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halleybird


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About two weeks ago, I got a cold, which culminated in a really nasty sinus infection. I was on a 3-day antibiotics course about a week ago, and the dr. put me on allergy medicine, too, because I was getting allergies on top of all of this. Well, for the past week or so, I've felt about 75% better, but that last 25% just keeps hanging in there -- stuffy nose, drainage, etc. which is probably just the allergies.


This weekend, my throat started to hurt again, particularly on one side. It wasn't going away, so I decided to check my throat to see if it was strep or something. No strep, but my uvula (sp? the hangy-ball thing in the back of the throat) is enlarged on the left side...almost 2x the size of the other (which is also a little larger than it should be, I think).


Has anyone ever had this before? I really don't want to have to go back to the doc, because it's such a pain, since I don't have the kind of job where I can just take an hour off in the middle of the day. I was hoping this was just a consequence of the drainage. Any thoughts?  I googled "enlarged uvula" and just get a lot of info on snoring & sleep apnea.



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It could be that your glands/tonsils are swollen, trying to fight off your cold, and it's making your uvula is swell too.


I get the worst swollen glands when I'm sick, and they usually go away after a while.  Once, a doctor recommended that I get one "drained" when it was super swollen (stick a needle in it and suck out all the gunk), but when I went to see the specialist, he said antibiotics would do the trick.


My SIL had to have one of hers drained, and she said it hurt like a mother$*%&, so I would avoid it at all costs! 


Maybe if it doesn't get better in a few days, you can call your doctor and have him/her call in a prescription for you.  HTH!



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that's usually a normal manifestation.  i would keep an eye on it, gargle warm salt water (i sweat, i can not emphasize this enough), and go to the doctor if it's not better by the thursday at the latest. 



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shopgirl82 wrote:

   gargle warm salt water (i sweat, i can not emphasize this enough),
really really foul and gross, but salt water works. even though it makes me wanna puke everytime i do it, my throat always feels better afterwards.

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You poor thing!  Whenever I get sick or bad allergies my uvula gets so swollen it actually makes me gag and impedes my speech.  I agree that salt water works wonders.


Hope you feel better soon!



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phew -- I am glad it's a normal thing. My throat hurt so badly all day today, which sucks because I have to talk allllll day, every day. I left a message for my doc and asked her if there's anything I can do. I will try the salt water, though. Thanks a lot!

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