Jesus K. Christ. All I can do is laugh. I have strep throat AGAIN!

[LaraMN]

I just finished antibiotics for strep A WEEK AGO, and I HAVE IT AGAIN!

It took two rounds of meds to get rid of the secondary infection caused by the antibiotics I was on, last time, and now I have the damn strep back!

Who's been sending me the leper vibes?!1!!!11

[bicentennial_baby]

1. Oh sweetie...

:hug: Take care of you, ok?

:loveya:

[LaraMN]

2. That's it. I'm getting Dairy Queen!

Like a week's supply, so this NEVER HAPPENS AGAIN!

:rofl:

[bicentennial_baby]

3. I approve!

:bounce:

Now, make Mr MN take care of you and the house and the kids this weekend, or else I'm gonna fly out there and beat him down with Jack's stuffed whale...that's not a threat, it's a promise :P

:*

[LaraMN]

7. He's going out of town for a golf tournament!

For reals...

[bicentennial_baby]

9. Oh, that ain't right...

:mad:

Who will take care of you? :(

:hug:

[LaraMN]

20. My Mom said she'd take the kids over to her house, if I want.

They can hang with my parents for part of the weekend.
Hubby's not much of a "caretaker," anyway (of adults, he's fine with kids.)

[ashling]

44. That what I was going to tell you

I had my share of baaaaad sore throats growing up ... and more than my share of milkshakes from Dairy Queen

[KitchenWitch]

4. I am in a similar boat!

I have been prescribed an industrial strength antibiotic to get rid of this pneumonia/sinus infection/pneumonia thing I had the misfortune to catch.

[LaraMN]

8. You caught it in MN, didn't you?!

We are officially the Leper State!

[KitchenWitch]

10. Actually no, I caught it the day before I left for Minnesota.

[LaraMN]

22. So it's CALIFORNIA'S fault!

I KNEW it!

[commander bunnypants]

5. well considering you live in the land of ice and snow

no wonder everyone aint dead yet

CB

[LaraMN]

14. We are ice and snow free, at present!

So no one is allowed to die, until fall.

[wildhorses]

6. darlin'--bless your heart and your sore throat!!!

:hug:

have you been eating yogurt?

have you been taking vitamins?

i am worried about you .... i know how you push yourself and the kind of pressure you have been under...

please get enough rest!!!!

*wagging finger* at someone i consdier very special:P

:hug:

[LaraMN]

15. Two more weeks of classes, and I'm declaring a full week

of intensive slackage!

I've been eating yogurt and all that good stuff. I will pick up a multivitamin stat!

Thanks, sweetie!
:hug:

[wildhorses]

26. sending some mega healing vibes over the tubes STAT

:hug:

we will get you through the next 2 weeks if it kills us:P

:rofl:

[ThomCat]

11. Damn.... I'm sorry.

:(

I hope this next round of AB finally gets rid of it. Please feel better soon. :hug:

[LaraMN]

16. Could be much worse.

It's just irritating! You take care, too.
:hug:

[Dora]

12. Eat acidophilus capusles like they're M&Ms.

Please. Stave off that secondary infection. I just finished five weeks of antibiotics, and I ate acidophilus capsules all day long - never saw that secondary infection. Antifungals make my tummy ache.

You can also put them in your * or use as an external powder in order to prevent *. ;)

[LaraMN]

17. My Mom brought me her bottle.

I will do so! Believe me!

[Gormy Cuss]

13. Well that stinks.

Dunno about the leper vibes. It wasn't me.

[LaraMN]

18. I'd rather have strep than an ongoing case of stomach flu!

That is my ultimate minor-illness nightmare!

[ScreamingMeemie]

19. Having children=living in a petri dish.

Feel Better :hug:

I have an immune deficiency and am constantly catching all sorts of wonderful little bugs that my children share with me. :hug:

[LaraMN]

23. No kidding!

The little germinators! Some thanks for all our nurturing and care, huh?

:hug:

[ScreamingMeemie]

25. I know! And they usually start feeling better as soon as you get sick

as heck. And they forget what it feels like.

[LaraMN]

29. Yeah- what really irks me about it, more than feeling less-than-stellar,

is that now I have to worry about my kids getting it, for the next ten days.

I blew all over Jack's dinner last night before he ate it, because it was hot.
:(

[GalleryGod]

21. What R Vibes ? BTW ?

Is this The Haight,Spring of '67 ?:hippie:

[LaraMN]

24. I hope not.

If that's the case, I haven't even been conceived, yet!

[TZ]

27. What ever you do DO NOT STOP your antibiotics

Strep infections can be extremely serious. I am not entirely surprised to hear its back, they can be serious. You can eat acidophilus all day long if you wish, but its the antibiotics that you really need and it can be a life threatening condition if not controlled. Even if you feel better take all your pills. Please!

[LaraMN]

28. I will. I know it's a bad idea to cut out early on a round of antibiotics.

I finished all of my penicillin, last time. The Dr thought one of my kids probably reinfected me.

[TZ]

31. okay

That's a little scary. I would figure that you would have picked up some immunity from your first infection. Hopefully you will not be as sick the second time..:)

[LaraMN]

34. I got it diagnosed more quickly this time.

Last time, I had it for five days before I got on antibiotics. I think it's odd, as well, that I wasn't immune to it, this time. I guess my immune system is temporarily in the crapper.

[billyskank]

30. Oh no!

:(

:hug:

[LaraMN]

32. I can't kiss ANYONE! That's the awfullest part!

JackMN's cheeks are torturing me!

[SPKrazy]

33. did they culture and sensitivity your strep?

i mean it is apparently antibiotic resistant

:scared:

[LaraMN]

35. I don't *think* so. They just did a swab of my throat, and said,

"yep. It's positive again."

I was put on a different antibiotic this time.
It better work...or else...something.

[SPKrazy]

36. rapid strep tests

for something that isn't responding to antibiotics, at least they did some kind of test

doctors offices... ockham's razor isn't always the answer...

but i hope that the antibiotics work

:hug:

[LaraMN]

37. Well, it only took about ten minutes.

That's fairly "rapid," I guess.
:shrug:

[SPKrazy]

45. yeah that's a rapid test

just looking to identify the bacteria

culture and sensitivity would tell what would kill it

of course the antibiotics around are prolly potent enough and it will be fine i just get a little annoyed at the handing out of antibiotics too often, not your situation, but making sure they have something that will kill the little streppers would make you and seriously everyone around you happy.

:shrug:

[RevolutionaryActs]

38. Oh no, I'm sorry Lara.

That really, really sucks. Take care of yourself, and feel better. :hug:

[LaraMN]

40. I am reeeally having to restrain the urge to tear out SophieMN's old flooring

this weekend.

THIS is exactly why I keep getting sick, methinks. I can't even shut myself off when I'm miserable!
:rofl:

LaraMN: when amibtion crosses over into psychosis. :P

[RevolutionaryActs]

42. You need rest!

Rest I say! Now, go to your room, and I'm taking away your tool kit. :P

[MonkeyFunk]

39. ugh

my ex used to get strep ALL the time... do you still have your tonsils? He did, and refused to have them taken out.

[LaraMN]

41. I do, but until three weeks ago, I hadn't had strep since childhood.

Now I've had several infections, none of which responded well to treatment (apparently,) and I'm just a big old mess!

[VenusRising]

43. Sore throats suck!

I'm so sorry you feel bad again. Get some rest this weekend and feel better. :hug:

You need one of these brought to your house.

[SarahB]

46. What did you get for the second round?

So much is resistant to Penicillin now. :(

Anyway, same advice as everyone. Take the full course, use acidophillus, ya da ya da.

I went through the same thing a year ago with a nasty, resistant bronchitis. :hug:

[davsand]

47. Maybe it is the same infection--resistant to antibiotics.

I dunno--seems to me that maybe you never got rid of it the first time. There are more and more bacteria out there that are resistant to specific antibiotics. I had a throat infection one time that actually got worse after I went on antibiotics. It turned out it was resistant to the stuff they'd given me originally.

I'm not a doc--but it might be worth considering.



Laura

[dpbrown]

48. I thought Jesus' middle name was "H"

:rofl:

Just kidding! I hope you feel better soon!

:hug:

[Lars39]

49. Did you get a new toothbrush after your first bout?

Hope you get to feeling better soon. :hug: