My throat has been hurting for years. It hurts on and off within the day. Especially when I start to get tired. I got my tonsils out a year ago. My throat still hurts. I had mono about 2 years ago as well. When I have pain, I look in my throat and it is all red in front of the uvula, not on it but on the gums infront of it. The sore throat sometimes only lasts about 10 minutes - hours. I used to occasionally see one or two white things in the back of my throat, almost like a whitehead. When I take a hot shower the pain goes away. My throat tends to hurt more often in the winter season than the summer. (it rarely hurts in the summer)..I have seen numerous doctors for this as well as allergists. Now my eye is starting to puff (bag)underneath my eye in the mornings. It goes away a little as the day goes on. I have also just been told I have something going on with my thyroid as well. Any ideas??