So, I’ve been suffering with a weird throat thing for the past few weeks, and it turns out it’s tonsillitis.
My tonsils have been inflamed and pitted for years – the legacy of two-thirds of a liftetime of smoking – but over the past few weeks it’s been really bothering me. For the first couple of weeks, it felt like I had constant heartburn; you know, that acidic feeling in your throat, as if stomach acid is burning it. Over the course of last weekend, however, it got worse, and I felt like I constantly had a sweet stuck in my throat. (more…)