Any one have a chronic sore thoart with FM - Fibromyalgia Message Board

sunny47 · 01-27-2007, 07:47 AM

I have a chronic sore thoart - comes and goes and is not bad, just there. The doctors see nothing unusual but I can feel it. Has anyone else had this with FM or am I dealing with something else. Has been going on (off and on) for 8 - 9 months with no explained cause.

kirstee · 01-27-2007, 10:27 AM

Hi Sunny:

A sore throat is very common. My fibro doctor explained it as referred pain from the spinal common in my neck. The pain is only annoying and nothing to worry about.

Blessings,
Kirstee

sunny47 · 01-27-2007, 11:36 AM

Thanks - That makes me feel much better. Since I am an R.N., I always think the worst and hate to keep complaining to my pcp and he says it looks fine. I had not seen any posts before on this so decided today was the day to ask. Learn something new every day - not necessarily something you want but does help to put the pieces together.

steerpike · 01-29-2007, 11:25 AM

Hi Sunny,

I have a lot of muscle pain/weakness/stiffness/soreness/numbness/neurological symptoms and a constant sore throat! Doctors have attributed it to chronic, low-level strep infection.

It may be a good idea to get an ASOT (strep antibody level test) done. If it's over 200 units, then your problems may be curable with antibiotics. Unchecked strep can cause a lot of really nasty autoimmune symptoms. Most Gps are unaware of this.

sunny47 · 01-29-2007, 11:42 AM

I did take a 10 day course of antibiotics back in July, I think it was - did not really change anything. It , the throat, was doing fairly good until recent bout with shingles (scalp and face ) and now it is back again. Doc says it looks fine.

I did have a nasty strep infection as a child and was under treatment with penicillin shots for a year and then had surgery to correct a defect from when the removed my tonsils. At that time I did not have a sore throat - had stomach pains and after being in and out of hospital one doc looked at my throat and said lets culture this one spot - the strep was inside the wall of my throat.