Day 8 - infection set in probably two days ago. The right side of my throat was still super sore and trying to swallow anything including water and my own saliva had become almost impossible because it caused the pain to skyrocket to a 10 instantly. Sleeping was a nightmare because I move a lot and the second I hit my right side, 10 again. Finally I got mum to take me to the ER this morning. It had been seven and a half days with no solid food, only puree vegetable soups. After two and a half hours they ruled out strep throat and sent me home with antibiotics and a super pill to bring the swelling down.
Within an hour I was munching on cookies that I baked on day 7 (I got really bored and started to bake on day 6, sending those cookies to my work mates.)
Then for dinner I requested "mush" our family take on shepherd's pie. You get a plate that looks like a traditional meat, potato, veggy dinner. It has mash potatoes, seasoned ground beef and corn, then you use your fork and mash it all together before eating it. It's fun, warm and comforting and my favourite dish. Mum went to the store just to buy the ground beef and corn for me cause we were out of both. She was just thrilled that I wanted real food and felt I could eat it. I only ate half of what she cooked for me, but that's because I thought I'd better be clever with it and not eat too much with a stomach unused to food for a week. Later on I wanted more food and made a few chicken nuggets and a small handful of curly fries. I finally said "I'm going to get a good night's sleep" and went to bed. Now my insomnia is kicking in. Mum just wandered into my room on her way to the bathroom and told me to go to bed. I informed her that I had tried already multiple times. She laughed a bit and said my voice was back and she heard me giggle earlier, very softly, but she heard it from her room and it was great. So I decided to post my negative to positive day 8 update here.
I have been thinking too to get them of since I too get tonsil stones but they are very small and no problem to me (but smelly breath sometimes -.-). But I'm too scared.. 
