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Normally when they suspect that one person in the family has it they put the entire family on a course of AB's.
They normally swab everyone as well to make sure that you each don't have it. Personally (from a Mum who's baby has had WC) it seems like a very relaxed approach from your doctor to not swab your DD or the rest of you and to start you all on a course of AB's.
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hm. ok. might call the clinic then.
she said there was no point testing since it would take so long to get the results back, it's not 100% accurate anyway, and it was very unpleasant
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Can't hurt to ring back and ask. One reason they might not have swabbed your DD is by the time the cough presents you don't always get a 'positive' result even though you are positive.
I'm interested to hear what they say, if you don't mind reporting back. It's a personal interest of mine now as to how other doctors treat for WC.
Oops MadB I didn't read the last line of your post and I've just posted, virtually the same thing.
BellyBelly Life Subscriber
just called. waiting to hear what they say. I mean, if we've got it, we've got it, but I don't really want to pass it on to anyone else (or more than we already have)
And they keep talking about vaccinations. yes, we're vaccinated. but it's not 100% is it?!
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Exactly, you don't want to pass it on and they should be telling you how to be safe etc.
You're right the vax isn't 100%, but it could also be the strain not covered by the vac. So it would be good to know which it is and how to protect the rest of the household, and friends, family and anyone else. Hope they get back to you soon, you can always get a second opinion from another doc too.
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I think I'd like to know for sure. I agree sounds a bit relaxed for something that can be so serious. There are others to consider in the house too, would be good to know exactly what you're dealing with. It may even not be w/c.
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Yup if you've got it, then you've got it and you're right the vax is only 80% effective at best, but the point is you want to know if you actually have it.
When DS was diagnosed our GP was awesome but everyone else who had been in contact with DS and went to their Dr's to be tested was pretty much just fobbed off. Even the person who I'm sure was the one who infected our son, (a dear and much loved family member with a horrible cough that just wouldn't go away) was fobbed off at her GP and told it was just a nasty cough. It makes me so mad. It only takes a second to do the swab, why are the drs so hesitant to do them?
Whoops I'm on my high-horse and hijacking your thread.
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