Re: strep levels and antibiotics

[Guest guest]

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We began an intermitent Azithr routine for strep and saw no decline in titers

after many months. One doc had said treat and another said no, the high titers

were just a good immune response and did not mean any current trouble. Family

history of rheumatic fever and OCD w strep so I really pushed for continuing

treatment. We upped the dose to 500mg/day for a 120# young adult and weeded out

all the 'hidden' strep - probiotic strains and nystatin. We also had it

compounded to avoid all the dyes and yuck. Titers came down. Currently, she's

been off the Azithr for ~ 4mos. Titers done in Dec remain nl range. It took 3+

years to accomplish this.

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> My 3 boys all had strep levels of 400 on blood tests. They have been taking 5

days on and 2 days off Aziythromycin for 12 weeks. Just got the blood results

back and two of the boys levels are unchanged but 's has doubled to 800!

> Anyone else doing this regime? anyone noticed a drop or increase in levels?

The antibiotics are fairly hefty ones and very expensive.

> Dr Goyal at Breakspears is treating all the boys so I will have to try and get

a phone appointment to speak to him but would like to know if anyone else is

doing this first. Don't want to just keep feeding antibiotics or get talked into

having their tonsils removed if it doesn't make a difference.

> Many thanks.

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[Guest guest]

I totally agree

Natasa

> Have the boys improved in themselves? Hopefully Eileen will answer, I

> think

> the tets can be misleading so you have to look at child

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> Mx

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> In a message dated 03/03/2012 13:32:41 GMT Standard Time,

> sarahziegel@... writes:

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> My 3 boys all had strep levels of 400 on blood tests. They have been

> taking

> 5 days on and 2 days off Aziythromycin for 12 weeks. Just got the blood

> results back and two of the boys levels are unchanged but 's has

> doubled to 800!

> Anyone else doing this regime? anyone noticed a drop or increase in

> levels? The antibiotics are fairly hefty ones and very expensive.

> Dr Goyal at Breakspears is treating all the boys so I will have to try

> and

> get a phone appointment to speak to him but would like to know if anyone

> else is doing this first. Don't want to just keep feeding antibiotics or

> get

> talked into having their tonsils removed if it doesn't make a difference.

> Many thanks.

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