Is there anything I can do for my throat short of shooting up epinephrine?

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There’s something wrong with me, is it serious?

A week ago I had flu-like symptoms. Coughing, sneezing, sore throat, nausea, chills and fever. No vomiting though…Here’s the thing that I found odd, when I swallowed it felt like I was trying to swallow a bowling ball, like my throat was inflamed and swelling.
i’ve since gotten over all of these symptoms and I feel fine except for the coughing. For some reason the “Bowling Ball Throat” has been coming back and going away every 8 or 9 hours. Now the roof of the back of my mouth feels all inflamed.
Keep in mind I’m a broke bastard with very very limited access to medical help when I ask: Is this a “go see a doctor” situation? Is there anything I can do for my throat short of shooting up epinephrine?

Best Answer

Sounds like a case of Pleurisy simply put it is a pneumonia strain and it can cause lots of issues. You could also have on top of this Strep Throat as well which is common to have two ailments at the same time and since strep causes tonsillitis this is a possibility.

The body basically need anti-inflammatory medications and antihistamines to get well, a decongestant to clear the chest and fluids and lots of rest to fight the illness.

So, buy 2 bottles of DayQuil and two of NyQuil or store brand stuff and use the stuff until you feel well. Do not worry it should go away before 2 weeks passes which honestly is slightly longer than you should take the medicine but it won’t kill you as bad as the pneumonia.

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