Hi Elibean - me again, trying to think of anything else that might help.
I had the pains in neck and ear. also more in evenings. No throat ulcers though. With me I had about 3 weeks of fairly severe pain when the nerves were firing off all the time. (sorry you probably didn't want to know that
) and about six weeks to get back to something like normal.
I think I suggested something cool on your head, I also tried aloe vera gel (from health store) and aqueous + calamine on the general area (maybe easier for me because I had no hair at the time, but the aloe vera is reasonably invisible) - they helped a little bit.
Try to keep as cool as possible - have you got a fan you can use at night to keep your head and face cool?
Keep yourself well topped up with pain killers - use paracetamol and aspirin/nurofen in between and if that doesn't work ask GP for something stronger.
Feeling generally poorly with it (temperature)lasted about 1 week- ten days with me. IIRC.
Try to get lots of rest - if possible over 1/2 term. Keep an eye on it round your eye - I expect the GP has told you about that - any sign of eye problems, go to GP as emergency, or a and e if out of hours. IIRC I was told that it is problematic if it goes to the end of your nose, as it has to pass through the optic nerve. Don't panic, but do be vigilant.
Mine was just over a year ago - its cleared up fairly well, but I do still get twinges in my head occasionally, but not to the point of it being a real problem.
Sorry its not terribly cheerful - but yours may get better quicker, - I was immune compromised at the time - if you are generally healthy, you may well throw it off more quickly. I hope so. Really you missed your holiday, what a disappointment, hope you're feeling better soon.