-------------------- Love, Merrie Believe in the power of your spirit..for it will carry you through the darkest hours of your life Posts: 261 | From minnesota | Registered: Sep 2004
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lymednva
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Lyme is known for knocking our immune systems out of whack. Do your kids have Lyme? If not that's probably the reason for the difference in symptoms.
Just my opinion, not a medical professional.
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From our experience you need a different abx to get your throat infection. Both my son and I had to switch when new bugs came along. Some abx are better for different types of bacteria and some bacteria become resisitant to an abx used long term.
My son had a bacterial throat infection with white patches in his throat several months ago. He is post lyme treatment. His PCP said that if an abx has been used in the past three months then another one should be use for best results.
I had a cut on my foot that got infected and had to use another abx for 10 days. Then I went back to tetra.
We didn't seem to get any colds( viral) while we had lyme, but with lyme flares and herxing one can never tell for sure.
I hope you are feeling better soon.
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I am on Zithromax and I know that they do use that
for sore throats. So does that mean you become
resistant to certain antibiotics? I am going to
urgent care tonite. I have huge white patches on
both sides of my throat and my glands are huge.
It looks like strep to me. I am concerened
though.
If I am on antibiotics won't the strep test come
back negative even if It is strep?
-------------------- Love, Merrie Believe in the power of your spirit..for it will carry you through the darkest hours of your life Posts: 261 | From minnesota | Registered: Sep 2004
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My daughter had a positive throat culture for strep while on Ketek and Septra (I think--it was a year ago). Dr. J (CT) switched her from Ketek to Amoxicillin for 4 weeks to treat the strep and then she returned to Ketek.
It was a surprise to me that she could test positive for strep while on powerful abx and that she would need a different abx to treat the strep.
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TerryK
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I had a virus on the right side of my head, ear and throat for over a month after starting mino. I thought the same thing as you, that my immune system was suddenly weaker. My LLMD say's that when you kill the bugs, viruses are released and according to my tests I have a lot of viruses.
I'm on Valtrex now for the viruses. My LLMD wanted me to go on olive leaf extract but it conflicts with another protocol that I'm on so I declined. That's when he gave me a prescription for valtrex. Terry
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lpkayak
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this thing is going around. my brother in ct had it-he's pretty healthy-no lyme-really into nutrition etc-but he was out of work a month
i had it-i'm post lyme-really-i am (i think) but i am recovering from some other stuff and my immune system is down-
but every where i go in maine and nh i hear people in line at stores talking about it
maybe if you have active lyme and a weak immune system it is worse
but there is a bug out there getiing everyone
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I was on a week of one abx for ear infections the beginning of November. Than an injection and a another abx two weeks later.
Than a week after that another abx for sinus infections and bronchitis. My throat felt like I had strep. (I had my tonsils removed 3 yrs ago, so no white spots...)
And I was sneezing and runny nose and eyes.
Mean time, my bf was on 10 days of abx for sinus infections and another 10 days for whooping or bronchitis. He is STILL sick and going back on Monday b/c of it.
AND my sister had patches of white on her throat and now fever blisters or something in her mouth and a VERY high fever.
She did one abx and now is on another after two trips to dr and ER.
AND,AND... the guy behind me at work has pneumonia.
It seems everyone I work with or know is getting sick and it is taking "at least" a month to go away and abx aren't doing too much for it.
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lpkayak
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yeah-my brother is fine with no abx...but he was down a month
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Thanks for your replies. I just got back from
urgent care. No strep, no mono. Just a virus I
guess. It is really bad though. My daughter has
Pnemonia right now so I missed work today to stay
home with her. She can go to grandma's tomorrow
but I am so sick I know I should stay home. I
just started this job and already I Have missed
two days. Tomorrow would be three. My boss is
really cool and she is understanding but I feel
like I should push myself to go to work tomorow. I
would hate to loose this job. The pay is really
good. The main problem I have is I am a customer
serivce representative taking about 70 calls a
day. That is alot of talking and it hurts my
throat very badly. So should I stay home with my
little girl again? She probably should not go out
in the weather. I think we just hit negative 9
for the high tonite. ... It is so cold. I keep
thinking why do people live here? I swear we are
having January weather in December. If it's gonna
be this cold all winter I think I might just move
to Missouri. At least I would be closer to my
doctor. Is it possible that the strep
test came back negative but it is really positive?
I just really feels like strep to me....
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Carol in PA
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Merrie, You can ease the throat discomfort by gargling with normal saline solution. This is saline that is the same concentration of salt that is in the body.
In a cup, mix 8 ounces of water and one half teaspoon of salt. Leave this by the sink, and gargle once or twice whenever you go by.
You don't want to make it saltier than this, because that will leach moisture from the throat, which is not soothing.
Another idea would be to use elderberry extract, to boost your immune system against the virus.
This is available at the drugstore. Also, there are lozenges, capsules, and other brands.
Whenever I have used it with a cold, I got better much more quickly. I keep a stash of it on hand, in case I get hit with influenza.
Hope you feel better soon. Carol
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TerryK
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If you think it's a virus you could use olive leaf extract. It is also antibacterial and antifungal. I wonder if the white spots are fungal? Also, shegoi is another product that is very good for viruses.
Hope you feel better very soon. Terry
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Truthfinder
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Something like this has been going on around here, too.
People get it, think they are over it, and then get sick again. And it does seem to last as least a month or more for just about everybody. It often moves into the chest, then back into the sinuses, then back to the chest - very strange bug.
Make sure you have a decent intake of Vitamin C, taken at least 3 times a day so it kind of stays in your system.
We often use that Zicam stuff - you can get it about anywhere - and it is a homeopathic zinc preparation, and zinc is very helpful to the immune system. We've used the swabs in the past - you don't swallow anything so I don't think it would interfere with meds or anything.
I had it in October, and still not sure I've gotten rid of it, so this seems to be "normal" for this bug.
Tracy
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hey guys, remember me? i had this crap in October to. dang near killed me!!! i went to my chest and i thought i was going to absolutely croak!!
it finally has gotten some better, but you're right. sinus, throat, then chest and then starts over again.
anti's seem to keep it at bay and the theralac is helping with the cough.
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Im gonna go make the saline solution right now. My
mom told me to do that last nite. I should have
listened to her. I think I will try to find some of
that elderberry. I need something. Thanks again
everyone.
-------------------- Love, Merrie Believe in the power of your spirit..for it will carry you through the darkest hours of your life Posts: 261 | From minnesota | Registered: Sep 2004
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