Dear strep/sore throat and body aches....

[undergunfire]

You make me miserable :grumpy:.



My friend has strep throat, now I am getting the early signs of it....fun, fun. I am going to go crash in bed right now with Marlin Bunny and eat a bread bowl (soup inside of bread)....and watch Grease.


:sickbunny:

 

[tundrakatiebean]

go to the doctor and get some antibiotics! They'll give you 10 days worth and it'll get over a lot faster and stock up on licorice tea, it helps A LOT. :hug:feel better soon!

 

[undergunfire]

tundrakatiebean wrote:

go to the doctor and get some antibiotics! They'll give you 10 days worth and it'll get over a lot faster and stock up on licorice tea, it helps A LOT. :hug:feel better soon!

I don't have any health insurance, arggg . I am going to rest as much as I can and get some vitamins and stuff.


Thanks for the licorice tea idea, though. I looooove licorice tasting stuff .

 

[Greta]

Amy, do you have a health food store or other place that sells herbs where you are? There's an herb called Goldenseal that is a good natural antibiotic/antimicrobial. It's expensive as a powder, but you don't need much at all.

Take a teaspoon or so of it, put that in a cup of warm water and gargle with it. It does taste nasty, but it really helps, and is cheaper than a trip to the Doctor's. Mind you, I'm not saying this is a replacement for a doctor, but definitely a good thing to try if you can find it.

Here's some more info: http://www.kcweb.com/herb/goldenseal.htm


Hope you feel better soon! :hug1


EDIT: oh, and try to take extra vitamin C. It helps boost your immune system so you can fight the crap faster and thus you feel better faster

 

[undergunfire]

Thanks, Greta. Yep, I have tons of health/natural food stores and stuff here....hippie town .

I have vitamin C pills, but I didn't think of it! Woo, off to take some now.


I just took a 4 1/2 hour nap, so I am wide awake and it is 11:00 at night and I have to get up at 7 a.m. to be to work by 8....arggg, lol.

 

[MsBinky]

Yuck! Strep throat sucks. Do you like honey? You can sneak a lil in your tea. I find it very soothing though I don't put much because it's so sweet. That, and popsicles. I really don't like strep throat. I think I prefer bronchitis

Hope you feel better soon :hug:

 

[nermal71]

I have to differ. I have bronchitis....I'd rather have strep ROFL. Step goes away in a week, my bronchitis will last 2 to 3 months.

 

[undergunfire]

I hate honey with a passion .


My sore throat isn't bad right now though, just my body aches and everything. I am guessing that I am getting strep...but it could just be the average crappy illness that people get when the weather changes.

It turned from like summer to fall in 3 days here, lol.

 

[lalena2148]

I'd be careful...not to scare you but Scarlet Fever has made a comeback. It starts like strep but then you break into a rash. Just keep an eye on it. And feel better!

My grandpa's recipe for a sore throat remedy:

Gargle with some warm Apple Cider Vinegar. It tastes gross but it helps.

After that, drink a few glasses of Green Tea during the day (they even make some w/ antioxidants)

And, mine is...snuggle with a bunny.

 

[SweetPeasMommie]

It could be Bronchitis. I started with sore throat, few hrs later had massive cold. Next day I was puking, the next few days I was coughing and hacking so much. I am on the brink of it, still have the cough but no bronchitis. They had me on Zithromax and hycodain for the cough, oh hycodain is the best stuff out there.

It is going around, rest up and get better.

 

[Phinnsmommy]

How are you feeling Amy? Better I hope :hug2:

 

[Luvmyzoocrew]

i have to tell you i have 3 kids and i would much rather give birth then have strep throat :shock: that is the worst feeling in the world. I use to get it so bad that i barely had an opening in the back of my throat i couldnt move my head, swallow or talk.

what i do as soon as i start to get a runny nose or a sore throat starts i gargle 2-3 times a day with listerine. and drink lots of water. The water to wash the bacteria and post nasal drip down and the listerine to kill the germs in my mouth and throat, and ihave to say that it works for me.

Amy i hope you feel better soon