Yesterday my upper right gum started getting swollen. This morning when I woke up the right side in the back on the gum is even more swollen, my tossill is enlarged and hurts, even my jaw hurts a little. It's very hard to swallow anything. I'm 31 years old, never smoked, don't drink, don't use any kind of drugs. I have two daugthers, they are 8yrs and 1yr. I went to the doctor today and he told me this must be a cold that is starting but this feels like more than a cold.