Sore Throat!!?!

Sore Throat!!?

Ok it started about 4 days ago and it will not go away ive been taking 4 different cough drops and i even got the ricola with Echinacea, tryed the gargle warm salt water technique. Now I woke up at 8:00AM and the sore throat does not appear til about 430pm everyday....I do not know what else to try if anyone can be of help please!!! I can barely swallow as it it and when i do swallow it bolts me from my sitting or standing position!!!

2 months ago
I have been sipping on hott cocoa and it seems to be helping it, i made it so scolding hott i dont care if it burns my throat raw, better then the feeling i got right now

2 months ago
oh i forgot to add i called my dr and they said they cant see me til may 21 i laughed at them lol, told them if it gets worse ill just go to the ER

2 months ago
Yes they are swollen, and no i do not have a fever!!!

You may have strep which is a bacterial infection and needs immediate antibiotic medication. Strep is from the staph (for short) bacteria and can't be let go. Please do call your doctor and try to get an appointment to see him or her. In the meantime, perhaps keep trying the warm salt water gargling and drinking warm tea and other warm foods such as clear soup like chicken noodle.

For throat lozenges, I prefer the chloreseptic cherry flavor as they numb the throat a bit. And please remember to drink enough fluids as I saw mentioned on another post here and the tea and soup can help with that as well. And if you take ibuprofin (such as advil or motrin) for fever reduction or pain, please remember to eat food Before taking it to help protect the stomach from developing ulcers. Just to reiterate, please due call your physician as bacteria can only be erradicated by antibiotic medication. Feel better soon!

P.S. That's reprehensible that your dr's office said that the next available appointment is for may 21st!! Please do contact a different dr. You just may have to go to the ER to get this under control. If it is strep, you don't want to get progressively worse and really sick where you would need to go to the ER by ambulance, seriously. Please be proactive and take good care.