mild sore throat for 1 1/2 weeks...

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hi all... i was wondering if someone could help me. i have had a

mild sore throat for the past 1 1/2 weeks, nearly two. it started

out feeling like i had something caught in the back of my throat and

then it turned into just being plain sore. at first i thought it

might be allergies, but i read a few posts on here about " thrush " . i

went to my OS last week about this and he didn't seem concerned...

but now i'm getting worried b/c i read that if it IS thrush, then it

could spread to my stomach and even further. i had surgery 4 weeks

ago... i'm supposed to get unwired in two weeks. so, since i'm still

wired, they can't even check inside my mouth for bacteria anyway,

right?

should i see my doctor??? part of me would feel silly going back to

him a week later with the same complaint if its nothing, but at the

same time, if it IS an infection, i don't want it to get worse! help!

heather

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If it's possible to do so, you might try swishing a half and half

mixture of Cepacol and Hydrogen Peroxide in the area that's sore.

Sometimes that will cut off a sore throat quickly.

Warm salt water might help, too.

If you can't squirt it in there and swish, I haven't any other

ideas...

Cammie

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mirrorsonlymoonlight wrote:

> hi all... i was wondering if someone could help me. i have had a

> mild sore throat for the past 1 1/2 weeks, nearly two. it started

> out feeling like i had something caught in the back of my throat

and

> then it turned into just being plain sore. at first i thought it

> might be allergies, but i read a few posts on here about " thrush " .

i

> went to my OS last week about this and he didn't seem concerned...

> but now i'm getting worried b/c i read that if it IS thrush, then

it

> could spread to my stomach and even further. i had surgery 4 weeks

> ago... i'm supposed to get unwired in two weeks. so, since i'm

still

> wired, they can't even check inside my mouth for bacteria anyway,

> right?

>

> should i see my doctor??? part of me would feel silly going back

to

> him a week later with the same complaint if its nothing, but at the

> same time, if it IS an infection, i don't want it to get worse!

help!

>

> heather