I swear I'm never answering the phone again. I found out this morning that Steph does indeed have strep! That rapid test on Monday night was negative, but they sent it off to grow ... which it did. The good news is that it's just in time for her to squeeze in 24 hours' worth of penicillin before we take her to camp tomorrow afternoon, otherwise she'd have to wait a day to go up! I feel so bad for her. Why couldn't all of this have happened some other month?
I think we'll all get swabbed tomorrow when we get our rabies shots anyhow, because maybe we all have strep. Julie and Andy aren't feeling great today as it is. The irony is that Steph's feeling much better! But we're told that you have to treat strep or it can cause cardiac problems later in life.
Never a dull moment at your house! I think a visit from Tek would make all illnesses go away (strep and rabies). He is better than medication. :)
Posted by: Stephanie | June 24, 2009 at 04:21 PM
Poor thing! It's almost like a health conspiracy to keep her from camp. Yes, strep can turn into nasty stuff. (or go away on its own--but no guarantees on that)
Posted by: Margaret | June 24, 2009 at 08:49 PM
Oh that stinks! I hope you *all* feel better soon!
Posted by: Naomi | June 24, 2009 at 09:25 PM
Hang in there! After all you've been through, the rest of the summer is bound to be amazingly wonderful!
Posted by: Janice | June 25, 2009 at 02:20 PM
Goodness! Next week has got to be better!
Posted by: Kelly | June 25, 2009 at 02:25 PM