I have strep

jzstyles · 2012-09-11T20:53:02+00:00

Right there with ya.

wellhellomrgoat · 2012-09-11T21:24:34+00:00

I wish I'd had this gif when I got mono last year.

Chakks · 2012-09-11T16:14:48-07:00

The caption doesn't match her mouth. That is incredibly fucking irritating.

highfiveunicornbob · 2012-09-11T21:09:42+00:00

I once got strep two days before I had a monthlong backpacking vacation planned to Central America. Didn't know it was strep until I was already there and my hands swelled up and I started to get red bumps on them and my chest, and inside my throat. Thank god I brought general antibiotics, which started working almost immediately. Still felt like swallowing knives for a week though :(

Get well soon OP!

TawnSolo · 2012-09-11T22:16:26+00:00

Ughhh I'm home sick too :-/

Naranis · 2012-09-11T22:29:31+00:00

Had it three times. Haven't had my tonsils out yet. That needs to happen. But yes, I know that feels. First time, couldn't talk for a week.

A_British_Gentleman · 2012-09-12T00:02:24+00:00

That gif sums up perfectly how I looked at my last job where I had to look cheerful all day.

callsign_helo · 2012-09-12T00:10:23+00:00

I once had strep and walking pneumonia at the same time. That was a shitty three weeks.

LazyRobot · 2012-09-12T00:31:42+00:00

A few weeks ago I rolled my ankle pretty badly and tore the ligament on the outside of my calf. Then I gave myself second degree burns with ice. And got a bad cold and fevers for a couple days. Misery.

Mlee56 · 2012-09-12T00:53:34+00:00

Blah I have mono I feel you.

willowsonthespot · 2012-09-12T01:15:14+00:00

you have step..... i have no tonsils because of strep also almost went insane apparently due to copious amounts of drugs to kill it. that shit is nothing if you get it fast but if you wait then it sets in..... i fucking hate strep! oh and the reason i no longer have my tonsils is because i have 11 cases of strep in 2 months.

K1985 · 2012-09-12T01:25:40+00:00

I get strep once a year around this time. Jussssst waiting for it now...

rocketcraft · 2012-09-12T01:30:05+00:00

Me too.

lord_fairfax · 2012-09-12T01:32:28+00:00

TAKE ALL OF YOUR ANTIBIOTICS. Strep can come back to kill you later on. Scares the shit out of me because I got it quite a few times when I was young and can't remember if I took them all...

Edit: not all at once.

johndeere4450 · 2012-09-12T02:15:28+00:00

Woohoo, I have chronic strep throat, twice a year, every year. ( :P )

kwyjibo1230 · 2012-09-12T02:25:29+00:00

I had terrible tonsillitis. The most painful thing I have experienced in my life.

whosthatgirl_me · 2012-09-12T02:36:41+00:00

Just got strep today. This post is accurate.

Seethinrabbit · 2012-09-11T19:44:24-07:00

I just got over it. Lots of fluids and some antibiotics and you will be good in a few days.

Dungeonbaus · 2012-09-12T02:46:49+00:00

I had strep a few months ago, I could barely eat and I lost 8 pounds in one week.

vgman20 · 2012-09-12T03:07:14+00:00

As an all too frequent contractor of strep, the worst part might just be the stupid throat culture. Pure torture.

khaleesi_me_maybe · 2012-09-12T03:14:15+00:00

Strep is the worst. A few years ago I kept getting it over and over again every few weeks. The doctors realized that the strep had colonized in the back of my throat, which just made me picture little pilgrim strep germs eating turkey and wearing bonnets and shoes with big brass buckles. Feel better soon!

Cadrid · 2012-09-12T03:26:36+00:00

When I was growing up I had a horrible habit of licking my fingers due to dry hands. As a result, I got Strep and Pinkeye like crazy, but rarely came down with any other illnesses.

A few years ago, I had Strep-like symptoms so I went in to get a test and called a couple days later asking about it. The tests were inconclusive for Strep or Mono, but I was at the point where it hurt to swallow even saliva, and impossible to eat or drink. I had a fatiguing fever, was frustrated when talking above a whisper and had been putting up with it for over a week (3 days out of work).

After being prescribed ~2000mg daily dosage of Penicillin for the infection and ~1000mg of ibuprofen tablets to help the headaches and fever, I was back to work in a couple days.

That feeling of helplessness, lack of insight and yearning for sustenance pushed me to the brink of tears. Thank you to the man that prescribed people mold all those years ago.

TheClayroo · 2012-09-12T03:30:11+00:00

My doctor told me I'm probably immune to it. My brother had it 12 times while growing up and I never got it without taking any precautions. I'm told it's vicious.

run2flygurl · 2012-09-12T03:47:14+00:00

How I feel listening to someone complain about strep as a twenty-something who just had her tonsils taken out because of an 8 month long antibiotic resistant infection.

easybrowse · 2012-09-12T04:01:08+00:00

I lost about 8 pounds when I had strep....

So there's that.

Jhas253 · 2012-09-12T04:10:17+00:00

I had strep a while back, got prescribed amoxicillin and was allergic to that. So I had to wait till the strep just went away..

drdipepper · 2012-09-12T05:27:22+00:00

My condolences. Feel better soon.

MeatLord · 2012-09-12T06:32:02+00:00

I was dating a girl a few years ago and she got strep like 3 times in a 4 month or so period of us dating, so even though i had no symptoms whatsoever she encouraged me to go get a throat swab done. Turns out i actually had strep and was just carrying it around without symptoms. AFAIK i still just carry strep around, forever alone status protects the populace from me though.

edit: derp

a-wild-derpette · 2012-09-12T06:57:44+00:00

Thats mostly me on my period every month.

Justanothercowgirl · 2012-09-12T08:47:50+00:00

I'm sorry, I hope you feel/get better ASAP!

SergioSF · 2012-09-11T23:01:43+00:00

Sorry if I go against the hivemind but I do not her funny.

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