it all started off by the doc looking at my tonsils an his reaction was "Holy c**p, those might be the biggest tonsils i have ever looked at!" im 16 an am on day 5 of the recovery process. the first 2 an a half days i was doing great. i was eating an drinking an laughing an talking. then day 3 came.. i have been absolutely miserable since then. i have excrutiating pain in my throat an my ears. i cant even sleep because the pain is so bad. i had an abscessed tonsil an this pain is twice what that was. i jus wish it would go away. i cant even drink water ! i am a top football player an have a pretty high tolerance with pain an i would rather get tackled with my body exposed than to have this.. it really is as bad as everyone said it would be :'(