I have never taken them to the doctor for a sore throat and fever and was not aware this is normal behavior. My parents took my siblings to the doctor ALL. THE. TIME. for every minor thing and it was very disruptive to our lives to be hauled back and forth to the doctor. I always assumed my parents were abnormal in this regard, so I did not copy this behavior when I became a parent. |
NP. Sure, you can clear the strep infection on your own. That's not why physicians prescribe a penicillin for it. |
DP. You need to read up on the Centor criteria. |