jhan, in reference to the throat issue here, it is weird, when my throat hurts, if I put a cough drop in my mouth and leave it there for a long time or use one after another my throat quits hurting, that is what I meant, it even quits after I drink something cold. but after my throat dries out for a while it begins hurting again , that is what i meant. I dont think that if it was thorat cancer that it would quit hurting at all, i figured it would hurt continuously , thank you for your reply