Suggest Treatment For Red Throat,headaches And Fatigue

Posted on Thu, 3 Apr 2014

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Question : Red throat headaches some fatigue I got sick abou to 2 months ago.I work outside on the oilfield in extreme weather this past winter Temperatures where below zero that when I noticed my throat getting worse I had pain horsesness. I went to the doctor on February 12 2014 he give me a couch syrup with codin and a 7 day antibiotictreatment.but the problem didn't go away so I took 1.4 million units of penicillin 3x. I went back to the doc. On May 23. He gave me 500 m.l of Amoxicillin. and Allergies medicine. what could this problem be. no join pain no fever no rash. .

Answered by Dr. Rakesh Madhyastha (3 hours later)

Brief Answer: Need more info Detailed Answer: Hello From the history you have given me it does not look like infection related redness of the throat and the picture you have uploaded definitely looks like there is a lot of posterior pharynx congestion ( redness). However to help you better I need more info from you, please get back to me with the following 1. Did you have any fever during these episodes? 2. Was throat ache associated with cough and expectoration ( sputum)? 3. Was it more severe in the mornings and less severe in the evenings? 4. Did you have cold as well? 5. Was any blood test done? Please attach the reports if you can Please get back to me, I am awaiting your reply Regards

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Rakesh Madhyastha (6 minutes later)

No test done, The day I got sick my 2 year old had a sinus infection and he sleeps with us second the one of the guys at work was also sick he still sick he coughs so I'm thinking I got multiple organisms. When it started it was minus 0 and my throat burn with the cold I had a massive headache ache had chill and felt very weak. After the medicine green mucus when away no fevers since then occasionally I get some chills for a couple of seconds. Yes I think I had a cold to

Answered by Dr. Rakesh Madhyastha (13 minutes later)

Brief Answer: Work up required Detailed Answer: Hello Thanks for getting back From the history you have given me, it is possible that you are suffering from recurrent upper respiratory tract infection however you will need to undergo some blood tests for further management 1. Complete blood count to check for increased in total count 2. Since this is the second episode I strongly recommend you to get a culture of the sputum 3. Chest x ray 4. Absolute eosinophil count to rule out allergies I also suggest 1. Tab azithromycin to treat atypical organisms as you have already been treated with amox 2. Avoid smoking and cold beverages 3. Avoid oily and spicy food items 4, Avoid milk and milk products until you are better 5. Continue allergy medications for symptomatic relief 6. Gargling your mouth with betadine gargles three times daily will help you recover faster I hope I was of help, if you have any further queries please get back to me, I am awaiting your reply Regards

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar