Okay, not really. I just have a cold and right now it's not bad. But yesterday I felt like I was going to die... nauseated, daggers in my throat, runny nose, coughing. Gross. I just felt gross. The absolute symptom was the sore throat!
Pharyngitis to us of the medical world... inflammation of the pharynx or back of the throat. Worst symptom ever! Worst than a paper cut. Worst than nausea and vomiting. I'm sure it was due to the post-nasal drainage from my runny nose, but I have a great fear of a sore throat developing into tonsillitis or the dreaded strep throat. I had strep throat and tonsillitis once and it is something I would not wish on my worst enemy. It's like a sore throat, but 100x worst! And it was just my luck that the penicillin took a week to actually work (not in 2-3 days like my doctors promised) and I found out that I'm actually allergic to penicillin. So I had the atom bomb of sore throats AND itchy red hands.
So I was on a mission last night to combat this sore throat. Google search! I found a recipe for hot water, lemon juice, honey, and cayenne pepper for one to gargle and sip. The recipe also called for apple cider vinegar, but I didn't have this. It definitely soothed the pain in my throat, but it didn't make it go away. I ended up drinking/gargling half the cup, taking a Tylenol PM and going to bed (sleeping upright).
This morning... sore throat still there, but not as bad. I had some orange juice and by the afternoon my sore throat was gone!!!!! YAY!!!! Still have a cold though, but now its just annoying sinus congestion. Nothing a little amazing Mucinex can't fix :)
Ps. The tylenol PM totally knocked me off my feet for the whole day! But I was able to get some sleep last night.
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