i had a sore throat for about a week. but its not sore, it felt more like fat then scratchy.
today it felt horrible.
id eat cough drops and they dont do much.
me my friends and my dad looked at my throat with a flashlight and my throat is liek swollen.
and theres white stuff in between all the tissue?/skin?
my dad was like "you sure you dont have some food back there?"
i was like..yeah
and my friend said she knows what strept looks like and i have it.
but tomorrow is sunday
and the doctors offices are closed.
and im in such pain right now.
should i go to the hospital?
can they give me antibiotics for it?
2007-12-08 17:34:31 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Infectious Diseases
I feel your pain! I have had strep 8 times within this past year! I have it right now as well! Strep can be very painful and make you feel really bad! If you have white stuff in the back of your throat you probally have it. (My doctor always looks for white patches)
What I reccomend is to call your local hostpital and tell them what is going on. Also see if there is anything they can do for you if you do have it. You may even find an emergency doctors office open, but if not go call your hostpital.
In the meantime try getting LOTS of rest! Also eat/drink hot or cold foods. I usually eat ice-cream. The best thing is hot chocolate or very warm milk ect. There is not to many medicanes you can take but one thing that may help is motrin! Motrin causes the inflimation in the throat to decrease therefore less pain (It wont completley cure it but it will help my doctor told me this yesterday!)
Strep can get serious if not treated for awhile, so see a doctor asap!
Get well soon!
2007-12-08 17:49:26 · answer #1 · answered by simcrazyr 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, the hospital can give you antibiotics, and if the pain is pretty severe, something for that as well. Is there an Urgent Care center in your town? A high fever is a pretty good indication of strep throat, but not all cases of strep are accompanied by a fever. My daughter's last one had only very mild symptoms. Some things you might try in the meantime are ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin, etc), and/or Benedryl. Both have antiinflammatory properties, and hot salt water gargles. I would definately go the hospital ER if you are running a high fever (above 101 degrees) and/or if the pain is unbearable. Good luck!
2007-12-08 17:49:37 · answer #2 · answered by mt3437 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
u dont need to take any antibiotics, if u want to save yourself from this try any homeopathic medicine or like herbal products, if u r interested then let me know on my email or on yahoo messenger
2007-12-08 17:48:54 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
either go to the hospital or see the dr. monday.
antibiotics should take care of that, good luck.
2007-12-08 17:48:56 · answer #4 · answered by Jerry S 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋