We just got home from an ENT visit with all Cooper children. And...it actually wasn't too bad. All kids behaved and cooperated!
Bennett - He has had strep throat 3 (or 4) times since June. He is not currently symptomatic. He was swabbed and his culture was sent off to see if he is a carrier of the strep virus. If he is a carrier, they will treat him with an extended dose of a strong antibiotic to try to eradicate it from his system. If this comes back negative, then it is my turn to be swabbed and see if I am the carrier.
Maggie - She has had strep throat 3 times since August. She is not currently symptomatic. Her tonsils are currently swollen - on a scale of 1-4...she is currently a 3. They usually don't go down a surgery path until you have strep 5-6 times in a year. Since she has already had it 3 times in a 3-4 month period, she is on a little different path. If she gets strep 1-2 more times, then we are to call immediately call and schedule surgery for her. The hope is that if we can eradicate all of the strep from our household then she won't get it again.
Grace - my sweet Grace. Grace has been diagnosed with strep throat 5 times since August 2. The last 2 diagnosis have been exactly 3 weeks apart. When we checked in today, she was running a temp of 99.1...and she is currently on antibiotic. The plan? Grace is having a tonsillectomy on December 8. The doctor said we are looking at a 10 day recovery period. Unfortunately, this is a super busy time of year for all of us. That is the soonest that we can get in for surgery. Right now, we don't know a set time yet. I am waiting to hear back from ENT or the cardiologist on some of the details. ENT ideally wants her off aspirin for 10 days. I don't know that cardiology will go for that time frame. The ENT feels like we won't have to spend the night at the hospital, but has already warned us that he will for sure be keeping her all day to monitor her. I told him that I will bring an overnight bag just in case.
I think that just about sums up the Cooper medical update. I hope that you and your have a wonderful Thanksgiving. I know that I am incredibly thankful for many things in my life.
Bennett - He has had strep throat 3 (or 4) times since June. He is not currently symptomatic. He was swabbed and his culture was sent off to see if he is a carrier of the strep virus. If he is a carrier, they will treat him with an extended dose of a strong antibiotic to try to eradicate it from his system. If this comes back negative, then it is my turn to be swabbed and see if I am the carrier.
Maggie - She has had strep throat 3 times since August. She is not currently symptomatic. Her tonsils are currently swollen - on a scale of 1-4...she is currently a 3. They usually don't go down a surgery path until you have strep 5-6 times in a year. Since she has already had it 3 times in a 3-4 month period, she is on a little different path. If she gets strep 1-2 more times, then we are to call immediately call and schedule surgery for her. The hope is that if we can eradicate all of the strep from our household then she won't get it again.
Grace - my sweet Grace. Grace has been diagnosed with strep throat 5 times since August 2. The last 2 diagnosis have been exactly 3 weeks apart. When we checked in today, she was running a temp of 99.1...and she is currently on antibiotic. The plan? Grace is having a tonsillectomy on December 8. The doctor said we are looking at a 10 day recovery period. Unfortunately, this is a super busy time of year for all of us. That is the soonest that we can get in for surgery. Right now, we don't know a set time yet. I am waiting to hear back from ENT or the cardiologist on some of the details. ENT ideally wants her off aspirin for 10 days. I don't know that cardiology will go for that time frame. The ENT feels like we won't have to spend the night at the hospital, but has already warned us that he will for sure be keeping her all day to monitor her. I told him that I will bring an overnight bag just in case.
I think that just about sums up the Cooper medical update. I hope that you and your have a wonderful Thanksgiving. I know that I am incredibly thankful for many things in my life.
