Worst Sore Throat Ever

[Warped Dan]

So last Saturday (technically a week ago now) after working 50 hrs during a busy Holiday season I managed to start feeling sick and run down. At first I got the chills, then my throat started getting itchy, then I developed a small fever and symptoms got worse and worse. Around Monday the first day in a series of five that I called into work, my mouth started to hurt real bad. In my throat I could see white spots develop then it spread all my mouth and gums making any kinda food eating or drinking feel terrible. Tuesday I went to Immediacare, a fast ER like business that gets you in and out really fast. They prescribed me Amoxicillin which is an anti-biotic and said I had Strept Throat.

So I took it and after a few days my throat cleared up but now my tongue is completely white and then Thursday I went back to Immediacare complaining about my mouth and now apparently I have Thrush. Its basically a Yeast Infection in the mouth. It sucks. Has anyone else had something similar to this? I missed a whole week at work, lost about 10lbs, and feel depressed. Also mid next week my girlfriend and I are supposed to travel to Michigan to spend half a week with friends for our little xmas.

 

[Stigmata]

No, but I'm really sorry to hear you did. I had strep throat once but never that bad... On the plus side I think thrush clears up quickly, it's just a product of low body acidity. Drink a lot of orange juice, and I assume that place prescribed you some antifungal stuff for it too, which is the actual immediate solution. You should be fine for vacation :V

 

[morgs]

I was hospitalized with both Strep throat and glandular fever at the same time a couple of years ago, worst experience of my life. I was put on a drip because I couldn't swallow, even my own saliva. My throat swelled so much that I couldn't actually swallow anything, and when I did it felt like razor blades. I was lying in bed just hoping I would pass out or even die at that point because it was so horrible. If my brother hadn't taken me to the hospital I probably would have died form dehydration, which I was already suffering from really badly having not eaten anything or had anything to drink for the past 3 days.

The doctors actually photographed my throat, saying it was the worst they'd seen. The whole thing, including my tongue had turned black with white spots and smelt like decay (Apparently, I couldn't smell anything).

So yeah, throats suck sometimes.

 

[Krynn72]

God, why did you have to describe it in visual detail? Now my throat is feeling sore...

 

[Warped Dan]

I am taking Niacin for the yeast like infection. So far my mouth feels better, my throat barely hurts and I think overall I'm getting better. I'm actually going to try OJ again because before that burned too much for me to even try. In all reality I would rather rebreak my wrist or some other bone. not eating what I want and not talking normal are very difficult

 

[DEATHMASTER]

Hope you make the trip.

 

[MuToiD_MaN]

I came here to make some snarky jab about rampant oral sex, but that actually sucks a lot.

Oh ****all, looks like I did it anyway.

Hope your recovery is expedient.

 

[Tollbooth Willie]

Stop sucking so much goddamned dick.

 

[DEATHMASTER]

I got the flu and 4 days off of work. Would be nice except for the flu.