My throat became sore about a month ago.
It felt very dry just in the back and
slightly irritated. The next day the
soreness grew worse and I went to the
doctors. I was tested for strep throat
and the results were negative. The doc
assumed it was a throat infection and gave
me amoxicillin for 10 days. The
antibiotics cured all symptoms and I was
fine. Two days after the prescription was
up my sore throat came back just as
strong. The redness I noticed never went
away but the pain and dryness did. I went
back to the doctors and was tested for
strep and mono. Both came back negative
and I was put on amoxicillin for another
10 days. Again it cured my throat and I
felt fine for another brief 10 days. The
day after I was off the prescription (
yesterday) I could start to feel the
beginnings of a sore throat. Today I dont
have a sore throat but the muscle directly
above my adams apple but below my chin (
if that makes sense) feels sore and makes
me feel like I have to swallow harder.
Lymph nodes were never swollen during any
of this. There are no lumps anywhere.
Skin has been slightly more sensitive than
usual during this recurring sore throat
which I suspect is unrelated.
I'm at a loss and ready to go back to the
doctors but I wondered if anybody knew
anything about this. It's starting to
worry me. I never have prolonged health
problems like this. If the antibiotics
help then it must be bacterial right?
Perhaps the amoxicillin is treating the
symptoms but not killing the bacteria?
Would a different antibiotic help? I
have no known allergies, nonsmoker and
dont drink and not sexually active
