Strep Infections: Older Child
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"Strep Throat and Tonsils"
Asked by K.G. from Norfolk
on August 1, 2007
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My 9 Year old son has been getting strep throat 3 times a year for the last 4 years. The Ent wants to remove his tonsils and adnoids! Has anyone been through this an...
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- K., My son faced the same situation when he was 5. We went ahead and had the tonsils and adenoids removed. He has yet to have a case of strep. But, 5 years old i...
- I would do it. I had to get mine out when I was 20!!! It's much worse later than earlier- and it really helped. I would much rather go through a lot of pain at once...
- Before doing the surgery, try going to a homeopathic doctor. They help the body heal itself. God made our bodies to heal itself, when we put the right things in it. ...
Continued Recurrence of Strep Throat in My 8 Year Old
Asked by C.W. from San Francisco
on February 26, 2008
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My 8 year old daughter has gotten strep throat 4 times in the last 4 months. Has anyone had similar experiences? It doesn't seem right that we are off the anti bioti...
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- Make sure she gets "pro-biotics" in her when taking anti-biotics. Get the one in the health food store. She needs her good bacteria that gets destroyed by the antibiot...
- Hi C., My nine year old had strep 8 times last year. We were pulling our hair out trying to figure out how she kept getting strep. We finally tested the whole fami...
- Hi, C.! This may sound odd, but it has been a lifesaver for us. At the first indication of sore throat, put a few drops of hydrogen peroxide into each ear (give it a...
Strep Throat After Ear Tubes and Having Adenoids Removed
Asked by T.A. from New York
on September 16, 2009
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After numerous ear infections, my then 6 year old daughter, Marti, had tubes put in in June of '08. Those tubes were replaced, in March of '09 (because they were clog...
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- Dear T., My son had constant ear infections almost from birth. He had tubes and adnoids removed at 20 months. When he entered pre-school he had strepp and gets it...
- I know exactly how you feel my daughter who is now 20 years old went though something similar but she was younger. At one she had tubes and that seemed to work. She th...
- Hi T.- sorry to hear you are going through this. I feel your pain! My now 5 year old son had his adenoids out and ear tubes in over a year ago because of recurring s...
Reoccuring Strep Throat and Having Tonsils Removed
Asked by C. from Johnson City
on February 12, 2008
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Hi all - I have a 5 y/o son who has had strep 4 times since August. The last time he was diagnosed with it, we were referred to an ENT. I guess for the possibility of ...
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- My son was 6. He has strep for 6 weeks. Finally i asked what was the other alts. His dr said to remove tonsils and adenoids. Well we went to see the dr about it and he...
- Hi C., The only thing I can say about getting a person's tonsils removed is... My husband had his removed as a child. And it seems he gets sick more often because o...
- Removing the tonsils will not prevent strep.
Maybe Strep Throat??....
Asked by B.K. from Sacramento
on February 2, 2008
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****Please read my update in the so what happened section.****
My throat has been hurting me so bad. I can hardly swallow and I have white spots on my tonsils. Als...
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- how are you taking antibiotics if you have not gone to the doctor. It is really important to treat strep with the right antibiotics because the long term complications...
- DO not mess around with strep untreated it can go to your heart. I have a friend that had congestive heart failure at 26 and lost 1/2 his heart mussle because he coul...
- Good morning, I need to let you know if you do have strep you need medication, for the duration of @ least 10 days. My husband @ the age 30 had renal failure, the do...
How Contagious Is Strep Throat?
Asked by T.R. from Dallas
on January 1, 2007
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I found out yesterday that my 21 month old son has strep throat. Do you know how likely it will be that the rest of the family will get it? I took my son to CareNow ...
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- My daughter's had strep a number of times and the rest of the family typically doesn't get it. However, last time she had it (just earlier this month), my son got it a...
- It is very contagious, but that doesn't mean the rest of you will get it. My 6yr old daughter has had 6 cases of strep this year (we are heading to the ENT next week ...
- Strep throat is very contagious. I had it a little over a year ago and was miserable. My 3 year old (at the time) got it a few weeks after I did. My husband and 9 year...
Strep Throat
Asked by P.O. from Dallas
on May 16, 2010
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I took my 13 yr. old son to the doctor because I thought he had pink eye. His eye was swollen and puffy and the white part of it was pink. when he woke up in the morn...
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- i just took my 2 yr old daughter in with similar eye infection type symptoms and when he checked her throat it was red & he ran a strep test as well...so i guess it is...
- When kids have infections somewhere in their head it has to come out eventually. The ears, eys, nose, throat are all places that it can escape easily.
- yes it can but he should give you eye drops or ointment on top of antibiotics. it can be a bacterial pink eye or viral pink eye. everything in the head is connected. g...
Should I Have My 6 Year Old Daughter's Tonsils Removed?
Asked by H.S. from Amarillo
on February 11, 2008
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My 6 year old has had strep throat 5 times in 12 months. I scheduled her to have her tonsils out and now she has not had strep throat in over 2 months, should I go ahe...
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- I have heard it's easier in kids than adults--so I would get it done now rather than her needing it done later.
- Is strep the same as tonsilitis? I had tonsilitis a lot as a kid. I also just got sick a lot. I got my tonsils and adnoids removed in 2nd grade. After that, I barely ...
- I got mine out as a grown up and I would HIGHLY recommend doing it as a kid, recover is SO much quicker and easier! I also rarely get sore throats now and I haven't h...
2 Yr Old Has Strep Again
Asked by M.G. from Nashville
on January 23, 2008
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My 2 yr old daughter has strep for the third time in 4 months. Her dr said not to worry about it unless it happens six times in a year. But that just seems to be al...
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- When i was little (am now a 37 yr old mother of a 4 and a 6 year old) i had strep alot. many many times so that the doctor would give me a shot in my rear o f antibiot...
- Hi M.. Wow! You are one busy gal! My kids are 2 years apart, teenagers now, but I remember, and it gets busy! My kids did not have strep that much, but my friends ki...
- If I were you it is better to get a second opinion. Because it doesn't hurt to be safe when it comes to your child. most doctors don't care or they care about is money...
Son Having Adenoids and Tonsils Removed
Asked by J.H. from Chicago
on January 22, 2007
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Hello-
My son is 3 years old and has to have his adenoids and tonsils removed. I know that's it's only a half an hour procedure yet I am still feeling very apprehensi...
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- My son at age 3 1/2 had his adenoids and tonsils removed as well. Due to the fact that he had a sub-mucous cleft palate. He was not talking by the age of 3 either. H...
- My daughter had her adenoids removed and did exceptionally well! a few hours after the surgery she was tired but ready to play :) They do very well with this! They giv...
- MY three year old just had his adenoids and tonsils out this past November. I also have anotyher son that had his out when he was three. I am surprised that they are...
