sounds like tonsils but I would check with the dr.

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swollen tonsils or tonsilitis looks like the walls of the throat are coming together.  very red and if infected white spots, all she would have to do is open wide and you would see it immediately.  the sides of her throat will look like they are bulging together.

Get out the flash light and have your daughter open her mouth and say AHHH.  You should see the back of her throat with the Uvula (the thing that hangs down) and the side of her throat will look red and swollen with the two side walls comming closer together and you may even see some white pus.  You will want to make sure she drinks lots of fluids, kids tend to stop drinking when their throat hurts.  Warm soups or cold ice creams can be soothing.  Call up your pediatrician and have her get in to be seen.  I've attached a picture, so hopefully it helps.

Wow...it so great to have a doctor on board!!  Thanks Suzanne for educating those of us that didn't know what to look for.

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Thanks everyone!  I have an appointment for her with the doctor tomorrow afternoon.

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I know from my own experiance if they are white and pusie then it is usally strep. Boy thats a great pic. Docmom how did you do that you guys are so good on the computer.

Momabear 40, Where I work has anatomy pictures the doctors can use to put into the electronic medical records, I just right clicked on the picture I wanted, hit copy then pasted into the text box for the reply.  I hope it helped, I know I learn better when I can see it visually.

Elizabeth - How is your daughter doing?

Thanks Docmom for the info, I am sure I'd be looking for the wrong thing!  ;0)   Hope your daughter is feeling better Elizabeth!

Leslie

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You gotta take the good with the bad; smile with the sad; love what you got & remember what you had; learn to forgive, but never forget; learn from your mistakes but never regret; people change, things go wrong, just remember life goes on...

When my daughter had repeated strep, 3 or more months in a row, her tonsils would swell so badly it changed the way she talked. Doctors don't like to take them out anymore, but even so, once we did that she never had strep again, and I'd say maybe 2 sore throats since, been about 7 years now. You don't want to consider this unless there is a persistant problem of course.

She

These days they can do some thing with a lazer that can help a lot of people with out actually removing the tonsils.