:: Still Sore ::

Since the day that I gotten sick (monday) till today, my sore throat has been killing my day-to-day mood and speech. I become this soft-spoken (not that i'm loud..) not-so-vibrant kinda Edwin many of my friend know of.

I have tried many remedies to cure this stoopid throat of mine, I started by taking all the throat medicine the doctor threw at me - finished it at the end of Wednesday. My throat has this piercing pain everytime i tried to swallow. I change my eating habits.. no more spicy, fried, grilled or dry food. No more ice drinks (yeah.. drinkin it will cause it to inflam even more). Guess wat.. I haven't even touch a smoke since then.. (actually my first stick was today..)

I normally use my own remedy 'Pei Pa Kou' and 'gargle with salt water'.. but this time it didn't help. So, yesterday I decide to add more potent stuff to speed up the process.. I bought this antiseptic medicine frm the pharmacy - it's something like Listerine but much stronger. It's been more than one day.. I gargled it on the morning, afternoon and night since yesterday.. and yea.. it's still hurting.. sighh..

My mum actually recommended me to eat papaya.. yup the fruit.. Papaya.. according to many of my auntie's throat related problems like soreness, heatiness and etc. By eating papayas, it'll actually cures and prevent them. My mum told me about her own experience where she almost have to go for an operation, but due to her preseverance (literally 'ngang keng' - hard neck - stubborn) she decided to give papaya a go first cause operation money is not cheap.. and you guessed it.. it cured her.. results? - I ate my papaya today

I remembered on Wednesday, I called some of my friends to our regular mamak sessions.. Everyone thought I was in a depression mode.. some even called back to ask how am I doing, am I doing okay? (as in emotional factor not my physical well-being).. hmm.. I find it quite amusing. The thing is I can't really open my voice and have to be really really careful not to aggitate my throat when I speak.. yea it's tat bad..

What more, this morning I found out that my lower gum located around my wisdom tooth is red and swelling.. luckily I can still chew my food.

I swear if i'm not well on Monday onwards with papaya or not I'll have to break my wallet for that ENT specialist that I've consulted 3 times.. but I must give it to him.. no matter how serious my condition is (was) he can freaking cure all the pain and swelling within ONE day!..

Gawd.. pls let me cure by myself..