Posted by Larry Hoover on February 18, 2006, at 9:26:38
In reply to Fire engine red sore throat, posted by gardenergirl on February 18, 2006, at 6:41:51
> I feel terrible. I thought I was just developing the sniffles, but now I have the mother of all sore throats. I looked at it this a.m., and I was shocked at how red and swollen it is. No wonder it hurts like hell everytime I swallow at all.
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> And when I try to blow my nose, my throat sort of spasms closed. Even with 10 mg Ambien last night, I couldn't sleep.
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> I'm having a "oh I'm so sick" pity party. Sorry.
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> And of course my doc does not have Saturday hours. And I suppose it's probably viral anyway. But yuck. It HURTS SO BAD I was actually crying this a.m. That certainly didn't help.
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> Dang. I hate hate hate being sick.
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> I want my mommy.
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> ggGG, you have the symptoms of strep throat, a bacterial throat infection that responds wonderfully to antibiotics. There can be serious complications if it's not treated, and that's what you have. You should make an effort to get seen by a doctor.
Lar
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