[A CA Guy]

At first I was using argerol, a silver protein solution on the throat, but then I read if not treated with antibiotics I could have heart valve, kidney and all other sorts of problems.

It was weird, I was tired, drained, sleepy all the time and would break out in sweats heavily at times when I slept.
I woke up with a soaked pillow.

I do think this bug can kick someone’s butt if you don’t take care of it.

Here I am on day four of antibiotics and though some energy is back and I am not sweating, I was still a bit dizzy, the throat is still a bit red and I feel a little nauseous.

Serious indeed, which is why in the last days I have not been hanging around my new wife much at all.
I don’t want to ruin her health just before she goes back to college.

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

I had strep a few months ago.

I tend to go for herbs and alt-meds when I can too but strep sends me straight to the doctor. That is one bug you do not fool around with.

Actually you will probably react better to the antibiotics since you normally avoid them.

Remember to take all of the nasty pills. :)

[sionnsar]

Strep is nothing to go half-measures with. I seem to recall there are already some strains with resistance to a number of antibiotics and can be fatal -- though I also admit up front I could easily be confusing widely different strains.

Not my field, but strep is high on my "concern" list.