Sick since before christmas

[LynnP]

I've been sick since before Christams. It first started with a sore throat some kind of infections, so I went to my dr and he gave me a prescrip for antiobiotics. The sore throat went away and I went home for christmas, the sore throat was back and I end up with laryngitis. So I come back home, and a week or so after I am back at the doctors becuase I was so tired that you couldn't have paid me to keep my eyes open. SO I end up having what the dr said sounds like a sinus infection since I was hacking up things in earth tones (YUCK) SO he gave me an antiobiotic. Well that prescription ran out and I was in the same situation. So I had him call in another prescription (STRONGER) and just yesterday I had a sore throat and today I am so congested, and my breathing (I have asthma) is on the poor side.

I work out, eat healthy, and take vitamins & supplements!


Any suggestions. I'll be done with my second fully week of antiobiotic on Wed and if I still feel like I feel now, then I'll need to do something.

[Inatic]

maybe test you for mono?

[synergyb3]

I'm so sorry! Being sick is the worst, and for so long....

I'd be asking the doctor to do some tests to find out what you actually have instead what it "sounds like."

I hope you're feeling better soon. :hug:

[donnajo]

I hope you feel better. :hug:

[LynnP]

Inatic: I don't think it is mono. I believe that antiobiotics make you get a rash when you have mono. But a mono like illness is what I am worried that I have becuse at the end of this week I will have been sick for 2 months. But what do I know LOL! I guess blood tests will be the next step! UGH

I am frustrated becuase I am living such a healthly lifestyle, more than ever in my life, but I've been sick for so long!

Synergyb3: thanks! I'll be calling the doctor soon because the antiobiotics run out on Wed and unless things dramatically change I'll be needing some other type of remedy.

donnajo: Thanks, I hope so too! It is really cramping my style

[RpH]

Did the Dr do any bloodwork?

What antibiotics did he put you on?

[LynnP]

Did the Dr do any bloodwork?

What antibiotics did he put you on?

No he has not done any blood work. I'm not really a big fan of him but at his office I only have to pay a copay, which is cool since my insurance doesn't have a copay, I have a deductable. SO if I went anywhere else I would get charged the entire amount, which honestly I cannot pay. So I might just call him and tell him I want bloodwork done and can he just write me a referral.

First round of antibiotics was amoxicilin and now I am on ciproflozacn.

Thanks

[synergyb3]

How are you feeling today? Any better?

[LynnP]

How are you feeling today? Any better?

Thanks for checking Synergyb3. Well I am not feeling as tired. I went to work but left at 10 I was so freaking tired and congested and just groggy... But I do feel a little better since I slept till about 4:30, I did have to go to my second job :( that was just 5:30-8pm.

I decided that I am not going to continue training for the half marathon I was going to do. Since I've been sick I have not been able to keep up with the training schedule. Not to mention I think it may have been counter productive. It's frustrating but I think it needs to be done.

I might try probiotics, I've heard they can help.

[RpH]

Just a little info.

Yes, a sore throat sounds like a bacterial infection so you would think a gram positive bacteria like strep. Without bloodwork, there is no way know exactly what is going on. Viruses don't usually last this long so you would think it is a bacterial infection. Amoxicillin is a common choice for uncomplicated infections but it's not nearly as effective as it used to be. So he gives you a stronger antibiotic like Cipro (ciprofloxicin) that is usually effective. The only problem I see is that the resistance of gram positive bacteria to Cipro has doubled since I was in school. It never was a good choice IMO for strep and only kills about 1/2 of the staph strains. You probably have a complicated infection now and I hope the Cipro will work for you. If it were me, I'd want something else. I'm guessing you are on 500mg twice a day for 10 days. A Z-Pak would have been a good and cheap alternative.
Don't take multi-vitamins, milk, or anacids while on Cipro. Caffeine increases side effects and you need to continue to drink a lot of water.

[LynnP]

Just a little info.

Yes, a sore throat sounds like a bacterial infection so you would think a gram positive bacteria like strep. Without bloodwork, there is no way know exactly what is going on. Viruses don't usually last this long so you would think it is a bacterial infection. Amoxicillin is a common choice for uncomplicated infections but it's not nearly as effective as it used to be. So he gives you a stronger antibiotic like Cipro (ciprofloxicin) that is usually effective. The only problem I see is that the resistance of gram positive bacteria to Cipro has doubled since I was in school. It never was a good choice IMO for strep and only kills about 1/2 of the staph strains. You probably have a complicated infection now and I hope the Cipro will work for you. If it were me, I'd want something else. I'm guessing you are on 500mg twice a day for 10 days. A Z-Pak would have been a good and cheap alternative.
Don't take multi-vitamins, milk, or anacids while on Cipro. Caffeine increases side effects and you need to continue to drink a lot of water.

The cipro finally seems to be helping. A Z-pak was my next step. Should I just call the doctor to get the prescription, since I am not feeling totally cleared up?

Also what about probiotics. I've heard some buzz about those?

Or do you think my best be would be the z-pak?

[RpH]

If you are finished with the Cipro and still feel bad, I'd call for the Z-Pak. I wouldn't call if I wasn't finished. I don't know much about probiotics, but I don't think they would hurt anything.

[LynnP]

If you are finished with the Cipro and still feel bad, I'd call for the Z-Pak. I wouldn't call if I wasn't finished. I don't know much about probiotics, but I don't think they would hurt anything.
Tomorrow is the last full day of cipro and still not feeling so hot, so I'll have to give the dr a call