i had tomsolites recurring, like i'd had it many times growing up. The doctor cleaned my tonsils with a a big swab and dipped them in antiseptic. And then he let me go with four small pills of antibartics. Four anti biotics which did nothing at all. And i was still bad. Finally, i went to see a third doctor - who was one of my students from school. He told me what was wrong: you have liver damage. Er, you have the e b virus. You need to go to hospital, and you will need an operation. These are te things that scared me about getting a liver transplant in a japan