Strep throat? Tonsilitis?

[unsureguy]

3 days ago in the afternoon I noticed a slight sore throat on the right side. I didn't think much of it and took a nap. When I woke up, it was a bit worse. The next day, it was even a little worse. It has stayed about the same since then. It is only on the right side, it only hurts when I swallow and it often feels like there is something caught in my throat. I looked in the mirror and I see what looks almost like a "skin tag" on the right side of my upper throat, next to my uvula. That area seems swollen as well. I think that is my tonsil.

In any case, does this sound like tonsilitis or strep?

I don't really have any other symptoms...I feel ok other than the throat and have not been running a fever.

[unsureguy]

Day 3 on Amoxicillin. no puss and the swelling seems to be going down. Tonsils are still pretty gross looking.

[unsureguy]

Upon further investigation, my tonsils are bright red and theres a lot of puss on them. So I went to the doctor. he did a strep test and it was negative.

He prescribed 10 days of Amoxicillin. Hopefully that does the trick.