Is it strep? Yep. Part….I’ve lost track.
I’ve been sick *continually* since we got back from the states at the end of August. Dudes, Im sick of being sick. I’ve been to the dr. and gotten the “oh-its-a-virus” diagnosis numerous times. I went in to have my throat violated by a q-tip again last week and well, its not strep A, its strep B, which I guess is not technically strep throat but, the point is the ENT dr. said the American Acadamy of Doctors-Who-Make-Rules-on-Tonsillectomies say you have to have strep 7 times in a year to “qualify.” Im at 4. He said we’re going to try another round of anitibiotics for this CHRONIC CRAP I can’t get rid of (possibly something of a sinus infection nature.) And as thrilling as it is to discuss sinus infections here, what I do want to discuss is antibiotics. I watched them fill the bottle at the pharmacy and it took THREE count them three bottles of (not generic) Augmentin to fill the RX. Because I know Augmentin is pricey I came home and priced it out….$550 worth of pills sitting on the kitchen counter. Holy shit. I think we need to discuss healthcare in another post. No one should have to pay that much for medicine.
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Oh I know the feeling and the misery. I was like never sick until my senior year of high school. Then I had strep and a few other illnesses at the same time that kept me out of school for three straight weeks! After that I was continually sick until I had my tonsils out as a junior in college. It was life changing. Of course the operation and recovery SUCKED! The older you are the more difficult it is–just giving you a heads up.
1 Jessica said this (October 26, 2009 at 2:58 pm)
Jess–I’ve heard the recovery is bad. The dr. said yesterday the risks outweigh the benefits and hence- evidently having strep 7 times a year is a superior option to having your tonsils out. Im not relishing the idea of being in MISERY for a week or so but I dunno….in the long run?? I’ll try and stay focused on the 10-15lbs I’ve been promised I’d lose.
2 lisa said this (October 26, 2009 at 9:40 pm)
I can’t imagine the risks are worse than the benefits…seriously? Seven times seems like a lot, but then you’re more than halfway there so congrats on that. Hope you’re feeling better soon!
3 Steph said this (October 27, 2009 at 1:07 am)
“risks outweigh the benefits”??? What risks? I mean, the surgery and recovery are horrible, but eventually you recover. Don’t you? Now I’m curious…
4 Jessica said this (October 27, 2009 at 3:32 pm)
Jess-His concern was with post-op bleeding which happens in like 5% of cases and of that some minute # of cases can be fatal. And that its the worst sore throat of your life. I dunno…..what does the Dr. in your life say?
5 lisa said this (October 27, 2009 at 11:50 pm)