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anyone else have this sore throat virus

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Shauna2866 · 31/03/2025 14:44

i have had a sore throat when swallowing the pain is unreal the back of my throat is clear no redness no white patches doctor has checked me over twice now and i’ve had this for 9 days !
keep coughing a lot also
doctor won’t give anything because it’s viral and it won’t help anyway but i am so miserable not being able to swallow properly 🤦🏻‍♀️

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PoppyHill123 · 18/04/2025 15:23

I have had something similar...sudden pain on the left side of the throat with some kind of dull ear pain as well. It didn't hurt to swallow but it did hurt to open my mouth.

A pharmacist has prescribed penicillin as he thought he saw an infection. I felt 90% percent better after a few days, but now I feel some pain on the other side; It does seem like the germs are recruiting:(. It has been two weeks for me...slight cough and no fever.

How is everyone?

CreationNat1on · 07/04/2025 09:43

Hello, my throat is now tender, in recovery after the razor blades feelings. I ve been coughing up phlegm in the mornings, which I think means it's bacterial.

OMG, my whole head is still tender, my sinuses are literally tender and achey and tired.

I ll gargle in antibacterial mouthwash today, hopefully that will help.

Doolallies · 06/04/2025 22:51

I’m still here with my sore throat…

CreationNat1on · 04/04/2025 09:31

OMG, I have it too, razor blades in my throat, sinus and whole head feel swollen and tender. Massive cold sore. Dry cough.

I m wondering if it's Covid? I might try and get a test.

socks1107 · 02/04/2025 19:34

Mine feels a little better today! Awful in a morning but bearable in the day now. Hope everyone else feels better soon

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Shauna2866 · 02/04/2025 13:00

@Doolallies i think so also as my partner kept saying to me his throat is sore and nothing is helping him and his work mates is also and they had that for a full month and i said “ you need book in GP and get it seen not good that long to have a sore throat “ and he said said no it will go he doesn’t worry about much i panic a lot and start thinking the worst but now ive seen so many with it im calming down abit hopefully it goes for us soon 🤞🤞

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Doolallies · 02/04/2025 12:55

Shauna2866 · 02/04/2025 12:43

i have reflux a lot sometimes and it’s never caused this and a rennie sorts its asap for me this is something else this is i’ve never had anything like it suppose it nice to kno we aren’t alone
omg day 28!🤦🏻‍♀️

I was so glad to read this thread and know I’m not going crazy. Tbh 2 people have since told me in RL they also have it ongoing. So it’s definitely a thing everywhere. A super bug sore throat thing

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Shauna2866 · 02/04/2025 12:43

i have reflux a lot sometimes and it’s never caused this and a rennie sorts its asap for me this is something else this is i’ve never had anything like it suppose it nice to kno we aren’t alone
omg day 28!🤦🏻‍♀️

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Doolallies · 02/04/2025 12:37

Stansgotplans · 02/04/2025 03:56

I have a sore throat going on the 11th day, it's getting worse. She thinks it's acid reflux, it does not feel like acid reflux. It feels like a sore throat. Cant swallow, lost voice.

same! Went to doc after 3 weeks and she gave me acid reflux medication but I haven’t taken it as I really really don’t think it’s that

Doolallies · 02/04/2025 12:36

Shauna2866 · 02/04/2025 05:50

@Stansgotplans i’m getting worried cos i’ve read sore throats should only last 10 days but mine is getting worse and been going on way longer than 10 days now

Sorry to say I’m on day 28

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Shauna2866 · 02/04/2025 05:51

the pain also goes in my right ear when i swallow doctor said all nerve related and it will pass

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Shauna2866 · 02/04/2025 05:50

@Stansgotplans i’m getting worried cos i’ve read sore throats should only last 10 days but mine is getting worse and been going on way longer than 10 days now

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Shauna2866 · 02/04/2025 05:49

@FeministUnderTheCatriarchy it’s awful isn’t it i never ever suffer with sore throats but this is hell it just won’t go it’s been ages now and i feel like it’s getting worse i’ve had everything from over the counter medication wise and it doesn’t take it away yesterday felt like it was getting better and last night it come back worse now this morning can’t even drink again 🤦🏻‍♀️

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FeministUnderTheCatriarchy · 02/04/2025 04:38

I have it here in Thailand!

It's worse than covid. I've completely lost my voice and I've never had such a sore throat.

I get tonsillitis fairly often, but it doesn't compare to this at all pain wise.

I am taking paracetamol 4 hourly and sucking on medicated strepsils, but it is horrible. I am living on protein shakes as I can't swallow anything else. Weirdly water makes my throat burn.

I've never, ever had such a sore throat in my life.

Stansgotplans · 02/04/2025 03:56

I have a sore throat going on the 11th day, it's getting worse. She thinks it's acid reflux, it does not feel like acid reflux. It feels like a sore throat. Cant swallow, lost voice.

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Shauna2866 · 31/03/2025 20:57

@justasking111 it was either my partner who passed it to me or my kids as they’ve all been poorly brining a lot of stuff home from nursey and school .

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Shauna2866 · 31/03/2025 20:56

@justasking111 i think my partner past it on to me as he kept saying few weeks ago his throat was hurting and it was going on for weeks and then he said his buisness partner was complaining about the same thing i said best go and get it checked as its not normal to have a sore throat for that long he’s better now and im in absolute agony constantly with it !
let’s hope it subsides soon

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justasking111 · 31/03/2025 17:49

Yep. Husband gave it to me. So many people have it around here. Our GP surgery is very short staffed because of it.

I have asthma and hayfever too which isn't helping.

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Shauna2866 · 31/03/2025 17:29

@InALonelyWorld this is me too up all night long coughing and then the pain when swallowing omg awful i never ever get sore throats but wow i never wanna have this again!
im currently 18 weeks pregnant and i have 2yr old 3yr old and 4yr old they all have runny snotty noses and coughs think they was the ones who brought this virus home

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InALonelyWorld · 31/03/2025 17:19

Yes!! I'm heading into week 2 of it now and it's horrendous. Paired with an awful irritating cough, a 4yo and a 7mo I can't deal with it much longer, as me and the youngest have barely slept in day as I'm waking her up.

MooseAndSquirrelLoveFlannel · 31/03/2025 16:58

Yes, the only relief I get in gargling corsodyl mouthwash. I've also been putting anbesol liquid on a cotton bud and reaching down my throat to wipe it on the sorest parts. Hurts like hell at first but as anbesol is an anesthetic it numbs the pain really well.

Doesn't help that I have a cough as well, covid tests have been negative.

Jellycatspyjamas · 31/03/2025 16:52

It’s not been a week yet for me but I can’t remember the last time I was so floored by a virus - even Covid wasn’t this bad.

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Shauna2866 · 31/03/2025 16:44

@Jellycatspyjamas this is exactly what my GP said but with the amount of pain i’m in i really thought they would of seen something
they said the same let it go on its own how long that will take i’ll never know 🤦🏻‍♀️

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abracadabra1980 · 31/03/2025 16:25

At a guess, I'd say more people in my area have had it than not! Flaws everyone. Razor throat, loss of voice, sinus and ear issues, vertigo, cough, and dreadful lethargy. Can go on for weeks. Just as you think you are getting over it, it comes back. It's wretched. Hope you feel better soon.

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Shauna2866 · 31/03/2025 16:15

@thaegumathteth i haven’t no but i will definitely be trying

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