Monday, I started getting a sore throat and by Tuesday morning it felt like I had razor blades in the back of my throat. It was a nightmare each time I had to swallow. It hurt really bad. The doc put me on antibiotics and I spent the next two days on the couch with a blanket, steady doses of ibuprofen and endless bottles of water. Today, I can finally swallow normally (though now I've got some sort of head cold settling in, sigh). But, sheesh, now I get why kids drool when they get a really bad sore throat. If I wasn't so self-conscious, heh, I might have done the same thing.(Image: mine)