waiting a few days makes sense. a few extra days of employing home remedies should not increase your chances of a complication occurring. i suggest drinking plenty of fluids frequent gargling use throat lozenges to soothe a sore throat sleep with a humidifier and take otc analgesics for discomfort. here are a few additional points: - eventually i recommend that you talk w/your physician about the allergy to penicillin. many folks mistakenly think that they are allergic to penicillin when in actually they were never allergic to this agent or the allergy has worn off. i remember reading that only 20% of individuals with a verified penicillin allergy continued to have a negative reaction after the passage of 10 years from the last dosage taken; - years ago doctors would culture the throat & would have to wait days for sensitivity results in determining if a patient had strep throat and the appropriate antibiotic that would be needed. today in the physician's office a patient can know the results through a swab of the throat and a 10 minute wait period. it may be a good idea to make an appointment with your doctor or medical clinic. that way your throat can be viewed by a medical professional a diagnostic determination probably made on the spot and you can discuss the possibly that you may not be allergic to penicillin. feel better soon.
i'm sure i have strep throat i'm allergic to penicillins and i think i'm getting better. do i really need meds? . on tuesday afternoon i had a tickle in my throat. w/in 3 hours i had a severe sore throat a fever no energy and swollen nodes the next day. i had white patches on my tonsils but today there is only 1 tiny one left. i haven't had a fever for a day and half i have more energy and feel a little better. do i really need antibiotics (i'm allergic to penicillin anyway) if it seems like i'm fighting it off? i know there can be complications but they're rare and i don't think i'm an "at risk" person.