tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-441620641003567669.post751982068581086891..comments2023-10-31T04:46:38.661-07:00Comments on A Handful of Life: 1-800-STREP-4-UGinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09818169243613602266noreply@blogger.comBlogger67125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-441620641003567669.post-52490409169687552352008-10-14T16:09:00.000-07:002008-10-14T16:09:00.000-07:00Teachers need that hotline, too! I get strep or s...Teachers need that hotline, too! I get strep or some throat infection at least once a year, usually more than that. I go in, tell the dr. what I have and it is always confirmed that I was right. I know how to take a flashlight and look in my throat and can easily identify the appearance of strep! I also know how to identify those pesky throat infections that medicine doesn't help. Sooooo, why don't dr.'s listen to us more, we know what we are talking about!!!!Aliciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09007742648097494367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-441620641003567669.post-56403330404485169282008-06-19T17:31:00.000-07:002008-06-19T17:31:00.000-07:00Yeah, that is a great Idea, I dont have any kids b...Yeah, that is a great Idea, I dont have any kids but I get some sort of strep at least 2 times a year. This year my lymphnods swelled up and everything, wasn't mono 'wasn't' strep, wasn't anything. I was just in pain, screaming from no sleep and wanted to crawl under a rock, GIMME PAIN MEDS! stupid doctors... oh and its really awesome to have when you dont have insurance lol. <BR/><BR/>love your blog<BR/>http://scrappin-a-rose.blogspot.com/Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16919079134282687094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-441620641003567669.post-3836210003844247252008-06-17T17:22:00.000-07:002008-06-17T17:22:00.000-07:00Luckily I have a wonderful doctor now that listens...Luckily I have a wonderful doctor now that listens to me but I have had ones in the past, heck even the ob/gyn on duty (not mine) the night i went into labor told me i was not in labor and sent me home and 2 hours later my daughter was born on my doorstep LOL so doctors don't always know best.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03943450964172755972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-441620641003567669.post-65462335528909234572008-06-17T10:10:00.000-07:002008-06-17T10:10:00.000-07:00I love a good doctor that listens to the mom. Don...I love a good doctor that listens to the mom. Don't we often know our kids a little better? My worst experience was a doctor that was nice to me until she found double ear infections in my 6 month old son. I'd had no clue! She treated me from that moment on as if I was a horrible parent, and I left her office crying, thinking she was right. Never went back there again!Merriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18232094993595976704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-441620641003567669.post-4980016732024695292008-06-17T00:14:00.000-07:002008-06-17T00:14:00.000-07:00You would make bank! I love it when Doctors make y...You would make bank! I love it when Doctors make you feel stupid even when your diagnoses is correct. Every time I go to the doctor for a sinus infection I'm always right, but they always look at me with the 'I went to med school, therefore you must bow down to me' look. idiots. I could have just paid the $4 for my antibiotics thank you very much instead of sitting their waiting room for over an hour surrounded by people who probably have the plague. Tell me if you do this because I would utilize it for sure!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-441620641003567669.post-20477248430947214092008-06-16T22:11:00.000-07:002008-06-16T22:11:00.000-07:00Wish I had that hotline number this week! Strep A...Wish I had that hotline number this week! Strep AND Scarlet Fever!! Ugh - 40 min drive there and back again, what a waste of time having to drive my sick baby boy around when I knew what it was along.Kristenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16372988727575644425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-441620641003567669.post-34698974419566404192008-06-16T21:18:00.000-07:002008-06-16T21:18:00.000-07:00I like your idea. Maybe a drive through ear infect...I like your idea. Maybe a drive through ear infection clinic would be nice too. One minute to look in the ear and 30 seconds to write a script. It takes me longer to pick up dry cleaning.-Bridgethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15689950239216753388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-441620641003567669.post-38380594343617385202008-06-16T21:09:00.000-07:002008-06-16T21:09:00.000-07:00How about when the Dr tells you "his throat is not...How about when the Dr tells you "his throat is not red" but swabs it IN CASE and it comes back positive for strepmy2boyzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10603926932960194007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-441620641003567669.post-25120957478629781542008-06-16T19:46:00.000-07:002008-06-16T19:46:00.000-07:00I'd like an ear infection hotline...Actually, I'd ...I'd like an ear infection hotline...Actually, I'd like an otoscope so I could check from home, and <I>then</I> be able to call the hotline.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-441620641003567669.post-51494866799119654542008-06-16T19:28:00.000-07:002008-06-16T19:28:00.000-07:00Brilliant!!Brilliant!!niccole w.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12012089279165227102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-441620641003567669.post-86387981899527234002008-06-16T18:46:00.000-07:002008-06-16T18:46:00.000-07:00That's a great idea. Experienced moms know best!That's a great idea. Experienced moms know best!Alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10065962367181064516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-441620641003567669.post-12098326458166222242008-06-16T18:20:00.000-07:002008-06-16T18:20:00.000-07:00Love it! I hate going to the doctor and for what ...Love it! I hate going to the doctor and for what I know is a simple diagnosis! Especially with my $40 co-pay!angela | the painted househttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04097189273749523896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-441620641003567669.post-81030580033879299792008-06-16T17:22:00.000-07:002008-06-16T17:22:00.000-07:00My friend's kids always puke with Strep. And (no ...My friend's kids always puke with Strep. And (no throwing please) neither of my kids have had it... Yet...Kristihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10375276956145633988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-441620641003567669.post-56053758741623074462008-06-16T16:06:00.000-07:002008-06-16T16:06:00.000-07:00I would sign up for and ear infection hotline. I ...I would sign up for and ear infection hotline. I am so tired of making up symptons to tell the receptionist just to get a dr. appt when I already know that she has one.Laurenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05497270312188799187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-441620641003567669.post-82839354601405927572008-06-16T16:05:00.000-07:002008-06-16T16:05:00.000-07:00I'd say that this is a skill born (ha ha) of havin...I'd say that this is a skill born (ha ha) of having more than two kids, but I can see that there are other moms with the same number of children I have who are able to self-diagnose. I think I'd be barred from the hotline. Although I'm pretty sure I can diagnose stomach flu in Mister Man and I today.... (Thank God for schoolteacher husbands home on summer break!)<BR/><BR/>Here's hoping the strep goes away soon! And that no one else gets it, of course. Good luck! (Yes, SITS girl)Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07803503583347758969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-441620641003567669.post-62505485060222102992008-06-16T16:00:00.000-07:002008-06-16T16:00:00.000-07:00With four kids -- and four co-pays -- my husband h...With four kids -- and four co-pays -- my husband has wanted to buy penicillan by the gallon, so I can relate.Melissa Lesterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10451670238096966507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-441620641003567669.post-91759007464542059812008-06-16T15:50:00.000-07:002008-06-16T15:50:00.000-07:00I like the way you think. Can you imagine how muc...I like the way you think. Can you imagine how much money we'd save without all those doctors visits?Nicolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04595099393803175375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-441620641003567669.post-40218108218688035092008-06-16T15:40:00.000-07:002008-06-16T15:40:00.000-07:00The next time I'm in Brasil, I'm bringing home a s...The next time I'm in Brasil, I'm bringing home a stash of antibiotics.<BR/><BR/>Hope your little one felt better right away!Laural Out Loudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07752808766555503042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-441620641003567669.post-78603047736632205702008-06-16T15:35:00.000-07:002008-06-16T15:35:00.000-07:00The truth of the matter is MOMMA KNOWS CHILD. lol....The truth of the matter is MOMMA KNOWS CHILD. lol. Honestly.Kristen Schiffmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09946632230496851907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-441620641003567669.post-57334051785581584112008-06-16T14:43:00.000-07:002008-06-16T14:43:00.000-07:00Came from SITS! I loved this idea.Came from SITS! I loved this idea.Mama Dawghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16056327117924455147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-441620641003567669.post-32081050751176574392008-06-16T14:05:00.000-07:002008-06-16T14:05:00.000-07:00Someday doctors will make their lives easier and j...Someday doctors will make their lives easier and just listen to the moms already.Finding Normalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15542473853342128094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-441620641003567669.post-35583893476065466022008-06-16T12:51:00.000-07:002008-06-16T12:51:00.000-07:00Oh I am so with you on this idea...only I'd like t...Oh I am so with you on this idea...only I'd like to go in the directions of ear infections. Can we jut cut out the middle man??KatBouskahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11556451375792958743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-441620641003567669.post-13443158495913411302008-06-16T12:34:00.000-07:002008-06-16T12:34:00.000-07:00That would be SO much easier!!!!! You think it wi...That would be SO much easier!!!!! You think it will catch on?!??!<BR/>Seems the only thing catching is strep...Ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06131845183600329018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-441620641003567669.post-64427395998644976692008-06-16T12:20:00.000-07:002008-06-16T12:20:00.000-07:00I agaree with Lula-trademark it and do it fast!! ...I agaree with Lula-trademark it and do it fast!! All of us moms would appreciate such a mom-friendly service. I guess I am lucky-I can call my Dr. and tell him that one of my kids have strep and need antibiotics-he believes me. Crazy huh-crazy that my family Dr. respects me as a Mom and says-she is probably right-after all, she is her mom.<BR/>I know that I am lucky and not all dr's are that great, that's why we love him. it does help that he is a neighbor to my parents. :)Taushahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09132962343851092154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-441620641003567669.post-52757955003617391352008-06-16T12:13:00.000-07:002008-06-16T12:13:00.000-07:00Sign me up!!I am about 99% write when I diagnose m...Sign me up!!<BR/><BR/>I am about 99% write when I diagnose my kids!<BR/><BR/>One time, though, my daughter had a funky rash on her hands so I took her to the Dr to figure it out. No kidding, she said, I have no idea, let me go look in a book. WHAT?? We spent the next 20 minutes waiting for her to come back and tell me she still had no idea, buy some Cortisone for it and if it doesn't get better, take her to a dermatologist. Geez, thanks for wasting 2 hours of my life, taking my $20 and NOT figuring out what's wrong with my kid!Tamihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04272841722936736948noreply@blogger.com