ahem...ahem!

i don't know what happened or what i did to deserve this, but it hurts! i feel stifled and awful... i can't swallow normally. my throat hurts so much that i have to clear it every few seconds, even if i feel not doing it. i tried drinking a glass of water after another to cleanse my throat, but it doesn't do me any good. if i could only take my throat out, just so i'd feel an ounce of relief....*sigh! maybe, it's time to take some cough medicine, like my mom has been telling me. i don't want to...but what other choice do i have?