Strep Infections
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Questions About Strep Throat
Asked by A.C. from Fort Walton Beach
on November 6, 2006
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My daughter, age 3, was diagnosed last week with strep throat. I actually took her to the doctor because she was vomiting and when he looked in her throat her tonsils...
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- As was told to you in a previous post, strep throat does not usually last more then a week and that is with taking antibiotics, usually shorter with the shot cause tha...
- Hi! Your situation doesn't sound quite right. Usually strep has a fever (often a high, persistent one). While I agree with the other posts that the vomiting could b...
- Hi, I have 4 children and they've all had it (except for baby, 2mo). It usually doesn't last more than a week. After about 3 to 5 days from the initial day they w...
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...
Information on Repetitive Strep Throat Needed
Asked by M.G. from Oklahoma City
on February 7, 2009
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My son has strep throat for the 4th time since NOvember. We get about two weeks in between and then he gets it again. He is on a new round of penicillin and we are g...
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- I had mine taken out at about 3, that was about 75 years ago. I know as a mother you do not like the idea of having him go under the knife at such a young age but not ...
- My son had strep throat a lot. This all happen when he was 3. It all started in Oct 05. From Oct 05 to April 06 he had strp throat 7 time. In Feb he had strep thor...
- We actually went through this same thing, except my son was 2 when we dealt with it. He had strep 6 times in 5 months for the 2nd year in a row. We saw an ENT speciali...
Strep Throat and Fever Will Not Go Away
Asked by A.R. from Houston
on December 12, 2012
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My 8 year old daughter was diagnosed yesterday with strep throat. She's had the fever for a few days and I actually thought she just had the flu because she has a stu...
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- In my experience with strep, it takes 24-48 hours for the antibiotics to "kick in", but once they do, you feel dramatically better. My guess is she probably feels muc...
- It can take several days for her to start feeling better and the fever to break especially since it wasn't caught right away. My kids have had strep several times so ...
- Fever stays for a few days. Just keep giving her medicine. It does not go away overnight. Don't worry about school now.
Strep Throat Problems ??
Asked by S.P. from Indianapolis
on March 23, 2010
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Ok - I have to ask a follow up question to my recent question regarding my nine year old sons off and on fever. He tested positive for strep about three weeks ago - n...
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- Your Doctor may need to prescribe a different medicine, something stronger to knock it out. I just had this happen with my son. He finished the 10 day course of Amoxic...
- Sounds like your son is just having troubles completely fighting it off, his body is going back and forth fighting it hence the on & off fever. Hopefully the second ro...
- be sure to replace his toothbrush and toothpaste - he could have reinfected himself if you didn't. If you keep his toothbrush in a drawer - disinfect the drawer. The...
Strep Throat/ Tonsillectomy Advice
Asked by S.M. from Amarillo
on April 12, 2011
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My three year old daughter has tested positive for strep 6 times since August 2010. She has been treated with ten days of antibiotics each time and within 2-3 weeks th...
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- My daughter had strep a lot. We did not have her tonsils removed until she was 15. She also had sleep apnea because her tonsils were so big. I wish we had done it s...
- I would so not have her tonsils out. My son had a ton of strep-6-8 times a year. He is now 9 and hardly ever gets it. Half of the docs in our practice always though...
- When I was in college I did this. I kept getting strep everytime I turned around. I finally had my tonsils out. Now 15 yrs later and I have not had strep or even a sor...
Chronic Strep Throat
Asked by A.S. from St. Cloud
on July 9, 2007
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My 10 month old son has been fighting strep since March. We have been to our dr. many times and have been given 4 different meds. The doctor says he is a carrier and...
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- I don't have an answer for you but I have a pediatrician that solved several "mysteries" for me that MANY other doctors couldn't solve. Tim Johanson of Metropolitan Pe...
- My child has not had strep throat, but my sister growing up always seemed to get it.. she eventually had to have her tonsils removed, and I don't think she's ever had ...
- It's true. Get the book -- "Breaking the Antibiotic Habit," by Paul A Offit, MD Published in 1999. A great resource to have to get your kids through these early ...
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.
Strep Throat
Asked by A.D. from Lakeland
on March 11, 2008
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My sister had a baby this weekend so my mother-in-law kept our little ones until Saturday afternoon She apparently started feeling bad Saturday night. My father-in-la...
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- Hi A., Few clues your babies can have strep throat,high fever,if they throw up for no reason or they are gaging a lot.,sometimes cold -like symptoms too. I hope th...
- A., As far as I know about strep, once they are exposed, they are exposed. It usually starts with a fever. My daughter had a fever for two days and a headach. Th...
- hi, i thought i might be able to give u some advise, u should not have 2 worry about strep as long as they did not share any drinks food.
STREP Throat?
Asked by L.O. from Detroit
on January 19, 2013
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my 5 year old went to bed just fine on Tuesday..But when I went to check on him 2 hours later he was running a fever.. I checked and it was 103. My dr has told me in ...
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- If it looks like strep throat I take them in. Otherwise, I assume it is a virus and give them a chance to recover. Usually though my kids end up with a sinus infecti...
- my daughter has had it 3 times since August. The first 2 times, she didn't even have a fever. Just a sore throat. I took her to the dr. because I could see her tonsils...
- There were times when my son was younger that he appeared just fine, until suddenly at 7pm on a Friday, he'd start crying and say his ear hurt. We'd take him to Urgen...
