Hey I have the EXACT same symptoms, and was just diagnosed with pharyngitis. If you still hbe these you should get it checked out cause I found out the hard way that these last a long time untreated. All my strep cultures came out negative but make sure your doctor looks deep deep into your throat. Hope this helps.
I have the same thing. I went to emergency room and they said it was cellulitis with possible absest. They gave me antibiotics and steriod to bring down the swelling. It's been 4 days since I started the antibiotics and still swollen and hurts to swallow. They told me to be careful of fever and to come back immediately if I had one. Thinking this is what you are experiencing. My lymph nodes are swollen in my neck also. My Mom had same thing as I and ended up having her tonsils out, they are thinking I may have to also!
what is the steroid the doctor was going to give you?
My sister swears by this. Take 2 or 3 echanacia pills (sp) 2 times daily. Take recommended dose of NyQuil or DayQuil. Then take Ibuprofen. Echanasia builds the immune but take this at the first hint of anything hurting you. The NyQuil or DaQuill will help with the body aches and the ibuprofen will help with the bone aches. I am having the same symptoms as you all. I also read that Strep can go away on it's own within 3 to 7 days. The antibiotics make you feel better faster and help you be less contagious. This is what I've read so I am no expert.
I am on day 7. Started with a body ache, throat started the next day. Chills, sweats, can't even drink water the pain is so bad in my throat. Doctor on day 2 tested just for flu, figured it was strep and gave me antibiotics. I was skeptical, didn't respond, went to another doc on day 5: negative for strep, negative again for flu, negative for mono, took blood for tests and that didn't show anything either. Throat just gets worse and worse, glands arnt that swollen either. Help!
i have exactly the same, my left gland is swollen and that side of my face has swelled a littile. the pain is so bad i can barely talk let alone eat. im going to go the doctor tommorow and hopefully get some anti-virus medication. hope you get well soon! x
OMG ive had this for like 5 days and its been killing me. I applied pressure with my finger and instantly some brown stuff came out. I could instantly talk again. I did it again till i gaged and so much more came out. Idk if it was a tonsil stone however but either way it really helped. I can open my mouth way more now as well. Such a relief.
The pain that you feel on one side is from a post-nasal drip. It happens a lot of time during the cold season, but you can try things like the nettipot to make it go away. It actually has nothing to do with your throat at all, though tonsillitis is cold season prone as well.
I have been having the same problem this is the third time that the swelling in my throat on the right side has come back. on the second time i was tested for strep, mono, and flu and they all came back negative. so the doctor gave me some steroid pills to take for it. all it did was make me worse and the feeling in my throat went away for a little bit. but now its back and feel like i have something stuck in the back of my throat or its swollen. i dont know what else to do, since ive been to the doctor three diffrent times and it still keeps coming back.
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So yesterday my throat started to hurt and I found it a little painful to swallow, that night I couldn't sleep at all because of the pain /: and tonight it's much much worse, I can't swallow at all not even water becauase it hurts so much and when I absolutley have to I wince and a tear comes to my eye due to the pain. :-( earlier on I noticed a whiite lump/patch on the inside of my mouth on the back left throaty gland thing and my mum said it's probably tonsilitis which I agree to - but never have I had such painful tonsilitis... Please help meeee!!! :-(
I'm in a real good amount of pain evey time I swallow, and it usually gets worse at night.the right side of my throat is quite swollen and I can feel some swelling from the outside on my right side as well.it hurts every time I drink and every time I swallow.i have no other real symptoms besides severe pain in my throat. I had signs of step throat earlier but I took my remaining antibiotics and it seemed to go away but a day or two later this problem arises.i need help, and I have no health insurance so the dr. is my last resort
I to have these tonsil stones, never knew the name until today though, went to a dr about 8 years ago and she said it was allergies. I have spent countless a ton of money trying to get these "allergies" under controll! Now to find out it isnt allergies!!!!!
after reading all of these, it seems i have a mixture of them. everytime i sleep i wake up multiple times profusely sweating. i also have swollen glands on the left side, and a horribly sore throat .i went to the doctor wed and if the swelling doesnt subside by saturday, i need some kind of shot, i cant take the sore throat it is unbearable. i just hope its not lymphoma. if anything it is just swelling because of infection and will go away, i wish you all the best
I'm sure I have the same thing as you guys, did any of you ever get a clear diagnosis? Or an effective treatment? Am I contagious?
-I have extreme difficulty and pain swallowing. Whether its just saliva, water, or food, its extremely painful. As a result I've eaten almost nothing in days. It also hurts to talk.
-The lymph node on my left cheek, along my jawbone, has swelled massively, it feels like a small grape.
-I do manage to fall asleep easily enough, but when I wake up I'm covered in sweat, even when I blasted the AC so my room was nearly freezing. Also when I wake up my mouth and lips are totally dry.
This morning makes it 4 days I've had these symptoms. Can someone please tell me what I should do?
-I have extreme difficulty and pain swallowing. Whether its just saliva, water, or food, its extremely painful. As a result I've eaten almost nothing in days. It also hurts to talk.
-The lymph node on my left cheek, along my jawbone, has swelled massively, it feels like a small grape.
-I do manage to fall asleep easily enough, but when I wake up I'm covered in sweat, even when I blasted the AC so my room was nearly freezing. Also when I wake up my mouth and lips are totally dry.
This morning makes it 4 days I've had these symptoms. Can someone please tell me what I should do?