Hello Blonde100,
I had throat problems a lot as a child and
into my early adolescence. At one time I
was hospitalized for a week with severe
tonsillitis and dehydration from not
being able to keep anything down (I was 9
at the time). The result...I am 29 now
and my throat is like yours (just a little
more swollen on the sides). I am not
meaning to depress you.
After my last episode of tonsilitis. My
throat did not return to normal. I still
had swelling on both sides (where the
tonsils are), the back of my soft palate
was red and my uvula became a little pale,
you could also see the veins on the back
of my throat a little. I went to many
specialists...and the last ear nose and
throat specialist i went to sealed the
deal for me when he looked in my throat
and told me i have the ugliest throat he
has ever seen, but there is nothing wrong
with me.
what a jerk. At that time I was asking
for a tonsillectomy and he told me he can
do it if i want to, but I do not need it,
I simply have an ugly throat; thus i have
never had a tonsillectomy. I was still
feeling pain at times and irritation, but
no matter who i went to and no matter how
many tests I took..they told me I was
fine.
A couple of years ago I was talking to a
doctor about it and he told me that I am
ok but maybe my body is fighting some
other infection. He said that when the
lymph nodes swell sometimes we feel pain
in our throats but it is our body's normal
defense system. The last doctor that I
saw about an unrelated issue told me that
my throat looks allergic (which I do have
allergies, acute rhinitis and asthma). My
pulmonary specialist also told me he can
see that I have severe allergies by
looking at my throat. I have been taking
allegra for my allergies, but my throat
still looks the same
To remedy the pain at the time when my
throat first became like this (I used to
wake with throat pains too), I stopped
drinking cold things and started having
things at room temperature. Occasionally
I would have hot teas as well. I still
drank cold things from time to time as I
wanted them, and had ice cream, but not as
much as I was having it before.
Eventually the irritation and pain stopped
but my throat stayed the same. Of course
I am not a professional, but just sharing
what helped me and what I have been
through. (sorry if my writing is a bit
jumbled, I am sooo sleepy, but I wanted to
share my experience with you because I
remember how dumbfounded and frustrated I
was that all of these doctors were telling
me i am fine, but my throat was red and
swollen and i was still having pain and
irritation at times) Hope this helps!!
If you want to ask me anything else,
please feel free to.
Best of wishes
with everything and I truly hope that you
feel better soon
