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I think I have epigollitis?

So I have had a really bad throat, tonsillitis and tonsil stones all the time since I got back from volunteering in a hospital in Africa. This morning I woke up with a really severe sore throat, hoarse voice and just generally feverish. This evening I asked someone to check the redness of my throat, and when she did, she noticed something she described as a "second tongue". I googled it (sorry) and images of epiglotitus came up that looked exactly like mine. I further saw that if you suspect, you should immediately go to hospital, so I did. The nurse said she couldn't see anything and the doctor said that she wouldn't even look down my throat because "it only occurs in infants" and so sent me home. I'm still worried because i can't find any other explanation for what this "second tongue" is, and also after further research, the doctor was wrong about it only occurring in infants. I can send a picture that I managed to take of it (after coming back from the hospital) to anyone who might be able to help me out.
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