sore throats R dud

so i've had this sore throat for like a week now. i'm pretty sure i got it from a guy. the timing was suspicious.

it hurts very badly. i have to take pills and chloroseptic to not go crazy. hot liquids help.

i think i should go to the doctor tomorrow, cuz it seems odd that it's still extremely painful after a week (it's been like 9 days to be exact)

right? =(

Yes. Could be strep.

I found an outrageous claim on the internet that gargling with cayenne pepper would heal a sore throat in 24 hours, and I tried it and it worked! Impressive, because I get the worst sore throats.

More specifically, it recommended 5 shakes from a spice shaker into about 6 oz warm-to-hot water. Gargle long and often. Apple cider vinegar was also mentioned as being very effective.

someone just told me about cayenne pepper tea!

ugh doctor

ugh

oh man ive been going thru like 2 packs of halls a day wit this bullshit

i do that big exaggerated swallow thing n/h its so bad

oh no :( i'm so sorry

i know, i feel something coming on... i hope not too bad

I'm just getting over mine, cold too. Well sort of. What I assumed were its last dying breaths have steadily lingered for about a week now. My entire band, 3/4 of my house, bandmates/roommates girlfriends, everyone got it all at once.

this shit was gnarlesville this past week. pretty much over it now, except for a little scratchyscratchy when i first wake up. those first two days were unbelievably miserable, though. then it turned into a head cold, then i coughed up massive globs of green and white phlegm, and now i feel a LOT better.

should i go to dr. or just wait it out?? i dont have insurance. but it could be strep or some shit right?

must be flu season all over, me and everyone i know has this shit.

how bad is it exactly? what's the skinny

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just really painful swelling. im also constantly exhausted - i tried going running tuesday and couldnt make it at all (which is when i started feeling sick). called in sick wed. and slept literally all day.

Wow. That's pretty much how I felt during the thick of it, though I wasn't sleeping much. I can NEVER sleep when I'm sick. Super light sleeper. I didn't have the swelling though, which sounds a bit worrisome.

Anyone other than me have thoughts on it? I haven't had anything like this that I haven't pretty much recovered from in a week, but I'm sort of a freak of nature and I'm almost never sick.

gah. i slept for 12 hours last night on a double dose of nyquil.

deej if u can see white stuff on your throat or tonsils (n/h) then its serious like strep or tonsilitis, otherwise just ride it out

i woke up at 4 am in serious pain, it gets worse at night cause when i lie down theres a constant postnasal drip

fuckin sore throat