Strep Throat - Saint Michael,MN

A friend of mine has an 8 yr old that if he tested every time he went to the doc, it would be positive for strep, but he never has any symptoms. They do not treat unless it is bothering him. Maybe that is the case with your son now. A coworker told me she used to get strep all the time but once her tonsils were out she never had it again. It may be the best course of action since you do not want him to be anitbiotic resistant.

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I had a similar situation with a former student in preschool.
The culprit ended up being their pet guinea pig. Their pet was carrying the strep and passing it back. They had to take the guinea pig to the vet for it's own antibiotics. Then they both got better.
Do you have any pets???

If you have pets get them tested. It is possible for a cat or dog to have strep and pass it on to people. I have had a personal experience with that happening. Once the cat was treated our strep was gone. Have anyone else he sees on a regular basis get tested. He could be in contact with someone who is a carrier but never has the symptoms. You do want to keep fighting the strep. If it is left untreated it can lead to scarlet fever. That will cause permanent heart damage. Having the tonsils removed may help but it is still possible to get strep without tonsils.

Also, make sure you also disinfect his toys. I remember not doing that after my kids had thrush and they got it back. It is also amazing how big of a difference having the tonsils out can make in your child. My daughter had hers out when she was 4 and she got more energy back and actually started sleeping well.

My daughter had the same situation this winter. She was put on Amox. twice, the Z-Pack, and another antibiotic that I don't remember the name. Then we went to an ENT and he prescribed another antibiotic but this time didn't do a Strep test. Instead he did a full culture and let it culture for 3-4 days. It actually ended up going over the weekend and when I got a call the following Monday morning, she had some sort of bacterial infection. We kept her on the antibiotic (which unfortunately I don't recall that one either, sorry) and that did finally take care of the infection. She did have her tonsils taken out about 10 days or so after she completed the last antibiotic. When you go to the ENT make sure to ask the to do a full throat culture on him. All I remember was that the bacterial infection started with a H. The name for some reason just never stuck in my head, even after just talking with him. Unfortunately, they can not take the tonsils out if there is an infection, bacterial or viral, since they would run the risk of spreading it. I hope this helps. I feel for your son. It was no fun for my daughter. But now, after she had her tonsils removed and healed from it. She told me that she feels better then she did in a long time. And it wasn't just because her throat didn't hurt. She was talking her whole physical being. Si I think that whatever this bacterial infection was, it was dragging her down too. Good luck and I hope this helped some.

This happened to my husband when he was young and it turned out that his dog was a carrier of strep. If your son is around pets that would be the first thing to check out. Good luck!