flying_Jone

wait strep throat is behind childbrith, its nearly as painfull, thats true, you cry so badly because of it too, you wait till you get it..

oh yeah, childbirth hurts badly, yes? well strep throat is compareable, but strep throat lasts longer.. with the same pain

Mental fatigue, to do with this, and dpression, causes the person to act bit crazy too, and its only tiny little things, like only 1 thousand, and they do so much.. infection. If someone has sore throat and you know, don't shake hands ect, passes through their

You using wi fi? this hoilday was boring, all we did was stay inside.. because of me being sick, at least we got anual passes to any theme park in the uk for when we want, unlimited 1 year..

It's not wtf, it's well.. just the worst pain you ever have, really, and having it for 1 month, well might as well die, or go to hospital

haha, thanks to him, sawloing is easy, i'm getting better :) i HOPE YOU OR ANYBODY ELSE NEVER GETS THIS! you don't know how bad it is, you scream and hate life, you become dpressed, you want to die, yeah

no wait, heres the story

Worst sore throat ever
may 19th, 2006. Samuel j. Harkous

so I read this thread on tuesday, may 15th, the first day of the worst sore throat of my life. Ever. I was looking for help. I google searched "worst sore throat ever"

it was terrible! I dont even want to talk about it. But I will because I vowed that if I ever got better I would just want to go around helping people who were suffering incurabely like me, especially sore throat victims.

This is no laughing matter, even though most people cant really understand how bad having a sore throat like this really is, and they cant really do anything for you anyways.

Everyone seems to have some advice that they want to give you. You know, some herb or secret that I wished they would just shut up.
Ginger, garlic, licorice root, cayenne pepper gargling salt water gargling.

Yeah those are all great for minor sore throats, but will not solve the problem! They are just annoying! I speak from my experience.

You see, there are some sore throats that just cannot be cleared up that easily, and I think their pain and duration are the only visible signals of their viscious nature.

My story:

may 15th: late evening minor sore throat. Night one of excruiating sore throat
may 16th: woke up in the morning suffering heavily. Tried tea, cayyenne pepper gargling, ibuprofen, not much help. My right tonsil was swelled, filled with yellow stuff
( I could see it bulging and wanting to come out of a little slit in my tonsil, they usually call these things crypts) another night of terrible pain (body shaking every time I had to swallow)
may 17th: the pain gets worse in the morning. Woke up in the night every hour with a dry mouth urging for swallows that would reply with unbearable pain. Hell. I just wanted to die. Spent the whole day being miserable and trying not to swallow (see below for tips on how not to swallow). Visited health center at 2pm.
Good idea
doctor checked for strep. 30 min test showed negative strep. Sent home on prescription of 2 ibuprofin and half a vicodin 4 times a day. This is a good idea because it will help you get through the days until the throat heals. Felt better after a smoothie. A night of pain much worse than the previous nights. Un doing it believable. My god. Again, I just wanted to die and end my life, especially with no cure in sight. Very depressed. It was my birthday.
May 18th: woke up, determined to walk around because that was the only thing that seemed to save me during the days. Went to the bank, dmv, wildberries for a smoothie, and chp to correct a ticket. I got a lot done that had to be done because I expected to pass out/ die / become completely invalid within the day. It was that bad. But im proud of myself for pushing through the misery to get those things done.
4 o clock: went to the er
good idea
the nurse practitioner suspected an abscess in my right tonsil, which had swollen so large that it filled half of the back of my throat. They decided to numb up my throat and stick a needle in the tonsil to drain it of puss and put me on anti biotics.
I am scared of needles. I hate them. They gave me a relaxer pill and an antibiotic, and 30 minutes later they did it. Sigh, I still feel traumatized, but I was willing to do anything at that point, even killling myself seemed like a great option. Anything to stop the ceaseless suffering. I went back to my friends house and took a nap in the car while she was getting ready to drive me home. I woke up in terror, not knowing who I was, where I was or knowing what was inside of my mouth. It felt like wings of an airplane sideways in my throat, choking me. I panicked and ran upstairs, and was scared shootless for a half hour, trying to figure out what was in my throat. I broke down and cried an hour later. It felt no better and I couldnt swallow or even tell the muscles to swallow. It was really scary especially because I hadnt eaten in 5 days, since sunday night. But I buckled up after a half hour of desperate crying and forced swallows of "recharge" lemonade and the liquid vicodin that they gave me at the er, 2 ibuprofin and started to chill out. It still hurt but at least I chilled the medical question out. By the time I went to bed at 12pm I put two sets of pain dose (1 pain dose= 2 ibuprofin, 1/2 vicodin every 4 hours) for the night and was feeling better already. The doc had made holes in the tonsil when he poked in there for draining. I was in good spirits as I went to sleep.
This was the first night of no pain. No waking up with a dry mouth. No screaming or freaking out. Thank god. Thank you doctors everywhere. Praise jesus himself. I am so doing it thankful I cannot begin to relate it in words. Maybe ill write a song about it. I will definately help people suffering in the world to show my thanks.
May 19th: today. Woke up feelin allright. Been feeling happy and chipper all day. I can finally eat and swallow without pain! Praise the lord! Hallelujah! Im so happy to be alive.

Went to the student health center to fill the meds. A followup showed an overnight culture of strep was also negative, 98% accurate. It probably was not strep.

I am going to take the half vicodins 4 times a day for the little pain thats left until its gone, and take a 10day set of antibiotics to make sure its done right and doesnt come back. Antibiotics are amazing, and I am so thankful that we have them today, they really are a miracle. Make sure you dont be foolish with them, finish the prescription all the way to the 10th day. You have to, read about it if you dont want to, ok?

So my advice:

1) if you can tell that its not a normal sore throat, go to a doctor right away.

2) if you go to the doctor, they can help you.

I didnt want to because I dont usually trust in modern medicine. Also, I am broke and knew I couldnt afford anything expensive. (i wouldnt even go to the open door clinic on tuesday may 16th because it cost 20$) the thing is though, when you are in serious pain and its getting worse, you need help and it is out there. They can at least try to find out what it is. Bacteria, abscess, bad tonsils, strep throat. Just going to see some one who is a professional will help your outlook on things.

3) get a second opinion

the health center could have stopped my suffering by tuesday may 16th if they had given me the antibiotics that I asked for. The nurse practitioner would not prescribe anti biotics because no strep bacteria was found in the test. Antibiotics were the correct solution, even though it was not strep.

4) just know that the nights are going to be the worst. You lie down and things get all clogged up.

5) be strong. If all else fails and nothing works and the pain is so bad that you just want to kill yourself and you dont want to go seek help, go to the hospital before you kill yourself.

6) tip for not swallowing. Gently press your tongue up to the roof of your mouth, creating a sliding angle for saliva to go down your throat.

I learned this tip from my dojo in san diego. When meditating for hours on end, swallowing can be a serious distraction. So the monks figured out that if you point the tip of your toungue to the roof of your mouth and roll the tongue a bit, the saliva will just slide down your throat and you wont feel the urge to swallow so often. Youll only need to swallow about once every 15 minutes, or hour if your sleeping. This is so crucial in avoiding those heartbreaking moments before and during each swallow.

7) be as healthy as you can be with whatever supplements and food and fluids you can get down past your throat

i really hope that this helps people suffering from the sore throat out there. I feel your pain, so much.

Love and respect,

samuel j. Harkous

it's an link.. i don't know if you want to go to it, if you do look for this guy stikker

Oh god, look this person wrote about himself with strep throat

It's the worst pain i've had :( i hate it, i've had it for 3 weeks now.. nothing but sleeping then waking up to scream in pain :(