tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068038154539821285.post448422584657521123..comments2023-05-04T05:58:48.225-04:00Comments on Footnotes: Pop Quiz: Do Antibiotics Kill Bacteria?Stephhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16039352159515891930noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068038154539821285.post-83478211703028324182008-04-08T22:47:00.000-04:002008-04-08T22:47:00.000-04:00Arwen: I had strep throat three times in my last y...Arwen: I had strep throat three times in my last year of high school, which was really handy. My younger brother managed to avoid it until it knocked him out a bunch of times in his 20s. It's bizarre. Let's just hope it ends with winter! <BR/><BR/>Pam: It's so hard to know what to do, but when it comes right down to it I'd rather err on the side of caution and go to the doctor. Don't feel bad about that. It's really hard to wait it out, and what if you wait too long, right? My new strategy is prevention! ;) It's good in theory, but let's hope it works!<BR/><BR/>Hope your boys feel better soon.Stephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16039352159515891930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068038154539821285.post-54415469233783145682008-04-08T15:17:00.000-04:002008-04-08T15:17:00.000-04:00My boys were just given antibiotics for bronchitis...My boys were just given antibiotics for bronchitis, and I question whether even that was necessary. Bronchitis can be viral or bacterial, and he didn't test to see which it was. I don't know how to test anyway, except to send secretions to the lab? <BR/><BR/>Timmy's throat was very red from constant coughing; Doc did a strep test, just in case. <BR/><BR/>I gave them the antibiotics, but I don't feel good about it. I think from now on I will wait at least seven whole days before going to the doctor. That way, I give our bodies a chance to heal on their own. I took the boys in on day four of their illness, which was probably too soon, but I was hearing a lot of chest congestion, and they had 3.5 days of fever at that point.<BR/><BR/>Like you, I didn't go in there looking for medicine; I never do.<BR/><BR/>I feel for you and your little guy. Keep us posted.Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12741646073555849828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068038154539821285.post-67345442599512787892008-04-08T09:02:00.000-04:002008-04-08T09:02:00.000-04:00Definitely not a bad mommy thing. Some kids are ju...Definitely not a bad mommy thing. Some kids are just like that. My sister once had strep throat seven times in one summer, and I never got it once, even though I shared a room with her. Crazy. And yes, it has been one of those winters.Evensporhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17005685575858296425noreply@blogger.com