<p>I’m sorry to hear about the throat pain, that sounds awful. I suppose you tried numbing things with chloroseptic and cepacol lozenges or something like that? Maybe a small dose pack of steroids? The steroids (prednisone) helped our D for a few of her worst days with mono.</p>
<p>I’ve just returned after running what I thought was an essential errand. I realize I shouldn’t be driving yet! Back to resting and respecting the current state of my body. Thanks for the encouragement.</p>
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<p>Steroids probably would have been the best option. Choraseptic didn’t even touch the pain. Doctor prescribed “miracle mouthwash,” which is lidocaine mixed with mylanta. It was so foul that I would gag and throw it back up immediately. My lips and tongue would be numb, but the throat would still be on fire.</p>
<p>It felt like someone went at my throat with a cheese grater, then after that, rubbed the raw and bloody mess with poison ivy. That’s the best way I can describe it-I would brace myself for every swallow. The whole thing was exhausting, and by the 4th day of this, I started feeling like there was no light at the end of the tunnel. Thankfully, that was right about when I woke up noticing a slight improvement. Thank God.</p>
<p>If this ever happens again, I’m asking for the steroids from the get go. Those also helped my D when she had mono last summer.</p>
<p>Take it slow and easy for the next few days. I understand you trying to get out of the house, though. It’s so good to re-enter the world, if even for a few moments, right?</p>
<p>Ouch! Sounds awful, and for 4 days? I’m glad that after 3 kids with their wisdom teeth out we still have some hydrocodone around. In the middle of the night, if you’re in pain it would be heaven sent. If you can swallow it!</p>
<p>I recently read that hydrogen peroxide is quite effective against norovirus. Oxivir wipes are sold at Staples and are supposed to be better than just regular antibac wipes or bleach. Chlorox Healthcare wipes with hydrogen peroxide are another option, but are more expensive. For home use, you could just spray 3% hydrogen peroxide on hard surfaces, wait 10 minutes, then wipe with a clean paper towel.</p>
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<p>I was SOOOO kicking myself for having thrown out the leftover vicodin from my neck surgery. What a stupid thing to do…</p>
<p>Lol, have you ever seen the Seinfeld episode where he steals the marble rye from the little old lady? I was having hallucination-like fantasies of waiting outside of CVS for some little old lady to walk out with her prescription of pain pills, and me running up to her grabbing the Rx and, just like Jerry, saying “shut up you old bag!”</p>
<p>Terrible terrible person I became while in horrible pain…</p>
<p>[Jerry</a> Seinfeld Mugs an Old Lady for her Marble Rye - YouTube](<a href=“http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96bqcoO1cYU]Jerry”>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96bqcoO1cYU)</p>
<p>WHY was he so after that marble rye? Maybe I shouldn’t ask…</p>
<p>^^^^Yeah, a long story. Essentially, he did it for George…hilarious scene which comes back to haunt him later. :D</p>
<p>My husband felt so terrible from mono when he was in college they put him in the infirmary and pumped him full of percocet.</p>
<p>^^^^You know, as a nurse, I have really shied away from narcotic pain killers. First of all, most of my problems have been related to chronic pain (back and neck issues), and it’s my opinion that treating chronic pain issues with narcotics is not the way to go for me. For one, I am subject to drug testing, and a nurse with circulating narcotics is subject to termination, even if she has a valid prescription. Secondly, narcotic use for chronic pain carries its own laundry list of problems.</p>
<p>But this situation, acute, agonizing pain was the perfect scenario for narcotic pain treatment. However, I can tell you it would be next to impossible to get a provider to prescribe it for a “sore throat,” even though my throat pain was worse than any other pain I’ve experienced-worse than my back injuries, worse than gallbladder attacks, worse than incisional pain. It’s just “not done”, and I’m not really sure why. In fact, I was reading an article written by a doctor on how he would NEVER prescribe narcotics for a sore throat, and he didn’t provide one valid reason why not. No, in spite of the fact that I was asked to rate my pain on the 0-10 scale and I said “8,” I was advised to drink lots of fluids, use saline nasal spray, and gargle with warm salt water. Only after I pressed for some kind of stronger gargle did I receive a prescription for the vile “miracle mouthwash.” </p>
<p>Percocet or Lortab elixir in a very short term dose with no refills would have been the more appropriate treatment and might have saved me from 4 days of absolute misery.</p>