You're not gonna believe this...

Moonglo · #1 (**permalink**) 11-24-2009, 06:30 PM

Another sore throat!

I've had this one since about Saturday. It's getting worse, but no fever or anything this time. Just a sore throat, stiff neck, and stuffy nose. Hurts to swallow, hurts to talk, but no hoarseness (yet).

At what point do I present this to my doctor as "I keep getting sick and don't know why"?

I really hate to keep whining here... I'm so sorry. I'll stop now. I just don't know what to do at this point.

ramon · #2 (**permalink**) 11-24-2009, 06:35 PM

Time for a hot toddy followed by a nap while husband gently strokes your belly and forgiving cat softly purring you to sleep.

Moonglo · #3 (**permalink**) 11-24-2009, 06:38 PM

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Originally Posted by ramon

Time for a hot toddy followed by a nap while husband gently strokes your belly and forgiving cat softly purring you to sleep.

Oh that sounds good lol. I'm so glad Thanksgiving break starts tomorrow. No school, papers to grade, or cheerleaders to coach for five whole days!

I definitely plan to rest tomorrow.

Chef Barrae · #4 (**permalink**) 11-24-2009, 07:26 PM

I know this may sound silly but wash your hands more in very hot, soapy water. And use hand sanitizer if water is not around. I know you wash but I find that washing more frequently really helps prevent those dreaded germs. I suggest also not using any public things like pens in the doctors office or anywhere else that other people tough and if you go to the grocery store wipe down the cart where you touch it with antibacterial wipes if you have. But once your hands are contaminated and you touch your face, nose, mouth, eyes, etc. you are spreading the germs and giving them ways to get into your system. Even after touching money! Another haven for germs. I hope you don't take this the wrong way but I truely have found it to be a big help when I step up the hand washinhg action. Especially in flu season.
Feel better and have some hot chicken soup, too. Have a Happy Thanksgiving and be well.

Jan B · #5 (**permalink**) 11-24-2009, 07:35 PM

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Originally Posted by ramon

Time for a hot toddy followed by a nap while husband gently strokes your belly and forgiving cat softly purring you to sleep.

Good one! This really made me laugh -- especially the hot toddy (my husband's nick name). Those drinks do help, even though they can taste bad.

I don't know about the belly rub, but I do hope Moonglo has a forgiving cat!

I have had a dry sore throat in the mornings, but it never amounts to anything. Be kind to yourself and get as much rest as you can. I hope you get better . . .

Moonglo · #6 (**permalink**) 11-24-2009, 08:12 PM

Thanks guys.

Chef, you raise so many good points. I definitely need to be washing my hands more often than I do. I didn't even think about money, since I used to run the back office of a grocery store. But now that my cheerleaders are doing a fundraiser selling snacks during the school day, they are turning in about a hundred bucks in ones and quarters to me daily, on average.

I got a few cans of chicken noodle soup (don't worry, I don't really like the noodles, I just drink the broth mostly lol). So maybe I'll be good to go there.

I just got back from the pharmacy, and the guy there was really nice. When I told him I cannot swallow any significantly sized pills right now, he gave me a children's liquid to use haha. Go figure

I guess I'm just concerned because this is now my third severe sore throat in about two months. I don't want to overreact, but I'm starting to get paranoid that I have some kind of bigger problem I need to address or something. Who knows, maybe the bigger problem is that I always think I'm dying of something lol.

ProudMOM · #7 (**permalink**) 11-24-2009, 08:27 PM

Hi Moonglo,

First time hearing about your sore throat. One thought that comes to mind: have you been tested for strep throat?
The only defining characteristic that my daughter has when she has strep throat, besides a sore throat, is a STIFF NECK.
She comes back positive about 99% of the time when a stiff neck is involved.

Just a thought!

Moonglo · #8 (**permalink**) 11-24-2009, 08:33 PM

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Originally Posted by ProudMOM

Hi Moonglo,

First time hearing about your sore throat. One thought that comes to mind: have you been tested for strep throat?
The only defining characteristic that my daughter has when she has strep throat, besides a sore throat, is a STIFF NECK.
She comes back positive about 99% of the time when a stiff neck is involved.

Just a thought!

Hmm... interesting. Does your daughter usually have a fever when she has strep? I hate to go to the doctor, as the only one I can get into tomorrow probably is urgent care, and I really don't trust them anymore because of some horrible advice they gave me last time I was there.

Chef Barrae · #9 (**permalink**) 11-24-2009, 08:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Moonglo

Hmm... interesting. Does your daughter usually have a fever when she has strep? I hate to go to the doctor, as the only one I can get into tomorrow probably is urgent care, and I really don't trust them anymore because of some horrible advice they gave me last time I was there.

ProudMOM is right and you should definitely be checked for strep throat. Step is deadly if left untreated and all it takes is a 10 minute rapid strep test to determine the answer. Get to the urgent care and just have it checked. They're not going to tell you it's positive if it isn't, right? Then one course of antibiotics should fix you up if that is what's causing the numerous sore throats. Did you know that Jim Henson (father of the muppets, Kermit, Big Bird, etc.) died from an untreated strep throat? He waited so long for treatment that it was in his blood stream. What a shame and he was so young. He had said he was just too busy to get to the doctor. So, it's worth getting it checked out. Now, don't panic because of what I said, just get it checked out, get some rest and have lots of chicken soup...and wash your hands! Can you tell I'm a mother also? lol

ramon · #10 (**permalink**) 11-24-2009, 08:59 PM

That's a drag about been a teacher, what ever the kids get so will you. Checked out swine flu symptoms, your safe

Moonglo · #11 (**permalink**) 11-25-2009, 09:05 AM

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Originally Posted by ramon

That's a drag about been a teacher, what ever the kids get so will you. Checked out swine flu symptoms, your safe

Yep, had Swine Flu about six weeks ago. Got over that, was good for about 1-2 weeks before my next sore throat hit. Had a fever with that one too, and couldn't breathe because my nose was so stopped up; went to urgent care and was given antibiotics that were bigger than my metformin pills, which I wasn't taking for a few days because it hurt so badly to swallow. That DA told me, when I told him that I was concerned that anything I could eat would hurt my bg, to stick with mashed potatoes lol. So here I am with sore throat number three, and scared of giving any more of my money to that moron.

But then again, I don't want to be sick tomorrow either, not with the big day we have, going from dh's parents' house for lunch to my parents for dinner, PLUS I'm supposed to spend the night with my parents tomorrow night to get up and go shopping Friday morning.

foxl · #12 (**permalink**) 11-25-2009, 09:25 AM

Definitely go in and get a rapid strep!

This cruddy flu leaves you much more vulnerable to secondary bacterial infection.

DH just got HIS second antibiotic (doxy, at my recommendation) for a COUGH!

foxl · #13 (**permalink**) 11-25-2009, 09:26 AM

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Originally Posted by ProudMOM

Hi Moonglo,

First time hearing about your sore throat. One thought that comes to mind: have you been tested for strep throat?
The only defining characteristic that my daughter has when she has strep throat, besides a sore throat, is a STIFF NECK.
She comes back positive about 99% of the time when a stiff neck is involved.

Just a thought!

Mine always complains of STOMACHACHE, if it is strep. ... talk about YMMV!

Moonglo · #14 (**permalink**) 11-25-2009, 09:29 AM

Hey... I just found a prescription that my doctor gave me for a z-pac after my bout with h1n1, in case I got worse again. I'm so tempted to get it filled right now and just skip going to the doctor... because everything I'm reading online indicates that this probably is something that needs an antibiotic.

Dis-N-Dat · #15 (**permalink**) 11-25-2009, 09:57 AM

This will not make you feel better but you might need to prepare yourself. The year I had a Pulmonary Embolism I got back to back colds for 6 months...yuk...no matter how fastidious I was in my hygeine.

My doc explained that my body's immunity had been impacted and I wasn't able to fight off virus' like I normally would. Might be the same case with you after the H1N1.

Here's some virtual chicken soup.