sore throat

[nextqueen]

every morning i wake up with a sore throat. last friday i was spitting up green stuff and could hardly speak. i went to the doctors and she gave me some antibiotics but said my chest was clear so i should hold fire with taking the medication due to the bodies immune system. i ignored this and didnt want to wait around to get a chest infection which i thought was crazy as there was green stuff already. ive now finished the course of antibiotics and i would say i am only 10% better. i am still spitting up green stuff and every morning i have a sore throat though it doesnt last throughout the day. where do i go from here? i doubt the doc will give me more biotics now as i 'disobeyed' her!

[hc4361]

Have you changed your bedding, nightwear, detergent lately?
Turned on the heating in your bedroom, new curtains, anything that you may be allergic to in your bedroom.
Scented candles, air freshener, anything at all?

[boxtops]

Go back to the doctor, it doesn't matter that you took the medication against advice - you need to get this sorted.

[anneasquith]

you may require a different antibiotic,,,,,,,,,,,,,,if possible take a sample of "green stuff" to your surgery for testing for infection.

[Sqad]

Do nothing.
If you haven´t got a temperature and you feel moderately well and have taken the antibiotics.......what more do you want. The green phlegm doesnt necessarily suggest an infection out of control.

Last Friday...you went to the doctors or do you mean a week last Friday?

Do nothing.....monitor the situation.

[daffy654]

My other half wakes up with a sore throat daily, it is because he sleeps with his mouth open and it dries out overnight making it painful and difficult to swallow on waking.

[nextqueen]

it was a week last friday, sorry to be unclear, how time flies by. i dont think i sleep with my mouth open, hubby would be telling me especially if i were to snore! bedroom does go cool at night though as have heating on low. cant sleep with heating on high. i posted abt 2 weeks ago re sniffles and did wonder if it was down to a scented candle but ive removed that now. dont you think the doctor's advice was a bit slack though, saying i should wait for it to go to my chest before taking antibiotics? i will monitor the situation but dont want to be stuck without antibiotics over xmas if it gets worse again.

[Sqad]

nextqueen....Xmas is 9 days away...time to see which way the "cookie is going to crumble".Not the best advice to let the patient make the choice on administration of antibiotics, but we have all done it at some time.

Monitor the situation.......in my opinion.