Woke up with sore throat

[allyemanny]

Hi all

I started taking 40mg of carbimazole on Wednesday night and have work up this morning with a sore throat (which I was warned about).

Does anyone know if it’s too soon to be a white blood cell problem?

Thanks

Al

[Qwerty12345]

It's so difficult at this time of year when sore throats are common. When I started anti thyroid treatment I was worried about knowing what to do because I work in a school and get frequent sore throats in winter. I thought I could be needing a blood test every week just to check! But my endo told me only to be concerned if I had a really bad sore throat coupled with feeling very unwell or if I had mouth ulcers. I ended up having a blood test to check white cells only one time and that was because I had a sore throat that wasn't shifting after a week. All was well though. Always best to err on the side of caution though and I'm not a doctor so if you feel worried give your gp practice a ring and they can advise. Best wishes.

[Valarian]

My endo's advice was similar to Qwerty12345's. Definitely call for mouth ulcers, but apparently the sore throat is also quite distinctive and typically associated with mouth sores. Unexplajned fever can also be a sign.

The thing is, letting it get out of hand could be very dangerous. If you're worried I would ring the surgery, explain the situation and see whether they can arrange a telephone consultation the same day.

[allyemanny]

Thanks for your advice. I went to the GPs today and got my blood taken. However the hospital failed to get the results back to the GPs before closing time.

I've just got a sore throught and no new symptoms. I haven't taken my carbimazole today.

Therefore deciding whether to go to A&E or wait until monday.....

[Valarian in reply to allyemanny]

maybe keep an eye on your temperature ?