Here I am awake at almost 1 a.m. Last evening I thought my throat was feeling bad but only when I swallowed and only in the back of my throat. Now I just woke up and it hurts all the time and is worse when I swallow and worse than last evening. I don't have a fever- or at least a very high one. It was 99.7 last night and just now when I took it it was 99.1. High for a basal body temp- your temp when you first wake up. Mine usually runs in the low 97s . I guess this means I have to cancel my plans for tomorrow.