Strep? Mad Cow?

There is something living my my throat and it is causing a problem. I have a doctor's appointment at 9:00 tomorrow to find out what that something is.

I tend to be man-like in my stoic avoidance of doctors until absolutely necessary, and all girly wanting to be coddled and gently petted while I'm sick. I haven't been healthy three days running this month, so when the goo started spurting from my eyeballs, I finally called the Physicians' Assistant cum Mommy to be, my sister. Just like any doctor, she firmly stated that it sounded like I had an infection but whether it was viral or bacterial would require a culture.

I'm sick of sounding like a whooping crane with a nervous tic, and all this coughing is making my head ache and my chest hurt, so it's off to the MD whether I like it or not.

I'm hoping I can get some decent muscle relaxants out of the deal.