I am having severe pain when swallowing. I have gone to the doctor 3 times. The first time I was given a rapid strep test and then penicillin. Five days later I went back to doctor because throat was worse. He said it was worse and gave me a different antibiotic said I had tonsilitis. He also mentioned something about a peritonsiler abcess on the left side and my neck and ear hurt there too. I was fine on that antibiotic but when the ten days were up...I started to get worse. I went back to doctor yesterday, he said my tonsil is still inflamed a bit but the throat looks good. Now my tongue hurts and I can barely swallow. I can t talk because it moves my tongue. I am fine in the morning but as the day progresses I get worse. I have neck pain on the side with the smaller tonsil. I am in so much pain and the lidocaine I gargle with does nothing. I take 800 mg of ibuprofen and that barely does anything. Again in the morning I am fine and my throat doesn t hurt...but as the day goes on it gets redder and hurts more. I was told to see an ent but I can t get an appointment until another month. Mind you I have been sick since mid December.