Mystery Throat Ailment

This is just weird. I have have been experiencing the same problem for about 10 months now. Main difference is that I do not have tonsils. I have been treated for thrush and it did not help. Antibiotics do not seem to help either, they kill the more acute infection (always a sinus infection) but they do not kill whatever it is that causes that big hurting swollen thing in the back left side of my throat. (left side - very strange)

weird thing is, it all started with a sore throat that felt like I was swallowing fire, which I can only imagine, really burns. Strept test was negative. Doctor said it was a virus, and that it would probably go away in 2-3 days. He was right. However, over those 2-3 days, I developed that damn lump in the back side of my throat where my tonsils ought to be.

I have been getting sick a lot more this winter, it always seems like a minor virus, that swiftly turns into a sinus infection that kicks my .. Nothing new, but the frequency of getting sick is new.

I was scoped a few years ago, they found my entire esophogus was really small, 9 mm wide compared to the normal 20 mm. They used that evil balloon to stretch it out by another 4 mm, and I spent the next 2 weeks with the worst cramps - then even a year later occasional cramps that would kill a normal man.. Anyway, the last time I visited my general physician she recommended they go scope me again. I really want to avoid that, but if nobody has had any success fixing this problem, I may just bite the bullet..

Today I started antibiotics for what the doctor suspects is an upper respitory infection. Other than the fact that my throat is so damn swollen and red, and the uvula keeps getting in the way, there is nothing to indicate that it is an infection. I put off the antibiotics for 2 days hoping it would develop into a real sickness, but it just kept swelling.

If it is not bacteria, and it is not thrush, what is it? Could it just be a really angry immune system and some kind of allergic response? I had been taking 1 benadryl daily for maybe 2 years, could it have hosed something?

My mouth is dry, my throat hurts, and I am tired - someone please, just fix me up..

"my mouth is dry, my throat hurts, and I am tired - someone please, just fix me up.."

i do understand where you are coming from as I have had mine for over two years. It has been a fair bit more bearable of late but is still there. All I can suggest is to look into cfs, as one of the main aliments of that is a constant sore throat. You also might notice other things that you are also going through...............Its worth a look. Sorry I cannot be of more help.

Shane

Hi. I just found this forum searching for inflamed uvula. I have the same problem. I had a terrible cold and suddenly woke up once the cold cleared up with a terribly inflamed uvula. Was put on an antibiotic, Levoquin, got worseeeee the next day, also took and allergy Xynox or something like that. So next day was sent to the ER, they found nothing, no strep, only elevated liver enzymes, mono negative but possible that it's not showing up yet they say..but basically no solution, gave me a pepcid, that seemed to help a bit. I kept taking Benadryl too, they prescribed it too, but it helps a litle not much. ANd I was so annoyed with their not understanding the seriousness of it. The words used were " mild discomfort" . I just wanted to scream and say well I hope you get the "mild discomfort" I have than I will ask you. Disgusted I am by the doctors who have no clueeeeeee what they are doing, they simply don't know so they dismiss it as "SOME VIRUS". I am so discusted with the doctors in the US. I have seen them be so incompentent soooo many times in so many situations. I hatee when my doc mentions the ER because I know it, I know it will just a huge waste of time and money with a terrible dissapointment in the end...and ofcourse go back to your primary afterwards, so why go to the ER in the first place....... rghhhhhhhh as you can tell I am frustrated. And ofcourse during surviving this I can't work, and we know how much our employers in the US love that. Well I would just loveee to study medicine and changeeeeee some things around here, but no money mostly.

I really feel for you. I too have a very bad throat. It all started about 3 montha ago with a feeling of something stuck in the right side of my throat. Noe, I am in alot of pain. It hurts all the time and really kills after I eat. I have been seen by an EMT, scoped through the nose and had a endoscopy and a baruim swallow. Nothing was found, not even some redness. Right now, my throat feels like it is being poked by a hot dagger. I keep clearing it hoping I will dislodge something (phantomfeeling) I have no swelling at all, just a whole lot of pain...I am open to any help.

I have had a sore throat/neck spasms since 12/07 then a thryoid nodule showed up same day. Flash forward 8 mo (today Sept 5, 2008). I won't go into alot of detail because it will take too long but final testing last week is a 24hr PH monitoring which you put a tube down your nose to see how much acid/refux I might be doing in the espogus/throat area.

I have had every test under the sun and though it might be the nodule causing the problem. Had the nodule removed 7/31 but still have the problem. VERY frustrating and painful. Going back to another ENT next week to make sure we are ruling out another serious problems like cancer.