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on saturday, i started feeling really sick and today i went to the doctor and i have strep throat. but it's hurts like crazy. my throat is bothering me SO much. my tonsels are inflamed and when i move my head, my tonsels hurt. my neck is also in a lot of pain. whenever i lie down or anything my neck hurts SO much. and i have fever that just DOESNT go away. today the doctor gave me antibiotics and it's my first day on them. (not ever but since i've had strep). thing is, i don't think i remember ever having strep. so i have a few questions:
1) how long is the thorat thing gonna last? cuz usually when i get sick, my throat hurts for about 3 or 4 days and then it stops. so if you have had it before, please let me know because i don't know if it's different
2) how long before the anti-biotics start kicking in
3) is the pain that i have in my neck normal?
4) whenever i cough, sneeze, blow my nose, my head is is so much pain! sometimes i have to hold it when i do any of these things because of how much it hurts. and sometimes it starts throbbing. is this normal?
5) when i sneeze or blow my nose, i noe it sounds gross but it comes out with blood. is this part of it? or something else? because i haven't been blowing my nose so hard and so often that this should be happening
please let me know as soon as possible. i would just feel so much more relieved if i just knew when i was gonna feel better.
thank you so much!
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I have had all of these symptoms with strep throat except the nose bleed. However your nose and throat are connected so I imagine the nose bleed might be caused by inflammation. To be safe call the Dr and ask. If you are taking oral antibiotics, they should take 48-72 hours to give you some relief. In 4-5 days you should be feeling much better. Ask your pharmacist or dr before using any over the counter medication. Antibiotic ointment applied in the nostrils with a q-tip may help keep the membranes moist so they don't bleed. Tylenol or ibuprofen can help with the neck pain. If the pain is in your spine--and travels up the back of your head, or your fever does not improve after 24 hours, see the Dr.
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