Life any of you try to beat strep throat without going to the Dr? - Page 2

scho63 · 10-05-2012, 03:58 PM

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Originally Posted by CHENZ A!

I don't want to go to the damn Dr, but I think I might have strep. Can anyone share some home remedies /experiences?

There is none-you need antibiotics and if you have a friend with any leftover unexpired pills then you have your out

|Zach| · 10-05-2012, 03:59 PM

Don't mess around with strep hit up the doc.

Get healthy there is a home game the 24th asshole.

WhiteWhale · 10-05-2012, 03:59 PM

Yeah... don't try it. Just get the meds. It may be another kind of tonsil infection.

Once when I was 17 I thought I had strep, but only one tonsil was swelled so I figured it would work itself out. When I did got to the doctor (because the swelling was closing my windpipe) he gave me some drugs and lectured me about tonsil infections.

See, since the infection had started working it's way down my throat, I could have been in deep shit had I waited another week or so. He said the only thing they can do at that point is a surgery that requires making an incision through your neck and lancing it. The survival rate on that is 60/40.

So, yeah. Don't wait to see how deep the infection can get...

Ace Gunner · 10-05-2012, 03:59 PM

I've had strep too many times. If you are not sure, you don't have it imo. That shit will wreck ya.

ChiefsLV · 10-05-2012, 07:44 PM

tried beating it myself once without the doc. Just ended up getting worse and worse. Would have saved a day or two of being sick if I had just gone in when it started

Al Bundy · 10-05-2012, 04:02 PM

Stay the **** away from my side of the complex.

Mother****erJones · 10-05-2012, 04:04 PM

Stop blowing large c**ks! lol jk man

htismaqe · 10-05-2012, 04:07 PM

My mother-in-law ended up with an abscess on the brain due to a strep infection that was treated in a timely fashion.

She spent nearly 6 months in the hospital, nearly 6 more months in a wheelchair, and had to re-learn to walk and talk again afterwards.

Go to the ****ing doctor.

**BigMeatballDave** · 10-05-2012, 04:11 PM

I've had strep a few times. Never went to the Dr., I just let it pass.

But then, I rarely get sick. My immune system is pretty rock solid.

CHENZ A! · 10-05-2012, 05:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Dave

But then, I rarely get sick. My immune system is pretty rock solid.

Same here. I take pretty good care of myself, aside from binge drinking a few times a month. I haven't been sick in a LONG time. I forgot how much it sucks.

wheeler08 · 10-05-2012, 04:13 PM

I had it last week and it was the worst week ever. I went to urgent care, INS paid for that, then got a Zpack at CVS for $10 and I was better in a few days. Saltwater did help. Drank hot tea too. But it lasted almost a week.

CHENZ A! · 10-05-2012, 05:49 PM

Shit. I just got home, sorry. Thanks for the replies!

Here's the deal, my tonsils are a little swollen and have a few white specs on them. My body aches, my neck hurts a little, and I feel kind of weak. It's a little bit difficult to breathe, but not horrible, just not normal. It's also difficult to swallow.

I don't have a fever. I haven't been coughing up anything. My sinuses are completely fine. Lymph nodes might be a little swollen but not too bad.

I've been gargling salt water a couple times a day since yesterday, and it has helped. The thing is, I really don't feel that bad yet. What's freaking me out is the swollen tonsils and the white specs on them. Also I've talked to Ask a Nurse and they said that some people don't get fevers when they have strep throat but it's still dangerous.

**Scorp** · 10-05-2012, 05:51 PM

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Originally Posted by CHENZ A!

Shit. I just got home, sorry. Thanks for the replies!

Here's the deal, my tonsils are a little swollen and have a few white specs on them. My body aches, my neck hurts a little, and I feel kind of weak. It's a little bit difficult to breathe, but not horrible, just not normal. It's also difficult to swallow.

I don't have a fever. I haven't been coughing up anything. My sinuses are completely fine. Lymph nodes might be a little swollen but not too bad.

I've been gargling salt water a couple times a day since yesterday, and it has helped. The thing is, I really don't feel that bad yet. What's freaking me out is the swollen tonsils and the white specs on them. Also I've talked to Ask a Nurse and they said that some people don't get fevers when they have strep throat but it's still dangerous.

You have syphilis!

CHENZ A! · 10-05-2012, 05:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Scorp

You have syphilis!

you have syphilis

10-05-2012, 03:59 PM	#2
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10-05-2012, 03:59 PM	#3
WhiteWhale Bring it on Ahab! Join Date: May 2011 Location: Doo-Dah Casino cash: $10015152	Yeah... don't try it. Just get the meds. It may be another kind of tonsil infection. Once when I was 17 I thought I had strep, but only one tonsil was swelled so I figured it would work itself out. When I did got to the doctor (because the swelling was closing my windpipe) he gave me some drugs and lectured me about tonsil infections. See, since the infection had started working it's way down my throat, I could have been in deep shit had I waited another week or so. He said the only thing they can do at that point is a surgery that requires making an incision through your neck and lancing it. The survival rate on that is 60/40. So, yeah. Don't wait to see how deep the infection can get...
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htismaqe 'Tis my eye! Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Chiefsplanet Casino cash: $8099900	My mother-in-law ended up with an abscess on the brain due to a strep infection that was treated in a timely fashion. She spent nearly 6 months in the hospital, nearly 6 more months in a wheelchair, and had to re-learn to walk and talk again afterwards. Go to the ****ing doctor.
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10-05-2012, 04:13 PM	#12
wheeler08 Veteran Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Indiana Casino cash: $4151183	I had it last week and it was the worst week ever. I went to urgent care, INS paid for that, then got a Zpack at CVS for $10 and I was better in a few days. Saltwater did help. Drank hot tea too. But it lasted almost a week.
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10-05-2012, 05:49 PM	#13
CHENZ A! pimping hoes + clocking a grip Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: KCMO Casino cash: $9977569	Shit. I just got home, sorry. Thanks for the replies! Here's the deal, my tonsils are a little swollen and have a few white specs on them. My body aches, my neck hurts a little, and I feel kind of weak. It's a little bit difficult to breathe, but not horrible, just not normal. It's also difficult to swallow. I don't have a fever. I haven't been coughing up anything. My sinuses are completely fine. Lymph nodes might be a little swollen but not too bad. I've been gargling salt water a couple times a day since yesterday, and it has helped. The thing is, I really don't feel that bad yet. What's freaking me out is the swollen tonsils and the white specs on them. Also I've talked to Ask a Nurse and they said that some people don't get fevers when they have strep throat but it's still dangerous.
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