was depressed over the > thought >> that I don't have regular tonsils, completely dissed as a person > who >> is doing therapies that help her but that he thinks are completely >> ridiculous (and no matter what we know or think, an encounter with > a >> doctor like this is bad for us, makes us feel somewhat hopeless > for at >> least a few hours), and basically reminded that the medical system > as >> I know it (not integrative medicine but regular medicine) is just >> plain awful. >> > > > > > > > This list is intended for patients to share personal experiences with each > other, not to give medical advice. If you are interested in any treatment > discussed here, please consult your doctor. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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