I would definitely suggest a port. I had mine in 2000 for a bone infection
I have good veins but was getting vancomycin as an outpatient. Just make
sure to keep it flushed.
Eric W Rudd
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-----Original Message-----
From: Mandy
Sent: Monday, October 15, 2012 12:57 AM
To: quadlist
Subject: [QUAD-L] UTI Hell
I've been battling a persistent pseudomonas bladder infection on and off
since May. This last one has kicked my butt, leaving me weak and tired, and
I've tried two strong antibiotics with no results. Any time I change meds,
especially with antibiotics, I get constipated. The week before last (when I
was on Rocephin) I went 5 days without going and wanted someone to just
shoot me.
Anyway, after I got off that drug the BOP went back to normal, but my UA
came back positive again and I started another antibiotic on Friday. I
haven't pooped since then.
Does anyone else have this problem with antibiotics? Does anyone else have
experience with pseudomonas? It was easier getting rid of the staph
infection I had in March. :( A quad friend recommended finding an infectious
disease doctor.
The other question I had is in regards to IV drugs. I have BAD veins- the
last 3 hospital visits the nurses, IV team, flight crew, tried to get an IV
and no one was successful. I had a PICC line early on (the head of radiology
had to put it in...it took him 3 hours) and my doc is thinking about putting
either a PICC or a port in now if I need to switch to an IV med. Opinions?
I'm not sure which would be better/easier to put in.
Thanks,
Mandy, c6-7
I would like to come back as a palo santo tree on the weather side of an
island, so that I could be, myself, a perfect witness, and look, mute, and
wave my arms. -Annie Dillard
