Hiya, wondering if anyone has any advice
So I’ve had a very sore, painful throat for 3 weeks now and I don’t know what my next steps should be
About 2 weeks ago I rang the gp who then told me to ring 111, which I did. I explained my symptoms, which were swollen glands and tonsils with white spots on them, very painful swallowing anything, was as if I was swollowing glass. I was diagnosed with strep throat and given antibiotics the same day
Anyway, it seemed to have worked a treat and I was pretty much pain free after I finished my course of antibiotics (penicillin) which was 7 days
Since then it seems to have come back albeit not as bad as it was, but still pretty painful. Then it will go away again for a day or two, then come back again. I’ve been drinking plenty fluids, paracetamol which hasn’t really done anything
Should I ring the gp back? I don’t want to bother them when there’s more pressing issues going on at the moment and see if it goes away on its own?
Any help would be appreciated thank you