Good Morning Valerie.  Most likely it has been done, but will ask anyway.
Has there been at least one or more lab cultures completed, not the one used
in the doctors office?  Too many doctors are willing to "wing" it based upon
a quick/visual observation.  Best wishes, Sam.


----- Original Message -----
From: "Valerie Goldstein" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, June 16, 2000 3:26 PM
Subject: [P-F] Strep Infection


> I have had a strep infection for about nine months that won't go away.  I
> took several long rounds of antibiotics for it (never again!!!) which did
> not work.  Now the doctor is prescribing an external cream base antibiotic
> which I will try once.  Does anyone kow of anything dietary I can do to
> help my body fight off this infection?  I was eating a terrible, highly
> processed diet the whole time I was sick until 5 days ago.  I'm hoping the
> paleodiet, itself will help me.  I would much rather use holistic
> treatments and wouldn't like to be forced by symptoms flaring into taking
> another long round of antibiotics.
>
> VAL
> --------------------------------------
> Valerie Goldstein
> Department of Sociology
> 512/232-6302
> 512/471-1748 (fax)