Like you said the antibiotics did the job, in two days we didn’t even have to give him Tylenol so he can eat his meals. He started to eat normal but less. Breathing went away in the following two days. But then on the sixth day we had to bring Matthew back to the doctor. He got major rush, every inch of his body was covered and red and it happened in a matter of few hours. Doctor said that it was a bad reaction to medication more specific to Amoxicillin. We stopped using. He made a note, and we notified the pharmacy. Doctor said that 6 day may be enough.

Now here is something interesting. We never got the test results from the hospital. My husband called and find out that in case of strep throat the hospital procedure is to call patient and ensure that antibiotic is taken to cure it. In our case no body called and results were not sent to our family doctor. At the emergency the doctor did not wait for the swab test result and prescribed an antibiotic anyway because Matthew had all the signs of strep throat.

Now here is a flaw in their procedure. They did not call us because swab test was negative, meaning no strep. But then if there is no strep throat who notifies us to stop the medication which was prescribed at the hospital. I think should write them a note to revise their procedures.

Michael thanks again for your comment,

Anna

Strep throat is a pretty common illness among children. Sure the flu gets more attention out there for it’s commonality, but Strep throat is probably also high on the list of common infections. I’ve lost count how many times I’ve had it.

A good doctor will be able to look at a throat diagnose it correctly. My old doctor, Dr. Climpson-Kennedy, was able to do this instantly. She was always 99% sure it was strep, took a throat swab for testing and prescribed the medication.

Your son is probably snoring loadly through the night as his breathing has changed a little bit to compensate for the swolen glands due to the strep throat. This is probably keeping a good mom like yourself rightfully up at night worrying.

Keep an eye on your son, but he should be feeling better in no time with his medication going to work.

Remember, children do get sick (e.g. flu, pink eye, colds, strep throat, etc.) commonly especially in common environments where other children are (e.g. daycare, park fountains, etc.).