im experiencing this right now.......Docs say its viral 4 me & could last 5-7 days........i was only givin pain meds that dont work..........this is still mistery 2 me

Hope to God this person got through this. I'm in the same boat right now. I'm a healthy, fit 35 year old man and have never felt this much excruciating pain and discomfort my entire life. I would not wish this on my worst enemy. It's been 7 days now, the right side of my throat is more whitish and painful than the left. It actually does not look bad as some of the google image shots I've seen... but ohhhhh the pain. Went to the ER 2 days ago and they started me on penicillin, one pill every 12 hrs for 10 das. The pain is still horrendous, meds have nothing for the it. Drinking, breathing and swallowing causes me to cringe. I know it sounds crazy, but it's gotten me closer to God. I'm texting ex girlfriends, talking to myself and saying things like, "if I ever get through this alive"... it's just crazy. I find myself moaning and groaning and just praying for a more "comfortable" tomorrow. So far it has not come I know it's bad, but my friend gave me a dozen vikes, and I have been taking a half a vike every 6 hours. People have scolded me about this, but honestly, this pain is so intense, I would take morphine if you gave it to me. I cannot just deal with it. I am a weightlifter and do a lot of heavy labor, I am used to pain. But this is just misery, torture. I don't know how much longer I can survive like this