HELP! I think I have tonsillitis and I have a date tomorrow!

Yeah, so basically my right tonsil is completely white. It is swollen, and it looks horrible! I also have a hard swollen lump on the right side of my neck, as well as spitting blood, like actual blood not just "pink" colour, it is blood red. .

Yeah, so basically my right tonsil is completely white. It is swollen, and it looks horrible! I also have a hard swollen lump on the right side of my neck, as well as spitting blood, like actual blood not just "pink" colour, it is blood red.

I have noticed with all this that there was a smell, I wasn't sure if I had maybe "followed through" at first, when I noticed it. It smells that bad. It was only when I smelt it on my toothbrush that I realized. I have had this since Sunday, and I had hoped it would have cleared up by now. Unfortunately it hasn't and I have a date with a girl I like tomorrow, but I can't go with this smelly breath that no amount of brushing or chewing gum seems to clear!

I know what the most common response may be, postpone the date until you are better, but I have already done this two weeks ago when something came up, if I do this again, at such late notice it might mess up my chances! I simply have to go on this one!

I was wondering if anyone has any advice, advice on how to get rid of the smell? If I scrape off this "white stuff" on my tonsil, will the smell go? I don't mind if it comes back in a day or two, as long as the smell goes. Is there something that could cover up the smell? Or even better is there something that could eradicate it in 24 hours?

Please, any help would be much appreciated, I don't want to cancel but I certainly don't want to kiss her for the first time with this stinking breath, that would as good as mess this up also. Thank you.

Yeah, so basically my right tonsil is completely white. It is swollen, and it looks horrible! I also have a hard swollen lump on the right side of my neck, as well as spitting blood, like actual blood not just "pink" colour, it is blood red.

I have noticed with all this that there was a smell, I wasn't sure if I had maybe "followed through" at first, when I noticed it. It smells that bad. It was only when I smelt it on my toothbrush that I realized. I have had this since Sunday, and I had hoped it would have cleared up by now. Unfortunately it hasn't and I have a date with a girl I like tomorrow, but I can't go with this smelly breath that no amount of brushing or chewing gum seems to clear!

I know what the most common response may be, postpone the date until you are better, but I have already done this two weeks ago when something came up, if I do this again, at such late notice it might mess up my chances! I simply have to go on this one!

I was wondering if anyone has any advice, advice on how to get rid of the smell? If I scrape off this "white stuff" on my tonsil, will the smell go? I don't mind if it comes back in a day or two, as long as the smell goes. Is there something that could cover up the smell? Or even better is there something that could eradicate it in 24 hours?

Please, any help would be much appreciated, I don't want to cancel but I certainly don't want to kiss her for the first time with this stinking breath, that would as good as mess this up also. Thank you.

Forget the date. Go and see a doctor, that sounds serious.

You idiot, tonsillitis is usually contagious, you shouldn't go at all!

Please quarantine yourself and spare this poor girl.

P.S. TSR is not a GP surgery, go to yours.

I'm ignorant when it comes to tonsillitis but please don't call me an idiot. What do you mean "usually" contagious, is this mostly the case?

There'll be no playing Tonsil Tennis for you two tomorrow.

This is a health forum I was under the impression that you discuss health issues here? If it was as simple as phoning a doctor and getting an appointment, I would, but there are no appointments available for the next two weeks.

I meant it in a 'silly' way, not 'you dumb ***** way'.
Baby *whispers* please, don't go. *hugs you* It's usually contagious, she'll catch it from you. And she will......hate you.
Better?

But yeah seriously it is contagious most of the time. Here, look what uncle google says about it:
"Most acute infections of the tonsils are due to viruses or bacteria and usually is contagious by direct person-to-person contact. Tonsillitis caused by a virus infection usually is contagious for about 7-10 days. Bacterial tonsillitis can remain contagious for about two weeks."

Oh ok, my bad 🙂.. Yeah you make a convincing point, perhaps taking the risk of p****** her off by cancelling again would be much better than risking her with tonsillitis, I just hope she believes I have it, I mean I could prove it but I think showing her what it looks like would be a slight deal breaker also 😂.

Yeah just apologise and take her somewhere nice when you're all better.

Phone up your GP, tell them exactly what you have said here, and you will get an appointment. You need antibiotics. Then explain nicely to the girl and rearrange.

Thanks for your reply! I have phoned up and managed to arrange an appointment for tomorrow morning after explaining! When explaining should I just tell her the truth or come up with something less disgusting?

Perhaps just say you have the flu and you don't want her to get sick?