Hello everyone!

Well it's winter and for us college students living in close quarters in dorms it means almost constant sickness too!

Anyway...about 5 days ago I woke up to my throat having a painful "burning" sensation. As the day got wore on it turned into full sharp pain. Both my tonsils were swollen and has a thin white film on them. My neck glands were swollen and my ears/ upper jaw area hurt. I went to our wellness center and basically said, "it's close to finals. everyone is sick. it's just viral." So I left.
A couple days later I got intense pain and tenderness in my cheekbone area. I was very congested and my throat was still hurting. I also had a fever of 99.8 and a headache. As far as I know there was a little post nasal drip, but not alot. I looked at my tonsils with a flashlight and saw that my right tonsil is huge! It's almost touching the uluva (the dangly thing in the back of your throat) :eek: It has some white patches (flat and white) and still the very thin white membrane. My left tonsil is only a little swollen and has maybe 1 or 2 of these patches. I can't see a doctor until Monday.
I have a couple questions (I know, please bare with me!):
1. Is it possible to have a 1 sided throat/ tonsil infection?
2. Could I have a sinus infection?
3. I'm allergic to the main ingredient in Sudafed, so I can't take anything for my congestion. I tried advil to relieve pain (worked minimually), dehumidifier, and letting our shower room get hot and steamy. These loosend things a little bit, but not as much as I would have hoped. Is there anything else I can do?

Thanks for taking the time to read this! :) I hope you all stay healthy!