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Viral tonsillitis or strep throat?I first felt sharp pain on swallowing Friday night. I woke up on Saturday morning with a sore throat. Red and slightly swollen tonsils with white patches. Today I have no pain on swallowing and my tonsils definitely look better. Still some slight redness and white stuff. I'm trying to figure out if I have a viral or bacterial thing going on. I took a home strep test on Saturday and it was negative but I don't really know if I trust those or not because even the rapid ones at the dr aren't always correct. I don't have health insurance so that's why I'm wondering if I should go to the dr for antibiotics or not. I'm worried about the possible complications of leaving it untreated if it is strep cuz I have bad health anxiety and I keep worrying. I feel a lot better than I did like I said I have no more pain when I swallow so I'm thinking it's hopefully a quick viral thing. Any advice is appreciated thanks!
J B
If this is getting better already, if probably is not strep. This usually progresses to the severe stage which forces most people to see a doctor. You can have white patches with a viral throat infection also so that is not definitive for strep alone. 3 days is a rapid turn around so my guess would be that this is viral and will go away on it's own. If, for some reason, it returns and gets more severe, then it would be time to see a doctor.
Aurora_UKG
The best thing for you to do now is to just go to your local G.P
but basically I had much problems with my tonsils myself .. to be fair in the end I just got surgery to get my tonsils removed. It hurt at first but after wards it was well worth it. I didn't have to worry about tonsillitis. If you dont want it happening again I would suggest doing this.
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