Is it possible to get an STD in your throat? Would this mimic the symptoms of Strep? I'm having the worst sore throat of my life right now: huge pus-covered tonsils, fever, trouble swallowing, swollen lymph nodes in my neck. It came on really suddenly yesterday and is just getting worse.

And before you jump down my throat(please don't, cause that would really hurt right now) I went to my doctor this a.m. She prescribed penicillin, and sent a throat culture to the lab to see if it was strep.

I'm having trouble sleeping, because I'm in so much pain (tylenol is doing nothing) and I can't swallow/breath very well. 

So now, feverish, sleep deprived and obsessive (that's just my natural state, though), I'm thinking, what if I don't have strep? What if I have an STD in my throat? I've heard this is possible, but I'm not finding info about what the symptoms would be.

My question for you fine people is: has anyone here actually had an STD in their throat? Know someone who has? What were the symptoms? Please only answer if you know what you are talking about, thanks.

Summarized question: Is it possible to get an STD in your throat? What are the symptoms of an STD in your throat?