Ever since I was little I had reoccuring problems with my throat being infected. In recent years i've only had this type of sickness only once or twice a year. Now just 3 days ago I had a sore throat, since yesterday morning it has become extremely painful. My whole left side of my tonsils are swollen and giving out puss. Thus causing my neck, ear, and head pain as well. I am a 25 year old male and just transfering jobs... I have no insurance till about 8 months from now. I have been taking 2 200mg advils every 4 hours and the effect of them is greatly reducing. So I went to the doctor and she prescribed me augmentin. I am also positive for strep throat. From past experience the augmentin may be ineffective, at one point in time I had to see an ear nose and throat specialist and was on other things to kill the strep. What really angers me off is that I was not prescribed any pain medication. Previous doctors have given me medication for pain even with just a sore throat. This doctor says that I should take 4mg of advil every 6hours (less than I was taking!), and hope the antibiotic works. I cannot eat. Its swollen and hurts so bad that I can hear the restricted airflow down my throat. I can't really afford a second opinion but I will seek one if I might litterally jeapordize my health by not eating. Why do people get prescribed pain medication for other things but when it comes to pain preventing me from injesting food, I am not prescribed it. I have tylonal with codeine but there are random drug tests at my job so I cannot take them cause I will show up positive and I will not have a doctors note. Please help!!! Thankyou -ray