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Suffering From Sore Throat And Chesty Cough. Had High BP And Fever. Solution?
Hi, I ve been feeling generally unwell for a few weeks and developed a really sore throat and chesty cough within hours on Sunday along with chest and back pains so I phoned my GP. I had high blood pressure and temp and was given voltarol and amoxicillin . I came out in a rash the next evening and wa swollen so I had a steroid injection and they told me to stop taking the antbiotics. Now the pain in my throat seems to be getting worse. My tongue feels burnt and is really red and I feel like there s a lump in my throat :( what can I do?
Mon, 19 Aug 2013
hello and welcome to HCM,
Since you developed a reaction to the antibiotic, the doctor would have told you to stop the same as it would have been harmful to continue the same. But since your infection has not improved and in fact has worsened you need to immediately see a doctor and take a course of another antibiotic which is safe for you.
For immediate alleviation of symptoms you may need to also take an injection after test dose.
Avoid anything cold and spicy and do lots of salt water gargle
Take only warm fluids
If even after a complete course of antibiotic and anti inflammatory your symptoms persists then you may need to get some blood test and also think about an Upper GI endoscopy
take care and get well soon
Dr Sriram Nathan
Since you developed a reaction to the antibiotic, the doctor would have told you to stop the same as it would have been harmful to continue the same. But since your infection has not improved and in fact has worsened you need to immediately see a doctor and take a course of another antibiotic which is safe for you.
For immediate alleviation of symptoms you may need to also take an injection after test dose.
Avoid anything cold and spicy and do lots of salt water gargle
Take only warm fluids
If even after a complete course of antibiotic and anti inflammatory your symptoms persists then you may need to get some blood test and also think about an Upper GI endoscopy
take care and get well soon
Dr Sriram Nathan
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