Reallllllllllly bad sore throat!!

[alicejb]

Originally Posted by Tennesseestorm

In late February of 1997, I had the worst sore throat I had ever had in my life! (Yes, it was so bad, I even remember what year it was! lol). I thought I was going to die! I forgot what the doctor called it, but it was a long word. It was kinda like strep throat. He prescribed me some kind of gargle, that was a pink liquid (looked like Pepto-Bismol) and my sore throat was gone the next day! I had instant relief! That stuff was a miracle. It was only by prescription and it was like $35.00 and that was in 1997. NO home remedy worked for me.

If I can think of it... I will report back.

Do you remember now what the medicine is called? I have same problems as OP and all these information really helps...I am especially curious about yours..

[sindiswa]

my husband had a very chronic sore throat problem at least once or twice a month,we hvae been to almost all specialist doctors, nothing helped, some feared it can end up being cancerous, i searched for alternative medication, i came across a herb sold in african market place which helped him a lot !
I can organise one for you if still in pain.

[jenn02674]

There are a ton of viruses that can cause a sore throat. My son had strep last week (confirmed by the culture) and the doctor said that strep is really going around this year. He said usually a sore throat is NOT strep though. He said that fever does not always accompany strep and if it is followed by nasal congestion it typically is not strep.

If the sore throat doesn't go away I would definately go to the doctor though because the issue with strep is that it can lead to a whole host of complications including heart problems, particualrly in older poeople.