The doctor actually is very concerned with me and bacteria. I don't seem to get rid of them. I had MRSA three times in the last two years, hospitalized twice in one month. I get UTIs quite often. So often that I am drinking cranberry juice daily and even eating dried cranberries. With me, prevention seems to work best. As for antibiotics, they give me constipation or very loose stools. Not too much in the middle for me. When I have constipation, nothing much seems to help. So, not sure what to tell you on that, other than my doctor keeps a close eye on me and my infections. As for bad veins, I had horrible veins when I was in the hospital for a gall bladder surgery. One vein bulged up as they tried to insert the IV and you could see it bubble and pop. They told me that when people get ill or deal with chronic health problems that the veins don't always cooperate. Since I have been out of the hospital, I have had to get two blood tests and those times were fine, but I wasn't sick. They were trying to determine if I needed something special, but they never said if that was a PICC or port and finally, they found someone who could find a decent vein. I saw an infectious disease specialist when I had MRSA that wouldn't go away. He basically monitored me and had follow up to make sure I wasn't still carrying a fever and was sick. He finally gave me a clean bill of health and then I didn't have to see him any longer. I think that he was watching my MRSA and determining the strain which was supposed to give them the idea of what antibiotic would be best.
Candle "Scars remind of us where we’ve been, they don’t have to dictate where we are going." ~David Rossi of Criminal Minds *********************************************************************** ________________________________ From: Mandy <[email protected]> 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
