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kombatMedik posted:drat, is this free? Because holy crap I'd be saving like 400 bucks a month doing this. Despite what the other guy said, your dependents generally aren't eligible for VA health care benefits. So if that $400 includes health insurance for your wife, you'd still have to find something to cover her.
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Iron Squid posted:How does the VA work for children/spouses of Vets? My dad did 20 years, including 2 tours in Vietnam. I'm guessing I can't just show up at the VA and be like, "Where's my free oxycontin?" If your father retired from the military and you are no longer eligible for TriCare, you wouldn't be eligible for CHAMPVA either.
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Two swabs are collected for Strep testing. One is used for Rapid Strep tests that are done in the office and take 5-10 minutes. If it's positive, nothing more needs to be done; you get some antibiotics and are sent on your merry way. If it is negative, the 2nd swab is sent for culture, which is somewhat more sensitive. If the culture doesn't come up positive in 48 hours, then it is called negative and that's it for testing. If there are suspicious bacterial colonies, they may have to be isolated, re-cultured, and identified with further testing. This could take an additional 1-2 days. By the way, we don't give a poo poo how whatever microbe that is causing your sore throat makes you feel. Strep doesn't necessarily feel any worse than any of the other infectious bacteria and viruses that could cause a sore throat, and you aren't given antibiotics for it to make you feel better. The only reason we give a drat about Strep versus other organisms is because a Strep throat infection has the potential to cause heart or kidney problems down the line (Scarlet fever or post-Streptococcal glomerulonephritis).
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moker posted:Counterpoint: She said "Ill let you know tomorrow" What yours said and what she would be able to deliver aren't necessarily the same thing. 95 times out of 100, culture results would be back the next day. The rest of the time, it takes longer. Now I'm sure yours just let your results fall by the wayside for some reason, who knows why. Maybe she went on vacation, maybe there was a lab error, or maybe she just sucks. quote:Who is we anyways? We doctors. A lot of people are under the misconception that the symptoms of Strep throat are worse in some way than other causes of sore throat and that's why we treat it. That's not the case. A person could have a raging sore throat from Staph infection and, unless it's persistent or possibly life-threatening, we'd just let it run its course instead of treating it. Contagiousness isn't really even much of a concern. The only real concern is possible future complications from a Strep throat infection. At best, we might prescribe ibuprofen, liquids, and rest for even a severe sore throat that isn't Strep. Nothing else would be prescribed.
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