Crispin could be explain this in more detail please......
"2. Do go to the doctor for strept throat and get treated with ABX; otherwise, run the risk of rheumatic fever and later vegetation on mitral valve that can lead to stroke or cardiac arrest.
3. Refuse ABX when you are septic and you will not get another chance to refuse."
The reason I ask is because of the one experience I had with strept throat. I'll explain as briefly as I can.
10+ years ago, I felt like I was swallowing razor blades and went to the emergency.
Waited 6 hours to finally see a red-eyed, tired doctor and he diagnosed me with strept throat. Never had this before.
He wrote out a prescription for anti-biotics and I immediately told him that I do not take anti-biotics.... never have, never will.
He gave me that "Great, here's one of those hippie types" look and shoved the prescription in my hand and said "Gargle with salt" and then walked away.
When I got home I looked through my medicinal plant books and came up with this treatment......
First, I took clove essential oil and rubbed it on the outside of my throat, gargled with salt water and then made a pot of fennel tea.
I did this several times throughout the day and after two and a half days, my symptoms were completely gone.
When I told my dad on the phone, he yelled at me "There's no way you had strept throat!"
He and my sister have had it several times and he says that with anti-biotics, it took a couple of weeks to clear up and still to this day does not believe that I had strept throat.
Are you saying that I have endangered myself by not treating my strept throat with ABX?
What do you think of my story and self treatment?
I would appreciate your input.
Thanks,
Dave.