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I have developed a sore throat over the last 2 days that started as a nuisance and right now is completely unbearable. Whenever I swallow I feel what I think is my tonsils getting stabbed. I cannot sleep and those sore throat candies like cepacol and strepsils do almost nothing.
What is the worst this can be and does it warrant going to a walk in clinic @ 11pm? I cant really sleep, this is the worst soar throat I have ever had and I have had strep numerous times(mostly as a child, cannot remember getting it in the last 7 years)

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25 bucks says it's strep throat. I've had it about 6 times. I couldn't even talk. Went to the doc and got antibiotics and some vicodin for the pain. It takes no time at all for a strep test at the clinics. Just go.

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Do not pass go, go directly to an MD with a flashlight who can look down your throat. At worst, they'll call you a wuss for over-reacting to a sore-throat. This is what you pay (or will pay) 45% taxes for - the ability to visit a walk-in clinic at the drop of a hat.

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does it warrant going to a walk in clinic @ 11pm?

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Probably easier than the route you are taking.

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well this guy has almost the exact same symptoms as you and he seemed to do ok with self-medication

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0O1Vocv10IE

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ps: if it's something you can get some percocet for, lets talk a deal - pain builds character :-)

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mono sorry dude

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i am a doctor

you have aids

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i am a doctor

you have aids

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Could be cancer of the face too.

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I dont think any doctors or med students will really attempt to give you real advice over the internet. Its a fairly huge liability issue. However, as a med student, I WILL tell you that this is something you should go to the clinic for. If its strep, you will NOT get over it, it will just get worse and worse until it actually becomes quite serious.

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I dont think any doctors or med students will really attempt to give you real advice over the internet. Its a fairly huge liability issue. However, as a med student, I WILL tell you that this is something you should go to the clinic for. If its strep, you will NOT get over it, it will just get worse and worse until it actually becomes quite serious.

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Also, have you deepthroated a lot of [censored] lately?

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I have an erection that's lasted for over 4 hours. What to do?

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I have an erection that's lasted for over 4 hours. What to do?

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Finish LDO.

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damnit no walk in clinics open this late, called telehealth Ontario and they told me to gargle warm salt water. I guess I have to wait 9 hours for one to open.
I am not going to a hospital with this, do not want to be laughed @

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it's just gonna get worse bro, it's probably strep throat. i put it off as long as i could when i got it, but finally went in to see a doc when my throat started bleeding. they will just give you antibiotics ftw.

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I have an erection that's lasted for over 4 hours. What to do?

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Finish LDO.

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OP,

You have some kind of infection, maybe strep, maybe something else.

It is not going to go away on its own. You need to see a doctor, who will probably give you a prescription for an antibiotic.

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OP,

You have some kind of infection, maybe strep, maybe something else.

It is not going to go away on its own. You need to see a doctor, who will probably give you a prescription for an antibiotic.

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I already told him this, and then he refused to answer the deepthroating question, so this is like almost certainly gonorrhea.

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Could be Thrush.

Google it.

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GUYS SOME CRAZY BUM DUDE RAN BY ME AND STUCK ME IN THE NECK WITH A DIRTY LOOKING NEEDLE. THINK IM OKAY? WHAT SHOULD I DO?

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GUYS IVE BEEN BLEEDING OUT OF MY BUTT FOR 3 MONTHS ANY EXPERTS ON THE INTERNET KNOW WHAT TO DO?

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GUYS I WAS DEPLOYED TO IRAQ AND I HAD AN RPG LAND NEAR MY LEG AND NOW ITS BEING BARELY HELD IN PLACE BY STRING. THINK IT WILL HOLD?

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GUYS I JUST HAD SEX WITH THIS REALLY HEINOUS LOOKING THING AND I THINK I SAW SOME GREEN FUNGUS NEAR HER VA JAY JAY. HOW SAFE SHOULD I BE WITH NO CONDOM AND IF I DUNKED MY THING IN BLEACH AFTERWARDS?

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GUYS I HAVE A HEADACHE CAN I HIT MYSELF IN THE HEAD TO MAKE IT STOP HURTING?

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<3 ed

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GUYS IVE BEEN BLEEDING OUT OF MY BUTT FOR 3 MONTHS ANY EXPERTS ON THE INTERNET KNOW WHAT TO DO?

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ulcerative colitis or crohn's disease.

sorry, but it's a lifetime condition and you just have to learn to live with it. without medication, flareups of the ulcers on your stomach and/or intestinal lining can knock you out for days from just simple foods. most common symptoms are bloody diarrhea and stomach pains. if untreated it can lead to much more serious matters.

(i have it ftw)

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GUYS TODAY I TRIPPED AND FELL AND SCRAPED MY LEG ON THE PAVEMENT. WHAT ARE MY CHANCES OF GETTING AIDS FROM THIS?

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GUYS IS LINT IN YOUR BELLY BUTTON CANCEROUS?

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GUYS I WANT TO LOSE 33 POUNDS THIS WEEK. IS IT SAFE IF I DRINK WATER AND EAT TIC TACS?

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well this guy has almost the exact same symptoms as you and he seemed to do ok with self-medication

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0O1Vocv10IE

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GUYS MASSIVE SPINTER IN MY FINGER. SHOULD I SCHEDULE A SURGERY NOW?

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GUYS I WENT TO MEXICO AND DRANK BOTTLED WATER IMPORTED FROM AMERICA. AM I GONNA DIE FROM THIS?

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well this guy has almost the exact same symptoms as you and he seemed to do ok with self-medication

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0O1Vocv10IE

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well they're both head related. One is where your tonsils hurt, and the other is where you have a golf ball sized pus and blood filled sac on your throat from a spider bite that you squeeze in your bathroom and watch giant globules of pus, blood and unnamed dead tissue come out of the blister.

amirite?

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Gargle salt water. Seriously.

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Gargle salt water. Seriously.

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I did this(it helped, telehealth Ontario nurse told me). Also Edd, the reason I posed this question was to see if I should go @ night or wait until the morning, which is what I will do.

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Gargle salt water. Seriously.

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I did this(it helped, telehealth Ontario nurse told me). Also Edd, the reason I posed this question was to see if I should go @ night or wait until the morning, which is what I will do.

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jeez!! im just taking the piss baby!