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Of course, another cause of a sore throat can by associated with the formation of tonsilliths (tonsil stones). This may be the nature of those bumps or white spots on your tonsils. If these are, indeed, tonsilliths, there is really not much that can be done other than to dislodge them physically or gargle them away. Once your medical provider offers a hands-on opinion, he/she may be able to offer you more patient-specfic advice.
A picture, regardless of the quality, is definitely not the same as a hands-on exam, so as a rule I do not view the pictures. Going off-site has been problematic for me in the past with on-line viruses, so I tend not to access those files. Sorry.

Two weeks later I thought it was better. Then the sore throat slowly came back and coughing got worse. I had gone through all of the cough medicine because coughing just would not stop.
Back to doctor, next on Prednisone, z-pack, and albuterol inhaler. Started to feel a little better, then this past week (5 weeks into this illness, now) I started getting really sever asthma attacks. Coughing out of control!!
Back to doctor and now using a nebulator. Started feeling like I could breath again, but still cannot stop coughing.
Now sore throat is coming back!
What in the world is going on?
As much as I would like to offer you some profound insight, it is really impossibe for me to get a clinical grasp on your case based solely on the information in your posting. I don't know you or your medical history, nor do I have the ability to examine you and/or order my own diagnostic tests.
The best thing that you can do is stick with your medical provider until the problem is solved.
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