Terabith Posted April 27, 2017 Share Posted April 27, 2017 The doctor told me to go to bed. I hate being sick. It's my daughter's 12th birthday. I don't think I can manage to go out for special celebratory dinner. Sigh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoobie Posted April 27, 2017 Share Posted April 27, 2017 Have you found the source? A friend's family was getting it from their dog of all places! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terabith Posted April 27, 2017 Author Share Posted April 27, 2017 The last time I had it was before Christmas, so it isn't constant. Doctor thinks I'm just susceptible. I've had clean swabs in between, so it isn't a carrier issue. I just feel miserable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matryoshka Posted April 27, 2017 Share Posted April 27, 2017 The last time I had it was before Christmas, so it isn't constant. Doctor thinks I'm just susceptible. I've had clean swabs in between, so it isn't a carrier issue. I just feel miserable. You've had the whole family swabbed in that time? You wouldn't be the carrier, someone else (or the dog if you have one) would be the carrier. Whenever we've had a recurrent strep issue, someone's been hiding it. Honestly, it's most often been dh. No symptoms at all. I kind of doubt he's the one that brought it home to begin with, but after the kids got treated, he carried it with no symptoms and passed it back around. Now when one person in the family gets strep, every.single.person. gets swabbed at the same time. Then it can't hide. Haven't had a problem in years, now. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawyer&Mom Posted April 27, 2017 Share Posted April 27, 2017 Strep is the worst. My baby gave it to me. She had a sore throat for like a minute, and I couldn't get off the couch for a week! Hope the antibiotics work quickly for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terabith Posted April 27, 2017 Author Share Posted April 27, 2017 Yeah, I've had the whole family swabbed. And I haven't had it since December. It just always knocks me out, and I'm bummed about being sick on my daughter's birthday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anne in CA Posted April 27, 2017 Share Posted April 27, 2017 I am sorry. I too, am susceptible. I have had more special times ruined by strep than anything else. It really does suck. I wish you had a good prescription and could just go out and smile a lot during the special birthday dinner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mominco Posted April 27, 2017 Share Posted April 27, 2017 Terabith, Has your dr checked your immunity levels? D3 levels? Have you tried black elderberry syrup to keep illnesses at bay,I know you have had it rough for a while so just some suggestions to at least keep you from getting these frequent infections. Any other medications you are on that could be causing these infections as a side effect? I am just throwing it out there for you. :grouphug: Hope you feel better soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bethben Posted April 28, 2017 Share Posted April 28, 2017 I got strep from a doctor's office and it kept coming back. It got to the point where they were going to put me on some antibiotic for a month or more. When I started to feel like my throat was getting scratchy again, I gargled with colloidal silver twice a day for a couple of weeks and that took care of the strep returning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
footballmom Posted April 28, 2017 Share Posted April 28, 2017 DH was constantly getting strep and it turns out his immunity was tested and he had no immunity to strep. It became comical in the doctors office because the rapid strep always came up negative but the sent out culture was always positive. I would have your immunity checked. It became more manageable when he started working from home. His old company had a lot of sick people "pushing through" and coming to work for a variety of things - strep, flu, pink eye. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terabith Posted April 28, 2017 Author Share Posted April 28, 2017 Sigh. I always feel worse before I feel better. Today my throat hurts; my head hurts; my muscles ache. My hair and skin hurt. I'm alternating chills and fever. I'm tired and weak and feel too sick for Netflix. I just want to sleep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mominco Posted April 28, 2017 Share Posted April 28, 2017 I am sorry! :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terabith Posted April 29, 2017 Author Share Posted April 29, 2017 Wondering if I can get doctor to call in something a bit stronger than ibuprofen. It seems ridiculous, but I feel wretched and can't sleep for more than an hour or two because of pain and discomfort. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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