cronic sore throat

This discussion is related to Chronic Pharyngitis (Sore Throat)  - Please Help!!!!.


My 15 year old son has had a severe sore throat of and on for six months. I have really been keeping track for six months. Sometimes it is worse than others. He has had phenomia and some breathing difficulties at times. Everytime I took him to the pcp he would treat with antibiotis. It did help in the begining. I just took him to the pcp again, but this time he refused to give him any antibiotics. He said it was justa bandaide. It was viral. I knew in the past that they helped him. I cant stand to see him in pain, and this upset me. So I took him to the ER, and explained . They too would not give him an antibiotic. They did a strep test. Not sure if it was a rapid one. Took half an hour. His pcp also did a step test and a mono blood test in the office. Sometimes these rapid test do not show everything.There is a reason for these reoccuring severe sore throats. I feel there should have been more extensive blood work had a referral to a ent. I just recently called a ent doctor and scheduled an appointmeny on my own. I was told by th er doc. that it was viral and follow up with pcp,and take motrin for the pain.  We have been taking motrin and sudafed , with no relief. I am frustated that I have spent so much money, missed work and my son missing school over this. These doctors could be a little more open minded, and listen to the mother . We do know our children.

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I have been experiencing similar symptoms.  I have had a sore throat for the past 2 months.  I initially had strep, treated with antibiotics twice (amox 875 and augmentin 875), and the strep went away.  Now I just have the sore throat, though the antibiotics helped some.  The doctors that I've seen have all told me it is viral, which is of no comfort.  Negative mono test.  I'm thinking it could possibly be valley fever since I live in AZ.  I've also had a full body rash for the past month or so, not too severe.

P.S. the strep I had didn't show up on the rapid strep test (it was group C), so I had to find other means of getting antibiotics.  I found that it's possible to import them from other countries.