Thanks for sharing buster, could be Strep throat, could be liver or kidney damage, only your or your doctor knows. It means you getting honest with your doctor. Does your doctor know how much you drink?
Emotions can make themselves known physically and visa versa. I went to see an Intuitive Healer and she said that sore throats were often words unspoken, words that needed to be said but swallowed in anger and resentment, words repressed out of fear, often because of rejection, abandonment, disapproval, etc.
So much of our drinking is the thinking behind why we picked up in the first place.
Happy New Year to you.