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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I must be in the minority because aint no way i am driving to the doctor 2.5 hours away for my adult child that has strep. What are you going to do that the doctors cant do? Let that boy thrive. He is at the doctors and given medicine…. Problem is being solved. I wish i raised my three boys to call me about some BS.[/quote]

Most people wouldn't, but Dcum attracts a unique crowd of hysterical posters.[/quote]

I'm not a hovering mother, but this is a young adult in the ER being treated for an apparent throat infection that has caused swelling in the throat such that he has difficulty breathing. They are treating him for cardiac symptoms. He will likely be there for many hours. He or someone called his mother to tell her about it, suggesting that he or someone thinks this is worthy of her attention. His roommates, also sick according to OP and who have been up all night,  will want to go home to bed. But sure, let's think about this as nothing more than a trip to the doc for a sore throat lol. [/quote]

Where did she say he's having trouble breathing? I think you were reading a post from a DP.

Also, saying he's being treated for "cardiac symptoms" is a gross overstatement. He's getting fluids for dehydration, which should decrease his heart rate.[/quote]

From page 1 of this thread, OP writes:

[i]He woke up around 1am and his throat was so inflamed, he couldn't swallow. Roommates just took him to ER. The ER doc didn’t bother doing another swab since he was very sure it was a severe case of strep. So he’s still there hooked up. Plus meds to lower heart rate. [/i]

Sorry, I did misread swallow for breathing, but inability to swallow can also be a medical emergency (symptom of epiglottitis).[/quote]

Swallowing is very different than breathing. Difficulty swallowing is a very common symptom with a sore throat.[/quote]

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