I started getting a sore throat on a Friday night

I started getting a sore throat on a Friday night' I stayed at my mates on the weekend ' everything was fine' I woke up on Sunday morning feeling c**p my throat was killing me but I could eat a pizza' I went home on Sunday night and went to bed I woke up at 11 as the boyfriend was texting me I was so tried' tryed to go back to sleep but no it wasn't happing' one minute I was cold next minute I was warm' I could not get comfy!!!! I new I needed sleep as I had the doctors in the morning and had tech' it was a Monday morning got up got ready dad dropped me to the doctors ' I couldn't even eat my breakfast or got hard to talk' the doctor checked my throat and said you have a throat infection and there is pus on your tonslie. She gave me tablets to help it' I feel asleep on Monday night fine' it was a Tuesday I was fine was in YouTube watching movies yea throat was VERY SORE!! It was a Tuesday night I was trying to go to sleep and than I had trouble breathing I kept panicking' mum said right am ringing the doctors! They told my mum to ring 999 ASAP or even take me in the car! I was in hospital and they took my blood! Check my ears they needa to check my throat but because my tounge was all sollowen they couldn't see! They told my mum I had to stay over ! They took my blood presser and it was high! They had to but me on a drip with pain medaince in it to get away the pain' I couldn't open my mouth couldn't talk eat or drink!!! I was so upset I just wish it would go away!!! On wensday they told my mum I could go home they gave me tablets for the infection' really really strong tablets for the pain but u had to eat something be4 u took it! And more pain tablets' the tablets for the infections will make you very sick so last night at about 3 o'clock I got sick all this sour green sick and it burnt the throat if me:( my throat is not as bad as Monday or Tuesday the pain has cam down but still sore!!! I hope it just goes away soon till I get back to tech!!!

Hello,

I feel for you - I had that kind of angina/ strep infection last winter (thank god it hasn't came back that bad ever since then). I could even take the antibiotics as pills but had to take penicillin shots. Only way I could eat anything if I took a painkiller, but than they messed my stomach ... you don't want that happening! Honestly, at one point, the pain was so bad I thought that was it for me.

But - 15 penicillin shots later, infection is completely gone, not even enlarged lymph node left. It took about 5 days so it became possible for me to eat something first before taking the pill and not cry from pain, and after that - week or so and I had no fever, pain was more like scratching and in two weeks it was all gone.

One thing that eases a pain a bit that's not painkiller I found was some super strong brand of lozenges - it had like lidocaine or something. If I hadn't had that, I'd probably starved to death. SO - try finding something like that, hang on, and if it helps you at least to type - I'm here,

Nicole