Yes I have been to the doctor and am on penicillin. I'm also taking ibuprofen to help with the pain (which is working a tiny amount) and have been doing salt water gargles as well as using lidocaine to gargle with (doc prescribed it... it's one of the most disgusting things I've ever tasted!).

Is having milk with cereal okay? I know about dairy coating the throat and whatnot, but Rice Crispies are pretty much the only thing I have an appetite for. Other than that, I've had nothing but popsicles and gatorade for the past three days... though I feel like the gatorade was actually making my throat worse, so I've stopped drinking that.

I would LOVE to be taking a Z-Pack but I can't take azithromycin (sp?).