My son has strep throat again, now my throat hurts.?On the 18th, my 4 year old son was diagnosed with strep throat and put on Amoxicillan. He felt better by the next day, but I continued the antibiotic for the required 10 days.
His first day off of it, his throat started hurting again and he had a fever of 101. I took him to the docs, and he has strep again. Or still.
What I'm curious about is if the Amoxicillan didn't treat his strep throat, how come he was symptom free up until the first day off the med? The docs put him on Zithromax and told me that this is what they do when the Amoxicillan doesn't cure it. They are also going to send a culture to our local hospital to make sure it's nothing else than strep throat.
My question is that yesterday I took a sip off of his straw out of habit, and then my throat started hurting. I had my tonsils removed when I was 7 and I haven't had strep throat since. I know you can still get strep throat, just not tonsillitis. My throat feels like there is something stuck directly in the back and if I swallow hard enough, it will go away. I can't tell how the inside of my throat looks because it always looks whitish, pinkish, reddish. I do think I see a dark red spot on the upper corner of my throat though.
Do I have strep more than likely? And what's the chances that it will go away without having to go to the docs? I don't have a fever, at least not that I know of...I bought the 5 second thermometer and it stopped working after a few times!
Sometimes it hurts a little more than other times, but it's never so bad that I can't stand it or feel very uncomfortable. Is there a chance I could have a sore throat from him, but it NOT be strep?
Lots of questions...any ideas?
Thank you!
PS- no other symptoms like runny nose, sneezing, coughing, watering eyes, etc.
I want to thank everyone for their replies. I called my doc who was on call and she said if the sore throat gets unbearable then to go to Fast Track (ER) but I think I'll just wait til Monday. I am feeling extremely dizzy though, and when I turn my head everything goes by in slow motion then catches up...it's a familiar feeling I get when I have a fever. :( I guess that means I shouldn't have my boyfriend over tomorrow night to watch a movie?
essentiallysolo
it is more than likely you have whatever it is that he has and need to be on antibiotics too. you will find that the symptoms get worse each day, frankly I would not wait till you developed a fever.
Villes
I think it is likely you have strep throat, or just a sore throat. It should be able to go away on its own, but if it presists or gets worse you might want to visit a doctor. My nephew (5years old) had the same problem he would get strep throat, be on antibotics and than seem to get better only to get it once again (they ended up removing his tonisls recently), I also sometimes got sick from him even though I have my tonsils out, but it usually goes away on it's own.
namairb2
This because you seem to be cross contaminating each other. The incubation period for any type infection is about 24-48 hours. I believe that somehow you were starting to come down with it. During this time you can contaminate anyone that drinks after you and vice versa. Now taking this into consideration, if he was recontaminated by you, before you knew you even were sick, then he has got it again. That's why the doctor gave him something different. It would not be advisable to put him on the same medication. Amoxicillin is the first line of defense to use. After that something else must be used so that your son doesn't build up a tolerance to the antibiotic and it can be used again. I would hope that you get checked out asap and get put on an antibiotic. If you are going to wait until Monday, instead of using a 24/7 After care facility or ER I can understand that some people aren't comfortable with other doctors than there own, but don't contaminate anyone else. If you need something try a fever reducer, warm tea with honey will help a sore throat too. You might also have a sore throat numbing spray handy. Please don't go out. This is how a virus or infection gets spread. Good luck and God Bless
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