Sharp Throat Pain - Any Idea?

[evil_danger]

Basically for a few days I felt a sharp pain in my throat, I only felt this pain after swallowing some food and at the time thought that maybe I had cut my throat on something because thats what it felt like.

Well I thought nothing of it until a few days later where the pain hadn't gone away at all, and eating any food causes a really sharp pain as I swallow.

Now the pain is there all the time, I've noticed I'm producing quite a bit of mucus as well, and looking in my throat (mirror and a flash light) I've noticed that its my tonsils that hurt, not my throat.

It couldn't be tonsillitis, I mean wouldn't I feel ill? and they don't look red at all. To be honest I don't know what my tonsils should look like, but it looks pink and healthy... well they look like a dogs chew toy, but looking at images they all look like that.

But its not like any soar throat I've had.

I cant make a doctors appointment until tuesday cos its bank holiday on monday dang it!

So any help to keep me from going mad with worry would be a great help!

 

[Telstra]

maybe a common sore throat ?

yeah see your doctor. drink a lot of water before that.

don't eat nasty food like sweet, cakes, fried food ... etc while your throat is sore.

 

[cumtasteit]

There is something going around in Florida that is wicked - people describe it as having razor blades down your throat - so I would get to a doctor asap. This is an uppper respiratory infection that may need some treatment. It's taking people here about a month to get totally over it. XXX

 

[KaraBulut]

You need to see a doctor. It could be a viral illness or it could be strep throat. You doctor will be able to give you a diagnosis after looking at your throat and taking a swab test.

In the meantime, you can make yourself comfortable by using a medicated throat lozenge. I don't know the brands in the UK but if you ask the pharmacist (which you call a chemist?), he or she can recommend something that will numb your throat and make it easier to swallow until you can get in to see the doctor.

 

[bigalt]

Have you had any sore heads as well. I had tonsillitis a while back and yep I did not feel ill apart from the throat and a sore head that just would not quite for two days. If you have been bring up a lot of phlem and if the inside of your mouth is "mottled" then get it seen to.

 

[sabot3ur]

chloroseptic and tea

and whenever I had strep I always had spots on the back of my throat, so look for that

 

[evil_danger]

Doctor just said I have some kinda infection and gave me some antibiotics.

I also got something else checked out while I was there, basically I have spots from my kneese to my belly button and hes booked me in for some blood tests which sounds scary.

I'm so hungry but it hurts so much to eat! dang it!