Re: [SPAM] Re: strep and a thank you for insurance info!

July 5, 2007

Thanks April. I really hope you are right. We are having a brain

spect in a month, I'm hoping for good info from it.

I really appreciate your post, it is hard to keep positive.

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>Don't be discouraged by the increased HHV6 result. The higher number

>doesn't mean the virus is stronger; it means your daughter is now

>fighting it harder. Now when the numbers come back down again, you

>can know that her body is calming down the fight on HHV6 because

>it's getting it under control and not because it's just too

>overwhelmed for the battle. Keep positive and keep up the faith.

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>April

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> Re: strep and a thank you for insurance info!

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>Shanna,

>We are very interested in Strep also. Our 8 year old had strep 5

>times, one right after another, ending in April. We finally got rid

>of it but Dr. G wanted us to put her on a maintenance dose of Eryped

>(Erythromycin). She's been on that for a little over a

>month. During this time, unfortunately, her HHV6 went up to 160 from

>less than 20. Dr. G believes that while her body was busy with the

>Strep, the HHV6 had the opportunity to take over. We changed her

>antivirals and will continue the Eryped at least until her next blood

>work in August. Hopefully her ASO titers will be back to normal and

>her body can fight the HHV6 again. I hate to think of Strep hiding

>in her body, I was so sad to see her high ASO and HHV6 numbers. I

>hope you have better luck then we've had getting rid fo the Strep, I

>think you are right to be concerned.

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