My parents came up for the weekend, so on Saturday we went to the New England Aquarium in Boston. It was super-crowded. Still very amazing to see the huge tank and all the fishies and non-fish watery type thingies.

What wasn’t so amazing was the nice little boy that sneezed on my wife and daughter. Of course, you can’t exactly determine that it was his fault, but both my wife and daughter managed to catch strep throat again (this is the third time in three months for my wife).

My daughter was laid up in bed most of the day yesterday, and seems to be doing fine today. She got a quick lab test done, and she definitely has it. Of course, if the lab and CVS could actually get their act together we might actually be able to get her prescription.

Our doctors as usual gave my wife the run around. Three people had to see her and then a lab test in order to verify she had it. My wife is an expert in strep throat now, I think she knows more about it than all the nurses and doctors and lab techs combined! She was able to get her prescription on the spot, so she has already had her first dose.

She also made an appointment with an ENT to get her tonsils evaluated. For some reason they don’t recommend getting them removed as an adult, but at this point my wife may be a Strep “carrier,” and without getting them removed she’ll continue to get it often.

Here’s some links:

• Cigna: Strep Throat (from our health insurance)
• Harvard University Gazette: Research finds benefits for adults who have tonsils removed