Strep Throat
Last week I went to see a doc for a swollen lymph node. She did a standard physically and 2 throat cultures. Then I got a call the next day that there was a "mistake" and I had to go back and do it again. I got a call an hour after that the fast result test was negative. The doc told me that test is usually 95% right and usually means the second test will be negative. Well I got a call this morning that the second test came out positive for Strep throat. I don't feel sick that I know of although I've been taking lots of Ibruprofen the doc told me to to decrease the swollen lymph node. Other than the swollen lymph node, that doesn't really hurt anymore I seem fine. I have some slight symptoms but it seems more like the beginning of a head cold or allergies so I didn't think anything of it. I started antibiotics today, had to wait in Pharmacy while people coughed and sneezed on me, yuck. Hopefully the antibiotics will help and things won't get worse. I guess how sick you get depends on how bad the strep is and where it's located. So I'm sleeping a lot and drinking tons of water.
Oh and I'm supposed to stay home for the first 24 hours of taking the antibiotics. So it was sunny today for the first time in awhile and I wanted to get out and do something. I still went to the dog park, just didn't go where people were. Some days I don't mind sitting around the house all day but when you're told to stay home, it just makes me want to go out and do something.
Oh and I'm supposed to stay home for the first 24 hours of taking the antibiotics. So it was sunny today for the first time in awhile and I wanted to get out and do something. I still went to the dog park, just didn't go where people were. Some days I don't mind sitting around the house all day but when you're told to stay home, it just makes me want to go out and do something.