Post by 1confused1 on May 14, 2015 21:46:38 GMT -5
I don't know where this post is going...
But my 2 cents. My kid was dx'd with strep last Friday around 5pm, gave him a dose of antibiotics right away. He was a totally different kid in the morning, felt so much better. Gave him another dose of the medicine and sent him off to his baseball game.
Your kiddo will be fine. He's likely been contagious for a few days. Have a great trip!
I have strep now. Was diagnosed on Monday afternoon and told that I would no longer be contagious at the 24 hr mark. I still felt awful at the 24 hour mark though. My husband did not get it and flew across the country today. I'm sure your son has been contagious for the last few days so...
DS has a reaction when he was on penicillin so they put him as allergic. He got an ear infection and we went in so many times to try new antibiotics that weren't working. It was right before we moved so I took him to an allergist (I suspected it was something he ate since he got the rash again), not allergic to penicillin she sent an rx that cleared it up.
I feel bad for the penicillin allergy people. That really sucked.
Post by bugandbibs on May 14, 2015 22:53:53 GMT -5
I'm a school nurse and waste a great deal of time trying to get ahold of parents who knowing send their kids to school sick. It sucks. The guidelines exsist for keeping kids home 24 hours after fever, vomiting, diarrhea, antibiotics, etc for a reason.
LHC, I get where you are coming from but it's still a shitty thing to do. I'm oddly disappointed.
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The strep part sucks, but being allergic to penicillin is irrelevant, IMO.
The medicine I need is more expensive and takes longer to work. Just makes it that much more crappy.
See, I love getting Zithromax, find it's a short and sweet dose, and no side effects (also allergic to penicillin). But no clue about costs or if you get something different instead.
Read again. You said multiple times YOU were not feeling well.I don't really care, it's just cracking me up you called sally on it. Well that and it looks like you have horrible vacation luck.
Don't you ever feel queasy when someone else in your house is barfing? Also, I called Sally on it and stand by it. I think it's a little different when you have nonrefundable tickets and no other choice. If I add KHC to school tomorrow, flame away; but at least it's not by choice.
Eta: and thanks for laughing at my horrible luck on my first kid-free vacation. Jesus.
I've had "nonrefundable tickets" and rescheduled a trip for a non-contagious illness. You do have a choice.
If this were someone other than LHC, she'd be getting flamed to hell and back.
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“Life is not orderly. No matter how we try to make it so, right in the middle of it lose a leg, fall in love, drop a jar of applesauce.” - Natalie Goldberg
I'm a school nurse and waste a great deal of time trying to get ahold of parents who knowing send their kids to school sick. It sucks. The guidelines exsist for keeping kids home 24 hours after fever, vomiting, diarrhea, antibiotics, etc for a reason.
LHC, I get where you are coming from but it's still a shitty thing to do. I'm oddly disappointed.
I'm sure it's just because they are neglectful parents and not because they have jobs they need to keep or anything.
Honestly, the population I work with are all mostly old enough to stay at home alone. I get it, I work too. It's still a crappy thing to do. Everyone has excuses to justify their decisions. FTR, I never called anyone neglectful.
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I'm a school nurse and waste a great deal of time trying to get ahold of parents who knowing send their kids to school sick. It sucks. The guidelines exsist for keeping kids home 24 hours after fever, vomiting, diarrhea, antibiotics, etc for a reason.
LHC, I get where you are coming from but it's still a shitty thing to do. I'm oddly disappointed.
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I'm a school nurse and waste a great deal of time trying to get ahold of parents who knowing send their kids to school sick. It sucks. The guidelines exsist for keeping kids home 24 hours after fever, vomiting, diarrhea, antibiotics, etc for a reason.
LHC, I get where you are coming from but it's still a shitty thing to do. I'm oddly disappointed.
I'm sure it's just because they are neglectful parents and not because they have jobs they need to keep or anything.
Eehhh... I'm sure if it was a normal work day, LHC or her H would take the day off in this case. Especially considering her normal attitude toward this sort of thing...
“Life is not orderly. No matter how we try to make it so, right in the middle of it lose a leg, fall in love, drop a jar of applesauce.” - Natalie Goldberg
Eehhh... I'm sure if it was a normal work day, LHC or her H would take the day off in this case. Especially considering her normal attitude toward this sort of thing...
I'm not talking about LHC. I'm talking about the school nurse bitching about parents making "excuses."
Oh. Cool. We can turn this thread into a meaningful conversation about the shitty policies of American employers. Again.
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I'd bet a large sum that most of you aren't truly penicillin-allergic.
It would kill me. After taking amoxicillin for a few days I broke out into an all over body rash and fever. First time taking antibiotics too and it ruined me for both amoxicillin and penicillin. My reaction was also so extreme that I'm now allergic to mold (break out in a rash) and it sucks because I miss blue cheese. (wilted)
I'm sure it's just because they are neglectful parents and not because they have jobs they need to keep or anything.
Eehhh... I'm sure if it was a normal work day, LHC or her H would take the day off in this case. Especially considering her normal attitude toward this sort of thing...
yeah, I understand where she's coming from. Rock and a hard place. The whole thing is sucky.
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Clove cigarettes make me think of being 17 and getting into the 18 and over club. We'd always have one before we went in, lol.
Ha I did about the same thing. I also loved cigars for a long time when I drank until I realized they were what was making me throw up, not the alcohol.
Oh yeah, not a good combo, at least not in excess or when you're not used to it.
There is a reason they offer refundable tickets, for situations like this. Obviously you can't predict if someone in your family is going to get sick and 90% of the time you don't have to worry about changing/refunding tickets. But sometimes shit happens and you if you can't find a good solution (you know, one in which you don't expose others to a very contagious illness while also previously judging others for doing something similar) then plans may have to change. I will freely admit that I would so upset if this happened to me, because I know the feeling of looking forward to something kid free, but try and keep getting ahold of them so you don't have to send him to school.
PS - I'm sure I'll get flamed as a newb and my wits are no match to LHC (100% not snarky, I really do actually envy your written skill and feisty comebacks), but I do have to finish a few work items up before I go to bed so I may not be able to reply right away. Either way - I do hope it works out for you, everyone needs a break.
Post by amberlyrose on May 15, 2015 0:42:24 GMT -5
Wasn't there an elder on the board (not sure if it was LHC or someone else) that did this a few years ago?
She complained about a coworker hacking at their desk, saying their job wasn't important enough for them to be at work, but then she did the same thing but she swore her job really was important?
Also, having strep sucked so bad and I cried so I'm judging.
I had it earlier this year and I have not been so sick in a long time! It's sucked balls. I legit thought, man I hope I never get a bad illness like cancer or something because I would probably die from feeling sorry for myself. And I pushed out a 10 pounder without an epi lol
I'd bet a large sum that most of you aren't truly penicillin-allergic.
SIDE NOTE: Yup, completely agree!! I went through this with my recent surgery. I've thought I was allergic to Keflex, since I was 2- completely swelled up, turned red, etc. Um, apparently somebody missed this allergy in my chart? (Ugh- Scary!!) And I've been taking a generic of Keflex for 2weeks ? Super long story to say it's worth an allergy test, if you ever come across the opportunity! (Especially if it's been since childhood; that's what my doc's think?) This has been the best drug for many situations in which I've found myself, & I've always had to forego for another, less ideal, choice.
Long story to say: unless it's been a recent reaction as an adult, I absolutely recommend getting allergy re-tested!
ETA: sorry Elleblue!! Not trying to diminish the scariness of your (or anyone else's) scary allergic reactions!!
Post by themoneytree on May 15, 2015 6:20:09 GMT -5
I'm so glad your inlaw's can make it because the prospect of having to cancel a child free weekend would be awful.
But a friend's son got recurring strep and ended up with PANDAS which caused them months and months of fear and misery. I didn't realize strep could have such serious side effects, in fact I'd never heard of PANDAS, but now I take strep a whole lot more seriously and would not mess about with it. Sadly it would be worth losing hundreds of dollars to avoid infecting others with it but thank goodness you don't have to make that choice.
I'd bet a large sum that most of you aren't truly penicillin-allergic.
It would kill me. After taking amoxicillin for a few days I broke out into an all over body rash and fever. First time taking antibiotics too and it ruined me for both amoxicillin and penicillin. My reaction was also so extreme that I'm now allergic to mold (break out in a rash) and it sucks because I miss blue cheese. (wilted)
This is crazy! I'd miss blue cheese too.
I've been hospitalized, in the ICU, three separate times for what they thought was toxic shock syndrome (twice) and Kawasaki Disease (once), but what they determined on the third admission was actually a horrible allergy to cillins, mycins, and cephalosporins. Now, they could be wrong about any/all of those, but I'm not really interested in testing that theory. Lol.
I can't wait to get back to the uk. It's all free. There used to be a two buck dispensing fee, but people complained enough so now it's totally free.
When I was traveling in the UK, I brought a friend to the ER with bad stomach pain. We were really worried about insurance coverage and costs. When I was told it was free, I asked "What do you mean by free?" - lol, several times. The nurse just kept saying "Free. As in, free." When I told my friend, she asked me "What do they mean by free?".