After reading about sore throats, at first I thought mine was more or less normal: it started a week after starting to vape. Sore throat for 2 days, then the "flu-like" symptoms hit- sinus pressure, sinus drainage, coughing up huge chunks of fairly nasty looking phlegm, headache. Those symptoms went away after about five days, though, and I'm left with this killer sore throat.
This is not a tickle, or a scratch, or a dry throat. This is huge glands and an intesely painful swallowing procedure. There is no "better" time of day, be it night, morning, or afternoon- it's all bad. It isn't mild when I wake up. It isn't mild when I go to bed. It's all bad, all the time, even when I change vaping liquids, stop vaping, or try to gargle various substances. Mu uvula laughs at my pitiful attempts to coat it with sprays, and my tonsils artfully dodge lozenges and strips.
It's been 15 days of hell. The strep screen was negative. I have no other symptoms that require a doctor, according to the advice nurse... no fever, headache, sinus problems, fatigue, wheezing or respitory problems, cough, weight loss (god, dont I wish), lumps on neck, spots, or patches. Just some slight ear tenderness.
Have some codeine syrup and call back in another week if it's not better, she says.
What's wrong with me? Is it the vaping? Not the vaping? I ordered some VG... when I switch, how soon should I look for the throat thing to go away? Please help- I could really use some hope right about now.