text: diagnose me....... please!!!!!!!!!? i just recently got sick. i have a scratchy throat, my glands in my neck are very swollen, my body is all achy, my ears hurt, my nose is all runny, my gums are sooo sore and i brush twice a day, and coughing. i basicly feel like crap! i need to know what i can so to get over this and what is it. i dont know if i just have a cold or the flu or what. i have never experienced all of these things at the same time and never the gum thing. i want to know what meds to take over the counter. i cant go to the dr. because i have no insurance. oh and i dont know if i have a fever because i dont have a thermomiter. try www.webmd.com - they have some great advise online.  i do think, however, that you probably need to see a doctor.  does your town have a free clinic or health department?  i sincerely hope you are feeling better soon. god bless!