Should I tell my doctor about my sore throat before I attend my appointment?
Its been around for about 2 weeks now off and on. Most of the day I feel fine but for a few minutes some days my throat is slightly itchy or sore along with some mucus then it goes away but the mucus is always there. I had an mri appointment a week ago and I called to tell them about my symptoms and they said its probably just allergies. Should I assume that my doctors office will tell me the same thing or should I call first and let them know?
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The doctor is there to see you when you’re sick. They can’t diagnose you over the phone, so I’d skip calling them in advance, take a mask with you just in case you start coughing in the waiting room so you don’t spread any possible germs to others, & then when you see the dr tell them that you’ve developed an itchy, sore throat since you scheduled the appointment. The dr may give you a prescription or tell you of an OTC med that might help. I see no reason to call ahead to tell them you’re possibly sick.
It is my understanding that a sore throat can be a symptom of Covid-19. I would talk to the office ahead of time to make sure it won’t be a problem. You might want to take a home test as well, just to rule it out.
I would. They may not be able to “diagnose you” over the phone but they can make a risk assessment and manage you appropriately if necessary. It would be rude to turn up and infect another patient with weakened immune system.
I think that you should let them know ahead of time. The reason why so they can look at some types of condition you might have strep. Your throat might be dry but let them know.
^He’s a doctor, BTW.
I’m not a doctor.
But I would tell them.
You should let them know. You might have Covid, or you might have something else that is contagious.
Firstly, it certainly does not sound like Covid.
Secondly, my advice is to ring and try to make another appointment and insist that you are allowed to see a doctor. This is your legal right.
If you do have an allergy to something then the doctor or nurse should do some allergy tests to try to discover what that or those allergies are.
Different allergies require different treatments so until you know what they are then you can’t be treated. It may be that you have to avoid what you are allergic to.
Of course it may not be an allergy at all but once again you cannot be diagnosed and treated until you have been examined and possibly had tests performed.
Whatever the problem is I personally doubt that it is very serious and once your condition is diagnosed treatment should be easy.
Good luck.
It does sound like a allergy now that I saw @Poseidon post that response.
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