Well, the doc didn't send me to the hospital. He said the lungs are clear, but he is slightly concerned about me having epigollitis (sp?) and said that if I stop breathing without a coughing fit preluding it, I need to go immediately to the ER. So that's great... otherwise I have the fancy dx of pharyngitis which means sore throat. Though he does think it worse than just a simple sore throat, it more the esophagus and airways that are swollen engendering a coughing choking response. And that the fever is more due to the kidney infection.