Greetings C.,
Your question is not crazy at all. Every pregnant woman have her share of scares and stories related to these kind of doubts. I was pregnant twice and know exactly about what you are going through. ...
First of all... NO you are not going to hurt your baby... but I am too, like other ladies, worried about you. Your problem won't leave you right away but there are some ways to make it feel less painful. If you have already gone to your doc. then it's great, now you already know what to do. If not, then please do make your app. as soon as possible.
Meanwhile... here's what you can do to ease yourself.
Drink tea.. green or black, strong or light, whatever you like.... it's not at all harmful to you. Instead of heating your tea in microvave .. use stove to heat water first and then tea leaves in it.... It will calm you and your senses..
Ginger, and black pepper is another remedy to calm you. Add as much ginger juice and powdered black pepper as much you like, while boiling the water for tea.. drink it with milk or suger or just drink it straight with no milk and suger. All three of them are going to help for soothing your throat. Since they are all chemical free, thus no worries about hurting baby..
You can also use ginger and pepper in hot tomato/vegitable/chicken/whatever you like... soup. I remember having terrible cold and cough during my second pregnancy. All I did at that time is eat as much soup as I can and made them as much spicey hot... chilli hot as I could. I remember I tried all those halopenio/black peppers I could. The hotter it was the better it felt to my throat.
Honey is another remedy for your throat.
I remember these things worked great with me, and I didn't take medicines during my pregnancies.
I hope these things will help you. You are more than welcome to ask more regarding this from me, I might remember some more home remedies by then.