Worst sore throat of my LIFE

[twowhat?]

OMG I am miserable. I'm on day 4 of covid. I started taking paxlovid late day 3. I'm so glad the doctor encouraged it during my friday virtual appt and he left it up to me and I decided to go ahead because who knows how this is gonna progress over the weekend. I'm still running a 102 fever but the worst part is the sore throat and all the swelling going on in my upper airway/trachea neck area, it hurts so bad. It took me an HOUR to mentally will myself to force down my morning 3 paxlovid pills with warm water and honey and I just woke up from another nap and now I'm trying to force down some ibuprofen and food...hoping the ibuprofen helps with the pain a bit. Every swallow hurts like a hot burning knife. Even talking hurts.

And YES, I am WHINING! I ALWAYS had a gut feeling that I'd get really sick when I caught covid and here I am. Really sick.

[sariana]

FWIW acetaminophen (Tylenol) helped me a lot when I had Covid. Usually I don't take it because it doesn't help much (I usually take Advil), but with Covid it did. Maybe children's liquid would be easier to take?

I hope you feel better soon. Covid was miserable for me!

[PunkyBoo]

I had the same when I had covid in August, even with paxlovid. It was miserable! I was crying constantly from pain. I got a very tiny bit of relief from the propolis spray from Trader Joe's. I hope you feel better soon!

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[Gracemom]

Do lozenges help at all? When I was on Paxlovid they helped with the awful taste and the sore throat. And definitely take painkillers around the clock.

[wencit]

Oh my gosh, I'm so sorry. It's crazy how people's bodies all react so differently to this virus. I hope the Paxlovid kicks in soon, and that you get relief ASAP!

[♥ms.pacman♥]

Yikes, so sorry!! That sounds miserable. Hope you start feeling better ASAP!

Oh my gosh, I'm so sorry. It's crazy how people's bodies all react so differently to this virus. I hope the Paxlovid kicks in soon, and that you get relief ASAP!

Yes to this! In my case the worst was the awful headache on Day2 and chills (though i never actually got a fever above 99). I got Paxlovid pretty quickly which probably helped - though those tablets tasted SO GROSS!!! Omg even hours later I still felt it was tasting so bad.

I feel like COVID cases are really popping up these past couple weeks. I know several people personally who are getting COVID now, some for the second time. It is like never ending!

feel better OP!

[essnce629]

I'm so sorry, I hope you turn the corner soon. I'd try gargling with warm salt water several times a day.

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[carolinamama]

I'm sorry it's hitting you so hard. Throat lozenges and ibuprofen were extremely helpful when I had Covid. Hope the Paxlovid kicks in and you are feeling better soon.

[lizzywednesday]

Whine away; you don't feel well & we're a safe spot to vent.

I'm so sorry to hear you have the worst kind of sore throat and hope it clears up soon.

[PZMommy]

I’m sorry. I found Tylenol worked better against the horrible sore throat from Covid compared to advil. I had it before paxlovid, and found day 5 or 6 was when I felt I turned the corner. I had a lingering cough for a long time, but by day 6 felt relatively better. I hope you start to feel better!