How long is the longest you have had a sore throat for?

[LoveMyGirls]

Mine has been going on since last monday but really bad since friday and everyday i wake up thinking it will be a little bit better today and its not infact i think its getting worse.

I'm now on anti biotics and its not tonsillitus but I'm finding it really hard to swallow and aside from all that and the pain IM HUNGRY!! Today I have managed soggy cornflakes, scrambled egg (on its own!) and a yogurt.

I have just had a vile virus which has caused severley swollen glands which cause pain swallowing. I even had to cut paracetamol in half to take them. DD3 has had it too and I could see the swollen glands

It first started about last Tues, peaked on Thurs/Fri and is now slowly getting better. Still have a significant way to go though

P.S. I found that ibuprofen seemed to ease teh pain a little - probably due to its anti-inflammatory action.

I had an awful virus last year that made my throat so sore and my dangly bit so fat it was resting on my tongue. I had it about three weeks in all and felt so ill. In the end I took paracetamol, ibuprofen and gargled with soluable asprin. I hope you start to feel better soon.

4 weeks

This not good news, dp has had the same bug and he was ill on fri and is better today his throat still looks a little bit red but he has stopped taking any painkillers and has gone out so i'm guessing he is fine.

I guess I should look on the bright side and hope i lose some weight!! (need to lose at least a stone by christmas!)

yup I have lost over 8lb in a week....(although I have been ill with it so not been bothered by not eating)

3 weeks , was bacterial then viral

the worst was for about 6 weeks. just after christmas 2005. it was rotten. i had full blown flu twice and a cold afterwards, all in all six weeks of it. i remember sitting here on the sofa, my friend here with the same and neither of us could move.

the gp gave me a throat spray in the end and it was heaven!

soluble aspirin is really good too, the chemist told me that. a cheap pack and they work wonders.