Strep, the third
What I didn’t mention yesterday is that I’ve been sick for a lot of this week, with swollen lymph nodes, sore throat and red angry tonsils. A consult with my doctor Monday night concluded that we thought it was a viral infection, but because of my recent two bouts with strep we took a culture just to be sure.
Lo and behold, it’s actually strep… again! So I’m back on antibiotics – straight up penicillin this time – and have been instructed to go in for a follow up culture to make sure we killed it really really dead this time.
If the penicillin doesn’t do it, I swear I’m just going to microwave my tonsils for a bit and see how that works out. Penicillin is turning out to be pretty harsh on my system. I’m taking lactobacillus acidophilus supplements, which should make this all a little easier on the digestive end of things, but I still feel fairly knocked flat by the meds. Generic wooziness, the like.
Coupled with keeping kosher for passover, let me just say that food is no longer my friend. I’m over the matzo-based cuisine, if we can call it that. I might kill someone for a bagel before Sunday is out. Then the question will be – can I keep that bagel down?
This entry is spiraling downhill, so I do believe I’m cut off. ‘Til next time, hopefully with better news.
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i know this may not be what you really want to hear, but i’ve been told that you shouldn’t really take any kind of good bacteria supplements while on antibiotics, as you’re actually just making their job more difficult :-/ it sucks, and i know how harsh on your system it is, but the antibiotics may be more effective if you wait until your finished with the course of them before replenishing your good bacteria stock.
obviously, if taking the probiotics was on recommendation from the doc, then we can ignore everything i’ve just said
oh honey… feel better… damn bad bugs!!!!
You have to keep Kosher till SUnday? I thought it was earlier…
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mo – yup, my doctor told me to take the probiotic – partly for me, because this is a harsh treatment, and partly for sami, who needs to maintain her intestinal flora despite the small amount of penicillin she’s getting through milk.
noe – thanks for the wishes! yup, passover ends Sunday at sundown.
My sympathies on both fronts. Being sick through Passover is the dead worst–all the food is either sharp, or leaden, or a slab of meat. At least you have matzo ball soup?