One Sick Girl!!!?

I started feeling ill this past week with a sore throat and runny nose! I went to the doc (who was out of the office, so his nurse practitioner saw me)...she looked at my throat and said that my left side was swollen but that it didn't look like strep or mono. I have had mono twice and it doesn't feel like mono. She put me on amox-clavin (stronger than amoxicillan) and sent me home. She didn't swab my throat because she thought it was the same "crud" everyone is getting and that my throat is probably sore and swollen from drainage. WELL, it is Sunday night and I definitely feel worse. My throat isn't better nor is it worse. I just feel cloudy in my head with a sore throat, drainage and swollen lymph nodes in my neck. Should I be freaking out about the lymph nodes? My lymph nodes seemed to swell prior to any of the symptoms I am having (but my husband had bronchitis and the "crud' and I didn't show signs of it until now....Opinions?????

The Amox-Clav should be clearing up any upper-respiratory infections you may be having--how long have you been on it? Be sure to take all of it.

That not withstanding, if you have been on it for at least 3 full days and not feeling better, there could be one of two reasons for this: 1. Your antibiotic is not strong enough (not likely), or 2. It's viral, not bacterial.

Have you considered that this is Influenza? Some of the symptoms are very similar. Have you felt achy? Perhaps a little feverish? This year's flu shot was largely ineffective against most of the strains of flu that went around (I know; I got it). I too had strep-like pain in my throat, post nasal drip, as well as nasal discharge like a faucet at times, body aches, low grade fever, etc. And the darn thing lasted for about three weeks. ugh...

You most definitely want to go to a doctor that will swab your throat and check to see if you are having some problems with your lymph nodes.