I just got strep throat for the first time in my life

[navyblue2000]

I'm 21 and never had it before up until now...

Let me say, to anyone who's never had it before...you don't want it. It's crazy because my brother used to get it like crazy when he was growing up and I never got it...
and now I have it.

Now to find whoever gave it to me... :mad:

[ellik]

your lucky then. There was a 5 year stretch where I would get strep and bronchitis 4-5 times between november and march.

['98 BlackBird]

I hate strep throat. I had it last year in the spring and it lasted about 4-5 days. It's awful. It's hard to eat, it hurts to cough or swallow, and it makes you feel like crap.

Just rest up alot and take some good antibiotics and you will be good as new in a few days.

[memphis_raines]

I'm gonna be nice and not say anything.......

[MustangEater8251]

think thats bad, get Mono

Symptoms of mononucleosis are: fatigue, fever, sore throat, enlargement of lymph nodes (usually in the neck, the arm pit, and throat), and an enlarged spleen (the organ that functions as a blood "filter" and antibody producer), nausea, hepatitis, jaundice, headache, stiffness, chest pain and difficulty breathing also may be reported. Adolescents usually report loss of appetite, weakness, and sore muscles.

Now here is a fun fact I got to kinda of expereince first hand.

The most common complication of mono is dehydration. Dehydration can develop because of inadequate fluid intake. Severe throat pain is often a reason why individuals do not intake adequate fluid. More rare complications include blood disorders, neurological and psychological problems.


When I had it it was fecking hell to just drink water, made strep throat seem like a papercut and mono the seem like losing your arm to a wood chipper. Hit me on the way back during a road trip.

So be careful who ya kiss ;)

['98 BlackBird]

My sister has Mono, not good at all

[j_downey50]

Originally posted by '98 BlackBird:
My sister has Mono, not good at all

try not to kiss her for a while.

[ September 10, 2004, 04:40 PM: Message edited by: j_downey50 ]

[navyblue2000]

Originally posted by memphis_raines:
I'm gonna be nice and not say anything.......

A class act, through and through :rolleyes:

EDIT:
ACTUALLY, You've been on pretty good behavior the past few weeks...wow! I have no hangups with you. Check your email.

[ September 10, 2004, 05:32 PM: Message edited by: navyblue2000 ]

[Brett Garret]

It's odd, my brother is actually a strep carrier! He used to get it all the time and can tell when its commin on. Finally he got some serious bloodwork and found all that out. I myself have had it only once when I was younger. They doped me up on penicillen which I am highly alergic too and haven't had it since.

[3.4 slow to go]

dude, I've had it more times than yrs you've been alive.

[memphis_raines]

Originally posted by j_downey50:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by '98 BlackBird:
My sister has Mono, not good at all

try not to kiss her for a while. </font>[/QUOTE]Somebody's from the south...... [img]graemlins/naughty.gif[/img]

[memphis_raines]

Originally posted by navyblue2000:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by memphis_raines:
I'm gonna be nice and not say anything.......

A class act, through and through :rolleyes:

EDIT:
ACTUALLY, You've been on pretty good behavior the past few weeks...wow! I have no hangups with you. Check your email. </font>[/QUOTE]You shouldn't roll your eyes.....you have no idea how much restraint it took not to jump all over that one after what you did to me.....

[navyblue2000]

I didn't do anything to you. You had SEVERAL complaints against you, and weren't following the rules. I was just doing what I was supposed to do.

[memphis_raines]

Originally posted by navyblue2000:
I didn't do anything to you. You had SEVERAL complaints against you, and weren't following the rules. I was just doing what I was supposed to do.

Like I told Dr. Squirts, at the time there were others saying things a LOT worse than anything I could ever come up with, and somehow they didn't get suspended....strange, isn't it?

And what really gets me is the ones that never even get so much as a warning for post whoring or anything (and we ALL know who I'm referring to here!!) and from what I've seen of "his" posts, he has yet to say anything that even relates to the topic at hand. Then, on the other hand, I'm the one getting suspended. I'm not being conceited or anything, but anyone who says I haven't made at least somewhat of a contribution to this board is either a fool or a liar. You have no idea how furious it made me to be suspended when there are so many others doing worse things than me and make hardly any contribution to this board whatsoever. If you're gonna suspend me for some little trivial crap, at least be fair make it the same way for everyone.

[ September 10, 2004, 11:49 PM: Message edited by: memphis_raines ]

[3.4 slow to go]

and then you get strep