STYLETHREAD -- LET'S TALK SHOP!

Kelly · Hermes

how soon do you get sick after contact?

member · Hermes

My boyfriend just got over strep throat, and that's what it sounds like your boyfriend has to me. He described it as knives scraping the back of his throat. Does your BF have a fever, white spots in the back of his throat, or swollen glands? The fever is usually the first indicator of strep. Anyhow, the doctor told my BF that after 48 hours on the antibotics, he'd no longer be contagious. I hope you don't get sick! I live w/my BF and didn't catch it, if that makes you feel any better

Kelly · Hermes

shopchicago33 wrote:

My boyfriend just got over strep throat, and that's what it sounds like your boyfriend has to me. He described it as knives scraping the back of his throat. Does your BF have a fever, white spots in the back of his throat, or swollen glands? The fever is usually the first indicator of strep. Anyhow, the doctor told my BF that after 48 hours on the antibotics, he'd no longer be contagious. I hope you don't get sick! I live w/my BF and didn't catch it, if that makes you feel any better

It does make me feel better! When I get sick, I get sick. So I'm paranoid. He had a fever for a couple days, but after starting to take the antibiotics it went down. He wouldn't let me look for white spots, though...and he was sick and crabby, so I let that go.

That fact about antibiotics makes me feel better, though... if he does have strep, then I didn't have that much contact before he wasn't contagious anymore :)

member · Hermes

ttara123 wrote:

shopchicago33 wrote:

My boyfriend just got over strep throat, and that's what it sounds like your boyfriend has to me. He described it as knives scraping the back of his throat. Does your BF have a fever, white spots in the back of his throat, or swollen glands? The fever is usually the first indicator of strep. Anyhow, the doctor told my BF that after 48 hours on the antibotics, he'd no longer be contagious. I hope you don't get sick! I live w/my BF and didn't catch it, if that makes you feel any better

It does make me feel better! When I get sick, I get sick. So I'm paranoid. He had a fever for a couple days, but after starting to take the antibiotics it went down. He wouldn't let me look for white spots, though...and he was sick and crabby, so I let that go.
That fact about antibiotics makes me feel better, though... if he does have strep, then I didn't have that much contact before he wasn't contagious anymore :)

Yeah, it def sounds like strep to me. My bf had the same symptoms. I wouldn't worry too much - if he's been on the antibotics, he's not contagious anymore!