I am a nurse but this one has me sort of floored. I had my tonsils taken out as a child. So Friday night I began to notice my throat was getting sore. It is a different soreness than what I get when I do get sick. Usually it is a scratchy sore throat. This time it is a severe, deep sort of pain. All day yesterday I ran a low grade fever with the highest being 100.7. So last night I got a pen light and began looking and noticed I have a red pocket with a yellowish tint to it in the area where my tonsils were. My throat only hurts on that side. I had a strep test here and got my hubby to swab my throat and that was negative. I have heard the physician I work with say before that strep throat is very unlikely when you dont have tonsils but can happen in rare cases but I dont think this is what it is!! What could this be - I am worried and worse today. I am even considering going to the hospital!! Any suggestions??
2007-05-06 01:09:06 · 6 answers · asked by reni768 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Infectious Diseases
Yellow isn't strep that is white stripes. You should know that tonsils can grow back its a small chance but you might be one of the ones its happened too.
Of course go to the hospital your a nurse.. they can test you for many things I can't believe your asking that sort of question on Yahoo Answers in your profession.. go see a doctor!
2007-05-06 01:22:45 · answer #1 · answered by Tapestry6 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well, i'm not a nurse or doc but, if this has you stumped and you are a nurse, i'd say go to the doctor. have the doc where you work take a look. if you're contagious, you don't want to be around patients. good luck
2007-05-06 01:13:34 · answer #2 · answered by racer 51 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well, if the pocket has yellow stuff in it, that's probably pus! That equals... infection. It is likely bacterial - go see a doctor! And don't risk infecting your patients, go now!
2007-05-06 03:07:50 · answer #3 · answered by PunkenPye 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Take one glass of water mix it with1tsp pepper, 1tsp turmeric, 1tsp garlic, 1tsp small onion, 1tsp ginger and 1tsp of sugar. Boil it until it becomes 1/2 glass, drink it while it is warm. More remedies available at http://ailments.in/sorethroat.html
2007-05-06 07:15:09 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
ei,
you may wanna try salt solution. it's so simple... a third of spoon of salt... mix it well in about half glass of lukewarm water. gargle 2x a day.
allow some time for the salt to get into your... what's nostrils? anyway...
i found it effective..
2007-05-06 01:23:44 · answer #5 · answered by di_ako_guapo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
maybe ur tonsils grew back, i had mine out three times
2007-05-06 01:19:05 · answer #6 · answered by cemlkd 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋