Originally posted by ILoveMyDaniel
I was sick yesterday (told you guys about it) and then I got better after taking a hot bath and now, starting last night, I have this unbearable sore throat and swollen lymph-nodes as well as I can barely turn my neck.
I've tried the salt and warm water remedy, and teh cayenne and water remedy....No help at all. I can barely swallow as is. Does anyone know what to do because I'm in freaking pain! And please don't recommend things that would probably not be in the common household like "ginger roots" and "mustard seeds" and etc.
Why the suicidal thoughts?
Are you really a doctor?
I did a report on mono and I was just gonna chime in with a "Ken was right" after reading the first page. The lymph glands thing is a sure tip off. And another big symptom is the fever conditions you experience that peak in the evenings, early afternoons.
You need lots of water and rest if it's truly what you have.
Originally posted by silver_tears
Are you really a doctor?
I did a report on mono and I was just gonna chime in with a "Ken was right" after reading the first page. The lymph glands thing is a sure tip off. And another big symptom is the fever conditions you experience that peak in the evenings, early afternoons.You need lots of water and rest if it's truly what you have.
And I can vouch that drinking plenty of water with Mono is nearly impossible. 😛 My glands were so swollen I would choke on water. Hence why I became dehydrated so bad. Lots of antibiotics too.
Originally posted by LanceWindu
And I can vouch that drinking plenty of water with Mono is nearly impossible. 😛 My glands were so swollen I would choke on water. Hence why I became dehydrated so bad. Lots of antibiotics too.
No, it's not nearly impossible. As much as it hurts, you MUST drink liquids with Mono if you want it to disperse faster. And you need tons of rest as well.
Antibiotics are good occasionally, but you cannot take them everytime you have a sickness. They often break down your bodies natural abilities to heal itself and besides, you can grow immunity to certain Antibiotic classes if you perpetually take them.
That's shit though, it's a viral infection, meds can't help you 😛
Unless it's deadly serious you have to wait it out. You can take various syrups to soothe a sore throat, and acetaminophen to control fever. Then there's other ways to deal with like swelling of your airway passages and etc, but that's rare and really serious. 😬
Originally posted by silver_tears
That's shit though, it's a viral infection, meds can't help you 😛
Unless it's deadly serious you have to wait it out. You can take various syrups to soothe a sore throat, and acetaminophen to control fever. Then there's other ways to deal with like swelling of your airway passages and etc, but that's rare and really serious. 😬
The doctor prescribed antibiotics for it though. 😛 And within a week it was nearly all gone.
Originally posted by silver_tears
That's shit though, it's a viral infection, meds can't help you 😛
Unless it's deadly serious you have to wait it out. You can take various syrups to soothe a sore throat, and acetaminophen to control fever. Then there's other ways to deal with like swelling of your airway passages and etc, but that's rare and really serious. 😬