Strep Throat
So last Thursday, I started getting a horrible sore throat. I took about three Advil and it seemed to take care of it for about four hours. Well Friday came and I still had the sore throat, but I decided to ignore it and overdose on Advil for the weekend. Well last night I checked my throat and there was a small white spot in the back of my throat which is what I associated strep throat with (<— poor grammar I know!). Anyway, today I went to urgent care and to my shock and disappointment, I do not have strep throat. I just have a pus patch in the back of my throat…. here is a visual:
I do not have the white tonsils. I have the white nastiness in the back of my throat. Anyway, I hope this goes away soon. Stupid colds. Also, you can thank me for not taking ’actual’ photos. I thought about it, but ..well I am 33 now and much more mature (the actual photos didn’t turn out too good).
July 15th, 2008 at 8:09 am
I will share this with your grandma and I know she will pray for you to get well. It will also bring back some memories of when I was growing up. Now I am waiting to see Diane’s comments.
I was and continue to be constantly reminded by her that I had this same condition over and over again growing up….Mom would “get the lamp” see the pus pockets down my throat and call the doctor. Those days the doctor would make house calls. I hated to see him because he would always give me 2 painful penicillin shots. Diane kids me even to this day about it….but it’s not at all funny for me.
It’s very painful and I do hope that you are feeling better very soon. Popicles and ice cream and lots of rest. I am sure your cute kids are playing doctor and nurse and giving you lots of attention.
Love ya….
November 13th, 2008 at 3:51 am
Hi,
The white pus patch was due to too much of Advil. I had a tooth ache and took Advil for like 7 days and I knew too much. Now I have this white pus patch too. Hope it goes away soon.
November 13th, 2008 at 5:39 am
Hey Miles,
I think you might be absolutely right. I had that sore throat a while ago, but I do remember taking a ton of Advil. I think you are on to something.
Morgan
January 27th, 2009 at 3:13 am
Hi,
I had a sore throat yesterday so i took 1 advil. And today i took 1 advil. Now i have this crap in my throat. I only had 2 advils. So i am really confused.
June 6th, 2009 at 9:11 pm
i have those same pus patches in my thorat and I don't take medicine even though my
October 6th, 2009 at 11:52 pm
i have the worse case i cant swallow or do anything it hurts to move and no one will come near me i dont have white patches anymore its all white the only other color is my tongue
October 19th, 2009 at 3:38 am
Yuck!
November 1st, 2009 at 10:38 pm
sounds like me! it's really not fun! It's sooo hard to swallow!
February 3rd, 2010 at 6:15 am
i have that, but i don't know what do!
February 4th, 2010 at 5:45 am
I get these white patches occasionally too (maybe 2x a year). It isn't strep (I've had the tests)… it's a different form of bacteria. The white patches are pus patches. Pus is actually an accumulation of dead white cells (white cells fight off bacteria and viruses). If you have a TON of white in your throat, you should probably see about getting an antibiotic (like penicillin). Sometimes these bacterial infections can migrate and move toward the lungs (Jim Hinson, creator of the Muppets, died of an advanced strep throat infection that went unchecked). Most sore throats are not dangerous, and many are allergy related. But when there are white areas that means you have bacteria involved. My question is this: should I look into getting my tonsils out considering I get this "patchy white throat" thing about 2-3 times a year? People with chronic strep throat do that, right?
May 27th, 2010 at 12:15 pm
my name is angie and im 14 yrs old. well i happen to get a really sore throat monday and its started hurting yesterday (wednesday) it came to the point where its hard to swallow liquids and solids. i told my brother it hurted. and he said i have white pus in da bak of my throat. and he told me that it basically happens when you kiss someone or when you smoke weed. is that true?
May 28th, 2010 at 5:31 am
I think your brother is an idiot. Go see a doctor.
June 3rd, 2010 at 6:00 am
I have the same thing going on, I was tested for strep and it came back negaive. My sore throat and sore neck/back came on all of a sudden on sunday afternoon and then sunday night i was running a fever all night and couldn't sleep. I woke up at about 3 in the morning and saw i was beginning to develop small white patches on the back of my throat. That morning I decided to go to the doctor and found that I had a low fever (99.2) which did not break until tuesday morning. I was put on penacillin immediately on monday even though my quick strep test was negative because I knew my boyfriend was just diagnosed with strep on sunday when his cultured test came back. It is now wednesday night and my throat has been getting progressively more sore and I am noticing that it is very red now and has many small almost bubble-looking patches on it. as well. Some of the white patches have gone away, but there are new ones in different spots as before… I'm hoping it's not anything serious that my penacillin, cough drops, and chloraseptic spray won't fix… Anyone have any idea what it is if it isn't strep? Definitely some kind of infection… but what?
August 28th, 2010 at 5:16 pm
It's Tonsil Crypts!!!! Google it! They are 'white balls' that grow out of your tonsils…..
August 28th, 2010 at 5:18 pm
They are Tonsil Crypts
White balls that grow in & out of your tonsils when they are infected.
August 28th, 2010 at 5:21 pm
They are called tonsil crypts. They grow inside & outside of your tonsils when they are infected. You can pick them off with a Q-tip. They are very common and cause sore throats. Once gone, your throat will feel great. You can also remove them with a water pick by flushing them out.
If you google it, there are many methods to remove them.
August 30th, 2010 at 10:45 am
I just threw up a little in my mouth.