Has your child been repeatedly exposed to strep since starting tx?

[FallingApart]

Hello,

 

Some may know our story, some not. In short, we have 2 children 17 mos apart. The older is the PANDAS/Lyme child. It took us 2 years after the onset of symptoms to discover that the younger daughter was a strep carrier. We successfully eradicated younger DD's strep in November 2010.

 

But, things are never easy, are they? Through observation, we have observed that my mom is also a carrier. However, her GP isn't PANDAS savvy and isn't likely to prescribe rifampin and clindamycin together when she doesn't test positive for anything.

 

For the first time in 3 years, DD was trending upwards and life was flowing somewhat steadily. Then my mom came and boom, DD went nuts. Now, if I want to be rational, this time it's not as bad as it has been in the past and the exacerbation took a lot longer to come on than it has in the past.

 

So I have 2 questions. Have any of your PANDAS/Lyme children been this bombarded by strep since starting Lyme tx? If so, what was the initial journey like?

 

Also, my terrifying question is: do any of you have a carrier in your house that you successfully erradicated, only to have the carrier state return? I'm slightly concerned that younger DD could possibly have strep again.

 

Needless to say, my name fits me well tonight.