My throat was hurting for the better part of the weekend, and Monday I was diagnosed with strep throat, fever of 100.5.
I've been on antibiotics since then, but 40 hours later I actually feel worse.
Its very painful to swallow, and because of my throat, my mouth has been producing more saliva. I haven't had anything solid to eat since Sunday night because I'd probably choke on it, and it's a struggle just to drink half a glass of water.
Earlier today my fever reached 102.7... but hours later it was at 98.7 .... Still feel like hell.
Here is a picture of my throat, but it's kinda disgusting.
I don't even know what that IS.
Update?: Throat looks the same. I've been on the antibotics for about 3 full days. The fever has broken and that is gone, but after a return trip to the doctor yesterday, she was surprised to see what had happened to my throat in only a couple of days.
A throat culture has come back negative for strep, and a blood test showed that something or other counted in the blood has not dropped at all, typical with strep. Which means that either the strep is as good as over, or worse off... it's not strep, it's mono.
So that sucks hard.
Tuesday was birthday and I spent the entire day sitting around miserable. This is the first time I've EVER called off work for an illness and I'm going on my fourth day of that.
The worst part is that I still can't eat. I did manage to work a can of campbell's tomato soup down the other night... only took about 2 hours though
The doctor DID prescribe some hydrocodine to help me get some sleep, and that works great for a whole 4 or 5 hours before I stop floating, but at least I'm not sleeping for 30 minutes, then laying there feeling like hell for an hour... sleeping another 30 and so on.
I've been on antibiotics since then, but 40 hours later I actually feel worse.
Its very painful to swallow, and because of my throat, my mouth has been producing more saliva. I haven't had anything solid to eat since Sunday night because I'd probably choke on it, and it's a struggle just to drink half a glass of water.
Earlier today my fever reached 102.7... but hours later it was at 98.7 .... Still feel like hell.
Here is a picture of my throat, but it's kinda disgusting.
I don't even know what that IS.
Update?: Throat looks the same. I've been on the antibotics for about 3 full days. The fever has broken and that is gone, but after a return trip to the doctor yesterday, she was surprised to see what had happened to my throat in only a couple of days.
A throat culture has come back negative for strep, and a blood test showed that something or other counted in the blood has not dropped at all, typical with strep. Which means that either the strep is as good as over, or worse off... it's not strep, it's mono.
So that sucks hard.
Tuesday was birthday and I spent the entire day sitting around miserable. This is the first time I've EVER called off work for an illness and I'm going on my fourth day of that.
The worst part is that I still can't eat. I did manage to work a can of campbell's tomato soup down the other night... only took about 2 hours though
The doctor DID prescribe some hydrocodine to help me get some sleep, and that works great for a whole 4 or 5 hours before I stop floating, but at least I'm not sleeping for 30 minutes, then laying there feeling like hell for an hour... sleeping another 30 and so on.
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