Recently 'Quit' heavy smoking... throat hurts...

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I could't find any info the internet... yes I'm asking for medical advice on a poker forum.

I recently quit heavily smoking. For about 6 months I was smoking a pack a day (Marlboro Methols) and I recently basically just went cold turkey. It was a combination of moving back to my parents house (my dad hated it) and having to take care of some family members for a few weeks where it was pretty inconvenient to step out every hour. As things have 'calmed' down, I recently started smoking a couple every day now, and my throat started hurting badly. Has anyone else experienced [censored] like this? I can barely swallow, and I feel like I have an infection or maybe even a relapse of bronchitis. But I only just started smoking again a few days ago. Can this happen?