Strep Throat
By Shellyann36
@Shellyann36 (11385)
United States
January 18, 2017 1:04pm CST
Every month since October, Lil Keith, has come home with strep throat. Both Lil Keith and Adam were diagnosed with strep on Monday. They got their antibiotics and I started cleaning the house. Bedding, pillows, stuffed animals were all washed, Lysol was applied to surfaces and they are feeling better. Now I feel like blah and I am afraid that I have it. I am so tired right now that I feel as if I am going to fall asleep right here in the computer chair as I am typing.
If I am absent for a few days, it is because the strep throat bug bit me.
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@Jackalyn (7559)
• Oxford, England
18 Jan 17
I am not really sure what Strep throat is. Is it just what we English from England call.a sore throat? We dio not have the term here. I hear Americans talk about it a lot
It sounds highly infectious if you had to do all that cleaning.
I hope your family.is better soon.
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@Shellyann36 (11385)
• United States
26 Jan 17
@Jackalyn I see @MarshaMusselman explained things to you. In our case, strep throat has lead to those horrible white pockets of pus in the tonsil area. It also feels worse than a regular sore throat. It is not fun. Allergies are so horrible and lead to so many ENT problems. Glad you don't get sore throats as often due to your allergy meds.
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@Jackalyn (7559)
• Oxford, England
25 Jan 17
@MarshaMusselman I honestly thought we never use the term. Indeed I would just say something like a "really bad sore throat." However it seems it is in the dictionary and some people here do use the term even if I never heard them. The allergy meds might be a reason why I do not remember having a sore throat in a long time then. That does rather make sense as the meds probably kill the bacterial.
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@suziecat7 (3350)
• Asheville, North Carolina
18 Jan 17
Oh sorry you are not feeling well. Hope you're back to your old self soon.
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@Shellyann36 (11385)
• United States
26 Jan 17
@suziecat7 thank you very much. Everyone is ship shape now.
@rebelann (111204)
• El Paso, Texas
18 Jan 17
OMG, you poor thing. I hope you have lots of lemon juice on hand, it should help to start getting you well again. Now, if you drink, a shot of whiskey sipped slowly will kill some of the bacteria on your tonsils but that'll hurt like all dickens.
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@Shellyann36 (11385)
• United States
26 Jan 17
@rebelann thank you, we are all better. No strep for me. I had enough of that in November! I just needed the extra rest. Oh, I tried the whiskey route once before and you are right about it hurting like the dickens!
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@Shellyann36 (11385)
• United States
1 Feb 17
@rebelann Oh gosh I don't think I would ever give the kiddos the honey/whiskey routine. I can just hear their screams now.
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@rebelann (111204)
• El Paso, Texas
26 Jan 17
I'm glad you're all feeling better, this time of year really stinks because so many get so sick.
Yeah, it does @Shellyann36 but it works. Whenever we had strep and saw her comin down the hall with the table spoon n honey n bottle of whiskey we'd try to hide, of course that never worked. At least she was nice about it but still DAMN THAT BURNED.
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
25 Jan 17
I hope it isn't strep but if you are still off tomorrow you need to get tested and get your antibiotic, the good news is, with treatment it clears up quickly which obviously you already know lol I am such a mom, grandma I just can't stop myself.
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@Shellyann36 (11385)
• United States
26 Jan 17
@BelleStarr LOL being a mom/grandma is natural! It turned out not to be strep. I was just feeling a bit down. After a day of resting and some much needed sleep I felt better.
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
26 Jan 17
@Shellyann36 When I worked at a daycare I had strep on a regular basis lol
@Morethanamom (1948)
• Canada
18 Jan 17
Ugh. Do you have any idea where they are picking it up? Strep throat is no fun at all.
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@Shellyann36 (11385)
• United States
26 Jan 17
@Morethanamom it has to be school. Thankfully, we are all so much better now.
@snowdiamond (271)
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18 Jan 17
i dont know how you feel about liquor but if you take a shot it kill the bacteria and the next day youll be fine hopefully
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@Shellyann36 (11385)
• United States
26 Jan 17
@snowdiamond thank you for the info. I don't mind liquor at all. Normally a bit of whiskey with some lemon and honey works well.
@katsmeow1213 (28717)
• United States
18 Jan 17
Thankfully none of mine have ever had strep, knock on wood. I am not a neat freak, my mother was not a neat freak.. I find that dirt actually helps build a healthier immune system. The only one in my house who ever gets sick is hubby, and he's like always sick..
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@katsmeow1213 (28717)
• United States
26 Jan 17
@Shellyann36 ugh.. poor you guys. I'm so glad we all have such good immune systems!
@Shellyann36 (11385)
• United States
26 Jan 17
@katsmeow1213 Knock on Wood double time for you! I am not a neat freak either but I find that if I don't do all of the washing, and disinfecting after the kids are sick, as soon as the antibiotics are over with, they turn right back around and get sick again. The twins are especially susceptible to getting sick due to their asthma and allergies.
@PatZAnthony (14752)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
23 Jan 17
My grandmother said (people must get tired of hearing that) change pillow cases daily when sick. Be sure to get some prebiotics/probiotics into the system (not the junk in yogurt) to help regrow the good bacteria.The ones who can gargle with salt water should do that daily, even when not sick.
Bet you knew all of this, didn't you!
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@Shellyann36 (11385)
• United States
26 Jan 17
@PatZAnthony all of these are very true. My kids hate to gargle with salt water. The twins always end up gagging on it. As they get older I will introduce this to them again. I love the knowledge passed on by the older generation. I always take it to heed! 
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@PatZAnthony (14752)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
1 Feb 17
@Shellyann36 Oh! Clean toothbrushes with a bit of peroxide and replace often.
@Shellyann36 (11385)
• United States
26 Jan 17
@jaboUK thank you. They are fine and I was just worn out. Everyone is back at the daily grind now.
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@MarshaMusselman (38659)
• Midland, Michigan
22 Jan 17
Whether you got it or not it sounds like you still should go ahead and get yourself some extra rest. Maybe you can push it off before it does take hold or something else entirely.
I used to get strep throat when my allergies were acting up. Once I got it I tended to get it yearly and then at some point in time I quit having it again.
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@Shellyann36 (11385)
• United States
26 Jan 17
@MarshaMusselman allergies tend to lead to so many ENT problems. Normally, instead of strep throat for me, allergies tend to lead to sinus infections. I hope I don't have to go through that this season.
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@MarshaMusselman (38659)
• Midland, Michigan
26 Jan 17
@Shellyann36 I already had one sinus cold. It began with two days of laryngitis and then congestion, but oddly enough it lifted on it's own before the week was out. I may have taken one or two doses of sinus meds, o/c type, They don't usually take care of it completely so at least it didn't last forever and turn into other things like strep.
@PainsOnSlate (21854)
• Canada
20 Jan 17
I hope you don't get it but if its in the family its probably going to grab you. Take care of yourself.
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@Shellyann36 (11385)
• United States
26 Jan 17
@PainsOnSlate thank you. I was just in need of some rest. Much better now.
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@Shellyann36 (11385)
• United States
26 Jan 17
@just4him thank you. We are all just fine now.
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@Shellyann36 (11385)
• United States
26 Jan 17
@paigea thank you very much. They are all three back in school this week and no strep for me!
@Shellyann36 (11385)
• United States
26 Jan 17
@TheInvisibleMan we are all better now.
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@shaggin (71666)
• United States
3 Feb 17
Oh man I really hope you do not catch it too. Some people are more susceptible to it then others. My daughter chronically had tonsillitis every month for about 4 years until I finally got the doctors to remove her tonsils. I hope the boys get well soon!
@Shellyann36 (11385)
• United States
26 Jan 17
@velvet53 We are all better now. I did not take the kids to the doctor, Keith did and he did not ask. I will make sure that I take them the next time and I will ask.
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@velvet53 (22528)
• Palisade, Colorado
29 Jan 17
@Shellyann36 At least you are all better now. Let me know if they can tell you why they keep getting it.
@Shellyann36 (11385)
• United States
26 Jan 17
@JudyEv this is so true and looking after 2 or 3 sick children at one time really makes a person very tired. Thankfully, I just needed some extra sleep.
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