Originally Posted by luvnquilt
Absolutely bring up the topic of being a carrier with the Dr. Some people just are carriers and it makes sense that the bug is opportunistic. I've also heard of the family dog being a carrier (after family members were ruled out). Something else I heard recently that I'd never thought of is to change the affected persons toothbrush as part of the treatment.
Changing the toothbrush after each time is very important because he may be reinfecting himslf. I have a granddaughter that got strep every time I turned around and until someone told me about the toothbush she was constantly sick. Another thing we learned is that one round of meds is often not enough to kill it and it just lives there until another illness allows it to raise its ugly head again.