Dear Readers,
I am male, 23 years of age, and I've been an asthma patient since childhood. I'm also very prone to allergens (Grass, Bark etc. but also alimentary allergens like all kinds of fish, some nuts & fruits and some grains).
~ 2 years ago I went to the doctor because I couldn't breathe trough my nose, he then diagnosed me with Nasal Polyps, a common side effect of asthma. Usually I don't have problems any more with my Asthma, I don't have a lot of asthma attacks and since the medication for the nasal polyps kicked in my breathing became more easier. Still I am not able to breathe through my nose.
However as nice as this might be I still have nasal or sinus infections every 1-3 months that last up to 1 week. However as of 3 weeks ago I started to show throat symptoms. I had the feeling something was stuck, but can't remember eating anything out of the ordinary. I started coughing up Yellow/green to Grey mucus and it's been going worse from there.
Since 2 days I am running a high temperature (In the mornings it's 38,5 degrees celcius), and I'm having a running nose again with watery, but still green/yellow mucus. When I open my mouth in the mirror I can see there's redness in the back of my throat, and I can also see yellowish vesicles when I use my bicycle light to look deep into my throat. My mandibular lymph nodes are not enlarged (or not larger than usual), I don't have difficulty swallowing or opening my mouth. Also my muscles have started to aich and yesterday evening I had difficulty breathing that felt like a pneumonia.
I must admit that I haven't been easy on my vocal muscles as I am a singer (not as profession, but for a hobby), and I get angry at my own body that I can't sing for a week.
Is it possible that my nasal polyps have grown into my throat, or that I also have polyps on my vocal cords? I know that for a strep throat antibiotics is indicated and I've made an appointment at my doctor, but due to inconvenience the appointment couldn't been made before Monday.
I'm keeping myself relative stable with 500 mg paracetamol (NSAID), but perhaps you know of other stuff I could use to keep myself stable until Monday?
Yours sincerely,
Mauranius