Has anyone ever had a persistent sore throat lasting for multiple months? Mine seems to come and go but never fully go away. It's usually noticeable most days, some days significantly worse than others. It's usually noticeable 5-6 days out of the week, with the occasional day where it's about 90% unnoticeable, and i think it's about to go away, but then the next day it's back. I've been to my GP 4 times now, and after months of being told to wait for more symptoms to develop and nothing changing, they finally after 5 months referred me to a specialist for my throat.
I had what i think was really bad bronchitis about 6 months ago that kind of followed a slightly similar pattered, where i would get sick for a week, it would got 80% away, then come back again. This happened 3 times over the course of 6 weeks. At the end i had this sore throat that still has yet to go away.
The only other symptom I have is i get headaches sometimes when the sore throat is it's worst, but is over all usually fairly mild. Sometimes it hurts a bit when i talk, and my voice cuts out, but that has become less common recently. I don't have any breathing issues, and am not coughing other than maybe a few times in the morning. Nor is my nose stuffy or anything. Feels lower in my throat than a typical sore throat from like strep or post nasal drip which i have had before. And feels a bit like a cut, vs a raw patch. My neck glands feel a bit tender, but theres no swelling, and i haven't had tonsils since i had them removed when i was 7 years old. I'm also fairly able to go about life business as usual, as it's more of an annoyance than a hinderance. I do however find it annoying to do physical activity a sore throat, and thus have stopped running as a result. I was thinking maybe i have acid reflux, but i don't exactly have heart burn all that often, and it's never severe enough for me to notice. Not burping all the time or anything.
All the googling i have done has gotten me no where, from what i can see i either have throat cancer or an ulcer as those are the only 2 diagnosis's that seem to point to a sore throat for longer than 2 months. If anyone else has any ideas it would be greatly appreciated.