Sobbing with the pain, sore throat?

Hope you're still alive @Strawberrysauce3and that your throat got better?! X

@Strawberrysauce3 How are you? Hope you got this sorted and are now feeling better.

Hope it’s better now.

Op, how are you feeling

Better I hope 💐

How are you today, @Strawberrysauce3?

Could very well be Strep Throat. You need to see a GP, as you'll need antibiotics. The level of pain you are experiencing isn't a normal sore throat, it's a bit more than that, in my opinion.

My young adult son had similar but his throat was extremely swollen and he couldn't speak and was barely able to swallow anything. GP referred to A&E where glandular fever was diagnosed but he was given IV steroid and antibiotics while there which began to help really quickly to reduce the swelling and pain.

There are other types of throat infections, not just tonsillitis. Mostly viral but you won’t know unless you go to the dr. Get yourself an emergency appointment today. Hoping you get sorted soon

Another vote for drinking/ gargling with soluble aspirin if you can. None of the pills/ sweets touched mine. Haven’t tried the sprays though.

I had bacterial laryngitis a few months ago and it was very much like what you describe. It was so horrifically painful that I couldn’t sleep. Went to the doctor and got antibiotics right away. The pain diminished in about 12 hours.
Pain killers didn’t help at all.
Best of luck. I’ve been there and wish you a speedy recovery

Ring 111. If it’s tonsillitis or strep throat you need to be seen asap. Don’t put it off and don’t be fobbed off in case it’s a bad infection which spreads.

Before I was diagnosed with coeliac disease I used to get the most awful sore throats roughly every 6 weeks. My immune system was just fighting on too many fronts. Now I’m gluten free the problem has gone.

That’s not a suggestion about you going GF! But you should ask your GP about screening for auto immune diseases.

OP regarding your question the tonsils are the red inflamed bits around the sides, but googling and analyzing isn't the answer, you need a doctor. Strep A tonsilitis is just red and inflamed, not white puss.

I'd get an appointment asap

It looks like tonsillitis and yes the pain is horrendous

Get lozenges with local anaesthetic in them. I was gobbling half a packet a day when I had the Covid throat, and it helped a lot. Also use anti inflammatories and pain killers,

Mixing ibuprofen with panadol, combining the two types of pain relief has a much stronger effect.

And see a doctor ASAP.

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I had similar years ago, couldn’t even swallow my own saliva and had to spit - I was also actually crying with pain.

I phoned my doctors surgery and picked up antibiotics about 2 hours later - the receptionist said there was something going round.

By the time I went to bed that night most of the pain was gone and I could actually swallow again.

Definitely phone your doctor.

I had similar last year and it was a throat infection. Absolutely awful, couldn’t swallow either. Pain 10/10.

The way you describe the sore throat is like when I had glandular fever. It was like swallowing knives. I was 18 and I'm now mid 50s butcid never felt pain like it in my throat.

A simple blood test is all that's needed to see if you have it.

I hope you feel better soon - it sounds horrendous.

Sending hugs OP. I have had severe tonsillitis several times and the pain was horrendous. I sobbed at the GP and begged for stronger pain relief! I was prescribed codeine which is much stronger than co-codamol. I told the doctor I could barely swallow a tablet so they gave me dissolvable tablets so I could drink it. It was the only thing which touched the pain, and had the added bonus of making me drowsy so I could get some sleep. Please try and get a doctor’s appointment. Do you have private medical insurance through your work? If so most policies include a digital GP service whereby you can submit photos and book a phone or video appointment very quickly. Hope you feel better soon x

Dh suffered with sore throat and chesty cough for 2 weeks. Tested for covid 3 times all negative. Seemed to improve, sore throat can back with a vengeance tested again immediately positive.
Warm drinks, strepsils (strong ones) cocodamol for a few days and lots of sleep.

I have had tonsillitis and the pain was unbelievable. It sounds very much like this to me. You need medical advice and i urge you to ring 111.

I've only read the first page of responses. This sounds like something I had in my twenties, the pain was so incredible I eventually started hallucinating. Doctor sent me straight to hospital, and I was admitted, even had my own room as I was contagious, and immediately put on a drip in my arm as couldn't swallow a thing or sip water, and had painkiller suppositories shoved up my rear. By the next day I had a swelling in my throat and they suspected it was a quinsy though turned out not to be. Long story short I was in hospital a week and it eventually started to subside after 4 days - it actually just says 'acute tonsilitis' on my medical record. It was the worst pain I've ever experienced, worse than breaking my knee which was a close runner-up (haven't got kids so can't compare to that).

Just read the post above mine - sounds incredibly similar! I hope you can get some help, OP. Can you get someone to advocate for you if you don't have the strength? You can't go on suffering like this.

I had pain like that once when I was 15 (in the late 90s) and turned out to be tonsillitis, glandular fever and a quinsy at the same time. I was hospitalised for a week (luckily got my own room though as I was contagious) couldn't even drink water before I was hospitalised so really dehydrated and hadn't eaten for nearly a week so I needed to be on a drip.

However if theres no swelling not sure what yours could be, Covid could be a culprit, can you get a test? Also agree with the diflam spray, I had hand foot and mouth 3 years ago when my DC started nursery and that helped us all when we were getting all his nursery bugs.... shame co-codomal isn't touching it xx

EDIT sorry just RTFT and that you've done covid tests and tried diflam. Definitely get a doctors appointment ASAP or call 111 xx