Dealing with mono that wont respond to steroids

I just got diagnosed with mono. I suspect I’ve had it for a month and the first bout i thought was just strep but tonsils never went down. Doc gave me steroid pills then, didn’t help. It flared up again yesterday. Super painful, super swollen. Doc gave me steroid shot and nothing happened. Only thing that helps is ibuprofen but i took 800mg almost two hours ago now and while it’s less painful now i still can’t eat.

I’m becoming very stressed and frustrated because im super hungry but can only get down non nutritional junk like pudding and i want like real food. I even made some ramen broth thinking soft noodles could be good but i don’t think i could swallow that even.

Are there any pain tips?

Ive been trying to drink honey and coconut oil tea but have yet to see much improvement besides staying hydrated helps a bit. About to gargle salt water and put a heat pack on my throat as it helps distract from the pain.

I’m going to try and see an ent to see if they can remove my tonsils because if i’m going to have mono flares the rest of my life i could do without this searing pain.

Also how long typically until physical activity is safe again? I was going to buy a mountain bike this summer but i’m afraid i wont be able to if thats a long term symptom.

Update: I went to the er this morning. Pain was so bad it felt like someone shoved a chainsaw down my throat, was drooling everywhere and delirious.

Had to wait a few hours before /finally/ getting some morphine and steroids. I still dont notice the steroids doing anything though but the pain is better.

It was a secondary infection. Urgent care got a false strep negative. I do have strep too. Mouth has this constant gross taste. Probably the infection but i have better pain meds now and am not in misery. Just gonna rest a while lot now.