Sticks & Strep

We've been worried about Teddy for the past 2 weeks because he's looked pale & tired. Not sure what was going on, we took him to his pediatrician on Tuesday after school to see what she thought. After looking him & saying he appeared to be OK, she ordered a CBC based on his history. That means a blood draw, which means trouble for us. Teddy's fear of needles has gotten worse over the past couple years, to the point where it takes at least 3 adults to hold him down while they're drawing blood. I did not want to have to do this, but we both figured the doctor ordered it for a reason, so we went through with it.
Well, we tried to go through with it. We went next door to the lab by the doctor's office to get it done. Teddy started crying as soon as we walked into the place, & didn't let up at all. After they got him in the back he started to really freak out, so much so that the 2 phlebotomists said they wouldn't even try to stick him. So much for the CBC.
Friday I called Teddy's old hematologist, Dr. H, to make an appointment. We knew that his office would be able to stick him with the least amount of stress, & Dr. H would also be able to determine by looking at Teddy whether we really needed a blood draw or not. The appointment was for Tuesday--tomorrow.
Then Friday night Teddy said his throat hurt. And Saturday morning started really early at 4am with the pukes. Yep, it's strep.
I'm hoping that he's just been fighting off the strep for this long, & finally succumbed to it. We'll wait a couple weeks & see how he's looking then.
This boy is a worry!