White Dots on Red Throat

It's strep.

Last night my amazing nurse brain decided that if my throat has hurt so badly that I can't eat for several days I should actually look at it. I got the mag light, opened my mouth and proceeded to illuminate my oral cavity and there it was...

Red, red, red and white dots.

I pretended it was something different. I made M. look up other lovely reasons you'd have white dots on your uvula. But I knew in my nurse gut that I didn't have some nasty virus and it would be another round of antibiotics for me.

Not happy. Want to feel better.

I swear that strep throat is a great diet because I can't eat a damn thing without significant pain. Mmmmm...cheese...ouch. Mmmmmm...salami...ouch. Mmmmmm...sushi...ouch. Mmmmmm...strawberry yogurt...ouch. And so on. And what I do eat I have to chew, chew, chew, chew, chew then painfully swallow, so I'm not eating a lot of anything. I'm trying chicken soup and garlic naan tonight.