Wow. Just wow. I can't believe that a 3-week long sore throat with a working environment that is a breeding ground for strep isn't enough to qualify you for a culture. That just seems really wrong. Did she at least take a look in your throat and sinuses??

I am scratching my head over this.... if everyone else is getting strep plus you're a teacher, I would think it would be mandatory to get a throat swab! That's crazy!

I don't tell any doctor, specialist etc. about fibro diagnosis anymore. I expect them to diagnosis it, not me. I once went to a chiropractor, and put a red mark on everywhere I hurt, like the form asked. Well, he refused service stating it looked like a voodoo doll with all the slashes...of course he charged me full price for the visit. grrrr! Most doctors are jerks, keep searching until you find a good one, they are out there.

Like Carrie, I no longer mention fibro when I visit any medical professional.

Strep is a treatable condition, no matter what other existing conditions you may already have are.

I learned from the fibro specialist to NOT mark all the areas that hurt, to only pick the worst specific area. He then used a marker with arrows to show me how the pain travels (fast) and gave me a technique that I continue to use daily to push the fibro into motion moving from resting.

My suggestion would be to present just the strep symptoms (those you know to be specific to strep diagnosis).

Fibro is only possible to diagnose AFTER all other diagnoses have been eliminated, so the diagnosis was done improperly, no matter what the result is.

Headache, body aches, exhaustion, all have different levels based upon normal levels from resting to motion, and knowing your base line will give you the courage to remove fibro from the cause of the exceeding symptoms.

Using a journal with stick figure to show the pain helped me to get treated effectively for a different medical condition which in turn lowered my base line.

Best wishes. Sorry that you are being treated as if "fibro" explains your strep. That's just plain wrong.

I would try a walk in clinic .(a good one) .

I would go for a second opinion, the scale actually says 2 or higher needs antibiotics to cure. By the way strep throat can turn into Rhuematic fever which is pretty scary. But as most with fibro know not all doctors are worth the time.

thank you...from now on I wont open my mouth as much. Probably a good lesson to learn in a lot of areas of my life lol