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High Fever and Leg Pain
Strep is a nasty bacteria -- untreated strep can cause rheumatic fever (affects the heart), sometimes kidney problems ..... It's an easy lab test . ...
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- My son went through his whole 9th year complaining of leg pain. We could not find ANYTHING wrong with him. The dr. said growing pains and a few months later he finally...
- My son had the so called "growing pains" in his legs and cried at night with it. He never ran a fever so I am wondering if that is your son's problem. Also, my son w...
- That is what I would suggest...growing pains...or maybe he pulled a muscle. Either way, not much (except tylenol) you can do for him...maybe a warm bubble bath.
Lyme Disease+Post Streptococal Rheumatic Arthritis
It is considered another form of rheumatic fever and this occurs when there is already an issue with one's immune system being compromised in some way. ...
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- Dear L., So sorry to hear about your son. I'm not a doctor and this is not medical advice. I suggest that you do what your doctor suggests. But I know that the bod...
- I just want to ask if he was actually tested for both and it was found in his body. Doctors frequently diagnose things these days without actually finding what they s...
- Hi L., For what it is worth... My daughter was 2 3/4 when she was diagnosed w/ Lymes disease. One day she woke up and couldn't walk because of the swelling in her...
Strep Throat
However, according to medical literature, there has never ever been a documented case of Rheumatic Fever (caused by strep throat) in any child younger than ...
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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.
Need Help with Swollen Foot
It can turn into rheumatic fever, which can be very serious. http://www. mayoclinic.com/health/rheumatic-fever/DS00250 Not saying it's this, just raising the ...
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- Hi G. , Sorry to hear about your daughter . Im have been haveing the same issue . My GP told me that its because of wearing flip flops as my primary shoe in the su...
- Those are the symptoms of a blood clot. What's puzzling is that it comes and goes and I'm not sure if this is a symptom of having one or not. Itching can be a side e...
- If you can't take her to the doctor's office immediately when it happens, then try going to an immediate care facility. Esp. if you have insurance that will cover it....
Strep Throat
My child had a low low grade fever, slighlty..." ... but did finally in the blood test), and it progressed into rheumatic fever and damaged my heart. ...
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- I used to have strep on and off for years. I would have her tested to make sure she isn't a carrier. Sometimes you seem to get better but you havent' gotten rid of the...
- Yes, they can get strep throat again (and again and again). Get another culture. They do not have to have a sore throat to have strep. My daughter complains about a ...
- my daughter, when she was young, always felt it before it would show up on any tests. i always asked the dr to leave the culture in 48 hrs rather than the usual 24 and...
3 Year Old Has to Have Tonsils Taken Out.
It's true that strep throat could cause Rheumatic fever (which affects her heart ), but surgery is TOTALLY your choice. If you decide to go on with the ...
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- I don't have any liquid recidpes (other than ramen noodles and apple sauce) but I am slightly concerned about the doctor's orders....my daughter had her tonsils out be...
- I just went through a similar experience. My son had to be put to sleep to have surgery on his tongue. He was severely tongue tied. I was mortified at the idea of him ...
- Hi A. why a liquid for so long?? My 20 month old had to have his tonsils out and he was eating regular food in about 4 days. We did a LOT of Jello and I mean a lot...
Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis Versus Growing Pains
Turns out sometime in the past he had a strep infection (like strep throat) or rheumatic fever that went to his heart. I am in pre-nursing and learned that ...
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- My daughter, grandson and granddaughter also had pains in their legs at night mostly after a day of prolonged activity. I always chalked it up to growing pains. My d...
- Check out www.arthritisinsight.org. Go to thier message boards and there's lots of people there who talk about these problems. My guess is that it is not. i have t...
- Hi You may have already gotten this as a response, but have you checked to see if your son may just have flat feet and/or low arches? The painful feet and legs at nig...
Heart Murmur
There are things like rheumatic fever that are re-surfacing and can be very serious if not caught and treated. 1 mom found this helpful. Helpful? ...
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- My daughter has a heart murmur and was discovered at one of her checkup as an infant. We took her to a ped cardiologist and it was normal. Nothing for us to worry ab...
- I don't have any experience with this but I wanted to let you know that I will be praying for your daughter and your family. Things like this can be scary and I am gla...
- T., I know you must be very worried about your daughter. I am not trying to scare you, but I do want you to realize that this could be very serious. I have an 18 month...
Alternatives to Cows Milk
Doctors once gave it a thumbs down because of some old old scare that kids got rheumatic fever or something. Not so. Not to mention that was decades ago, ...
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- Why does she need milk at all? I don't give my daughter any liquid milk and she does just fine. I ensure she gets the fat she needs through daily cod liver oil. (N...
- How about rice milk?
- J., You might want to look into multi-vitamin drops from Meijer, these can be found in the baby section. I used these drops for my son when he was diagnosed with 7...
My 6 Yr Child Keeps Getting Sick for over 8 Weeks
In my mom's day, my grandmother had to deal with yearly outbreaks of polio, diphtheria, whooping cough, smallpox, scarlet fever, rheumatic fever . ...
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- Just one more comment to add to your collection. I've been going through the same sort of cycle of problems since this November. My brother who lives 1000 miles awa...
- W., You poor, poor soul. It is very hard to have a sick child and not know what is wrong, or what to do. I do have to address one issue before giving my advise. You c...
- I'm so sorry for you and your daughter, I know how exhausting it is to take care of sick children. I have a 4 year old daughter and a 5 year old son. Last year my son ...
