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Sore throat for 5 weeks

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Hi Everyone,

I hope everyone is well dyring this crazy time. I'm 33F and have been suffereing from an on and off again sore throat now for the past 5 weeks. I have no fever. My neck glands are swollen. At the beggining I was worried that I might have Covid-19 but then no other symptoms progressed. Now 5 weeks on I'm worried of what else it could be.  The throat pain comes and goes but for the last couple of days it has been really bad.  I have been doing the bad thing of using Dr google and this has completely freaked me out.

Usually I would go and see my GP but with the current situation they won't see me (understandable). I feel afraid and alone and I don't know what to do. My father is a GP in Australia so I have been sending him throat photo's but he says it's just viral too. But again can a virus last 5- 6 weeks? He isn't even sure. I would have great comfort if I was able to see an ENT, but I don't think that is an option in this current climate. Any advice would  be greatly appreciated.

 

Thank you

 

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    Good evening, I came across this thread using Dr Google. I've been treated for acid reflux for over a year, with Omeprazole, for symptoms including mainly bloating and belching. I successfully weaned off it after a few months and was symptom free for several months. But after Christmas my symptoms returned and I've been back on Omeprazole since. I tried weaning myself off again several weeks ago but my symptoms returned again, however with chest pain, a sore throat, a cough, and now a swollen uvula and left tonsil. I've had an ECG and all standard GP tests on my heart and lungs. And now I've been referred for an endoscopy and blood tests to check white cell count. I'm so anxious about all this, but have been told the endoscopy was not an urgent referral so could take several weeks. I've been doing weekly lateral flow tests but only for the past couple of weeks since I've been back at work. I really want to put this all down to reflux but the additional symptoms are worrying me. 

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    Good evening, I came across this thread using Dr Google. I've been treated for acid reflux for over a year, with Omeprazole, for symptoms including mainly bloating and belching. I successfully weaned off it after a few months and was symptom free for several months. But after Christmas my symptoms returned and I've been back on Omeprazole since. I tried weaning myself off again several weeks ago but my symptoms returned again, however with chest pain, a sore throat, a cough, and now a swollen uvula and left tonsil. I've had an ECG and all standard GP tests on my heart and lungs. And now I've been referred for an endoscopy and blood tests to check white cell count. I'm so anxious about all this, but have been told the endoscopy was not an urgent referral so could take several weeks. I've been doing weekly lateral flow tests but only for the past couple of weeks since I've been back at work. I really want to put this all down to reflux but the additional symptoms are worrying me. 

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