You guys don't even know what a sore throat is. Imagine if you will having part of the back of your throat cut away with a LASER beam.
I don't have to imaging it, I lived it. Twice!
The doctor got carried away opening up the back of my throat and he ended up cutting off my uvula. I am without a uvula.
The pain can be described as swallowing lava. Very strong medication only takes the edge off the pain. My eyes would water with every swallow. It was so bad spitting and drooling was better. Eating anything at all was torture, even ice cream.