Oh No. This isn't good.

{Oh no, not the sicky face again!}

Strep is going around in ways that I wasn't even aware were possible. Of course I've heard of strep throat. In fact last year I fell ill to a horrible case of strep throat. It was the first time in years I had a high fever, and I was stuck on the couch for 2 days writhing in pain, experiencing the worst chills I've ever experienced.

Last Friday, my mother was diagnosed with strep throat. The same day that Joshua was seen in the doctors office for some sort of skin infection. Turned out it was also strep. My nephew tested positive for strep in his poop. Yes his poop. He had horrible diarhea. Then the day before yesterday my niece was also diagnosed with strep. She had a sore on her face as well as a sore throat and cold symptoms.

This is just insane to me! I honestly had NO idea that there were so many types of strep. I could only assume that if one were to contract strep from someone with strep throat that they would also get strep throat. Right? Is this the same strep? Or is my family just THAT unlucky enough to happen to be passing around FOUR types of strep?!

Last night my throat was scratchy. This morning I woke up with a full blown sore throat. I wake up most mornings with a sore throat so I thought nothing of it! {I'm a mouth breather! lmao} I assumed it was just my normal scratchy sore throat I wake up to every morning. But it's still sore. And I've been up for a couple of hours now. Not only is it still sore, but the glands in my neck are swollen and very sore.

I'm not saying it's strep. I'm not sure what it is. It's not bad as of yet. I'm praying it will not get worse. I'm stuck in the limbo not sure what to do. I don't know if I should call the doctor and nip it in the bud, or wait it out and see what happens. I'm not sure if I should stay home and keep my sicky sick germs to myself, or brave the world and go about my day. I'm not sure that I'm sick, nor am I sure that I'm contagious. I'm tired and have a headache, but I can easily chalk that up to last nights sleepless night. Something is definitely going on, I just wish I knew what to do!

The worst part is the prior commitments I have made for today. Do I follow through with them? Or do I decline? I don't want to spread this around if it IS contagious, but I also don't want to let anyone down.

Also, I have a sitter set up for tonight for 'Nightmare on Elm Street'! I haven't had a date night in AGES, and my hubby actually agreed to accompany me to this one. I don't want to miss my ONE date night! D:

What do I do?!?!