Throat hurts extremely bad, took 2 diff antibiotics, swollen bump under tonsil, please help me figure this out?Ok, well this is a complicated situation, so I'm going to give a run down and let everyone know the full story. Please bare with me.
Approximately 3.5 weeks ago, I started to feel like my mouth was getting dry or maybe that I was getting a sore throat. This went on for about 2 days. I finally looked into my throat and saw a red swollen bump below my left tonsil. I thought maybe I was getting Tonsilitis or something similar because I tend to get that often.
I called my doctor on the phone, told him my scenario and he called in a prescription to my local Wallgreens. The prescription was Doxycycline. It was for 7 days at 2 pills a day. I took this medicine and my tonsils quickly went back to normal size, but the red bump and soreness did not go away.
Approximately 2 days went by, so I went in and saw my doctor in person. He looked at my tonsils, my throat, and made a decision that he thought the Doxycycline simply didn't take care of the infection. He decided that another week of the Doxycycline would clear up any remaining infection and that I would be ok. So, I began with another 7 days (2 pills a day) of Doxycycline.
I finished my last run of the Doxycycline and simply put....I felt the exact same. I started to doubt my doctor's diagnosis and I felt it was time to go to another doctor. About 4 days ago I went to another doctor and he did a basic examination. He said my throat and tonsils didn't look too bad, but that they were inflamed. He asked a series of questions concerning my nose, ear, fever, etc. and all I could tell him was that there was a swollen bump or something of that nature and I had a sore throat.
This doctor sat and thought for a minute, then came to the assumption that he thought I probably had Mono. So, he took my blood and did a Mono test, but it came back negative.
Unaware of what I could exactly have, this doctor said more than likely I have a viral infection, but he can't diagnosis it. He prescribed Keflex and when I went to the pharmacy it was the generic brand of Keflex known as Cephalexin (21 pills - 3 pills per day - 7 total days - 500 mg).
I currently am on my second day of pills (I have took 4 total pills) and I honestly feel NO change what so ever. My throat is red and looks irritated, I have a sore throat, and the red bump is still there.
I'm not sure if this red bump is an infection, or maybe a swollen lymph node. Nor do I know why I have any of the symptoms I have.
I did chew Copenhagen for a long time, but I quit approximately 2 weeks ago.
Does anyone have any further advice or maybe a similar situation? Or perhaps, does anyone know how to make the redness and tenderness go away along with this red swollen bump? Is this possibly an infected lymph node or some other gland?
Thanks a lot, and seriously, I'm very appreciative to anyone who as took the time to read this and answer honestly. God bless you all.
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First, I would recommend sticking with one doctor. They go through various diagnoses and will change their treatments when something doesn't work. By changing doctors you're losing the continuity of care and having to relay the "story" to a new person and many things will likely get lost in translation.
That being said, I have no idea why the doctor would prescribe Keflex for a viral infection as it is an anti-bacterial and will have no effect on a virus. My recommendation is to finish the medicine as prescribed, keep an eye on the bump, and go back to your original doctor if it isn't better at the end of the treatment.
If the bump gets bigger, more painful, or other things get worse, you should go see your doctor before the treatment is completed.
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