Good thoughts for me please...

[Rachel]

Oh, Kari, I am so sorry. Sore throats are the worst. Did they test you for strep throat? Did you go to the Delnor ER or Mercy? It is upsetting that they misdiagnosed you too.

When I have a sore throat I like to drink lots of seltzer water with crushed ice, and of course ice cream feels good going down.

I do hope you will feel better real soon.

[Flatcoatluver]

ouch!!! Sounds so painful!! I am sorry!! (((HUGS)))

[Ginger's Mom]

Ah Kari, that sounds awful. Sending out some healing vibes, I hope you feel better soon.

[cocker_luva]

Did they test you for strep throat?

yes, they took a throat culture to test everything in there, and some blood just in case it was something deeper.

Did you go to the Delnor ER or Mercy?

Delnor is closer to us. plus my mom works at GFP which is behind it.


but it does suck, i couldnt have ice chips, ice cream; everything i had to swallow and that hurt sooooo baddddd!

and how am i supposed to get better when i cant eat or drink anything to give myself energy?! i was basically wasting away.

but now i can sip alittle water and some "mushy" food, like smoothies, mcdonalds cheeseburgers (one good reason they're not the best quality! )

im slowly slowly getting better, but i still doubt goin to the BHS graduation tomorro.

[petslover]

aw. well I hate you are going to miss your high school graduation.. but I am really glad to hear that you are feeling a little better. I wish you a speedy recovery.

[Rachel]

Kari, I hope you are feeling better and better each day. Whatever it is, if your immune system is getting the upper hand, that is what counts. That really is too bad about missing your graduation ceremony, but you are still graduating and you can still celebrate that whenever you feel able. Sounds like you are still pretty sick and you might be quite vulnerable to picking up other germs, etc. with all the crowd of people at graduations.

[cocker_luva]

The test results are in!!!

It was strep throat!!!! and if only the E.R. people would have tested me Monday morning, they would have realized that and put me on an aniboitic (sp?) but they didnt so it slowly got worse and worse! but yesterday the test results from the second trip came in that it was strep, so im on amoxicilon and am feeling 85% better!!!!

and since ive recovered alittle bit, then the aniboitic is here, and i feel tons better...I AM GOING TO MAKE MY HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION!

the doctors cleared me and everything just to be on the safe side.



Thank you PT buddies for all your healing wishes! it worked!!

[Donnaj4962]

Oh I am so glad that you are finally feeling better! And that it was strep rather than thrush! (I had never heard of thrush in an adult, only children!)

Glad you are also making your graduation! That is a special day and time!

Congratulations!

[Cataholic]

LOL, well, not really. BUT when you said you had thrush, AND it was painful, I knew it wasn't thrush. Thrush isn't painful. That is what sometimes makes it 'mysterious' (until the white stuff appears in the mouth..diaper area, urinary tract...).

Adults DO get thrush...it is called YEAST INFECTION!

How do I know this? Jonah and I could write a book on our yeasty-ness

[Rachel]

The test results are in!!!

It was strep throat!!!! and if only the E.R. people would have tested me Monday morning,

This really infuriates me. Strep was the first thing that came to my mind, and I've no medical training....just a couple cases of strep myself! Seems like you should not be charged for that first e.r. visit because you certainly didn't get competant care. GRRRR

Now I'll get off my high horse and celebrate the fact that you get to go to GRADUATION! yay! Take it easy though, you are still going to be a little weak in the knees.