Dd has strep throat!!

[angie r]

Well.....I finally decided to take dd to the ped. since she was on her 4th day of fever. :nurse: The doctor looked at her throat, ears and listened to her breath. She said her throat didn't look that bad but with the fever she'd better take a quick culture to check for strep. 6 minutes later in she walks, saying......yes, she has strep throat. :sick:

We stopped and picked up dd's Zithromax. She is still running a fever but I hope she is better soon. The contagious period will be over at 3 tomorrow afternoon. :(

[KarlaB]

Poor thing! Strep is no fun! :\ Good thing you took her in. Hope she is feeling better soon and that no one else gets it!!

[Diane]

Poor dd... it's a good thing you brought her in. 8o I hope she starts feeling much better real soon. Now keep your fingers crossed that nobody else gets it.

Diane... :xmas:

[RCT]

sorry your dd has strep...its the worst...but I am glad she has a script...now she can mend...break that fever and get back to her sweet self....

hand in there....sick kids are pathetic :sick: and being the nurse :nurse: can wear you out....hang in there...

[kat]

Bless her heart. I hate having strep. My oldest used to get it several times every winter. I can diagnosis it as well as any dr. Too bad I can't write the perscription. With the antibotics, she should feel better tomorrow.

[AnnW]

Bless her heart.
Hope she feels better soon!!!

[JAK]

I'm glad you took her to the Dr. and found out what's wrong with her. Poor thing :( being sick is not fun. I hope she's feeling better soon and I hope she doesn't share the germs with the rest of the family.

[Marla]

Sorry to hear that DD has strep. Hopefully with the antibiotics she'll feel better really fast. My DS usually feels better after 2 doses :)

[angie r]

We are having a tough time getting dd to take her medicine. She may never get better at this rate!

At 5am ds woke up with 101.0. I took him to the doctor at 9:45 to nip this one in the bud, but, negative strep results. So either we make another trip to the doctor after it progresses to strep or hopefully it is just a virus. I just love those $95 visits that turn out to be nothing!

I think I need a nap! LOL

[KarlaB]

Ugh!! I know what you mean. We took youngest ds to the er when he had the flu so bad and it was over $200 and they did nothing. :tearhair:

If your ds gets worse and you think he has strep couldn't you just get a prescription called in? Our dr does that for us if one dk gets strep and the other starts showing signs.

Oldest ds used to fight taking his meds. Is it a liquid and does she just not like the taste? :\

Hope everyone is better soon - it sure can be draining with sick dks. Get a nap in today!! :)

[Mickey]

Strep is horrible!!! Hope the kids are feeling better soon and that you and Brichard don't get it!

[kat]

Been there - still there with child who won't take meds. Ds (12) still has a horrible time swallowing pills. Whenever possible I always get him an oral syspention.(sp) Good luck.

[darlene]

Giver her a hug from me Angie. I know what strep throat feels like....no fun at all. Hope ds doesn't get it too.

I still have trouble swallowing pills...and I'm a mommy! :lol:

:)

[angie r]

Dd is feeling better although she still fights the medication. She usually LOVES Zithromax. I hope what she is getting knocks it out!

Ds is still 102 - 103. Not showing any strep signs though. He is very upset about missing school tomorrow. I called his teacher at home tonight because I was supposed to work in his classroom tomorrow. Ds couldn't believe she wasn't at school....."you mean she has a house?" LOL :lol: He has a fieldtrip on Tues and a party on Thurs I just hope he is better by then. Especially since I am in his class both those days too!

[RCT]

Originally posted by angie r
I called his teacher at home tonight because I was supposed to work in his classroom tomorrow. Ds couldn't believe she wasn't at school....."you mean she has a house?" LOL :lol:

:biglaugh: that's cute.....hope they both feel better soon...get some rest yourself angie :sleep:

[kat]

Originally posted by angie r
Dd is feeling better although she still fights the medication. She usually LOVES Zithromax. I hope what she is getting knocks it out!

Ds is still 102 - 103. Not showing any strep signs though. He is very upset about missing school tomorrow. I called his teacher at home tonight because I was supposed to work in his classroom tomorrow. Ds couldn't believe she wasn't at school....."you mean she has a house?" LOL :lol: He has a fieldtrip on Tues and a party on Thurs I just hope he is better by then. Especially since I am in his class both those days too!

Too funny. A month or so ago some of my kdg kids were complaining one after the other, "I want my momma". I said sometimes I wanted my momma too, and one of them was very surprised and said, "You gotta momma?"

[angie r]

:lol: LOL :lol:

You mean teachers are real people!