Feeling mortal - and scared

[One Confused Puppy]

Got a reply back from the sinus doc today.  My allergist had asked the sinus doc to do a culture and sensitivity to the crud that has been happily living in my sinuses for more than two years now.  Among the offenders is - surprise, surprise! - staph aureus!  So I have been carrying this little darling around in my system for more than two years.  Is it any wonder that I sometimes have the energy level of an overcooked spaghetti noodle?

There's a lot of stuff in the report I don't understand.  I will make a copy of it for the kidney specialist (in case this is important for him to know also) and take a copy to the allergist, whom I am scheduled to see fairly soon and who can explain the stuff I don't understand.  Then maybe he can figure out what to do, as I am allergic to most of the medications that the staph aureus doesn't like. . .Sigh.

[ddg]

That little sucker was discovered by a Scot you know-

Re- your older post- now I know why the goat's cheese in the US tasted funny. Humm.

[ddg]

Forgot to say I hope everything works out for you and you feel better soon!!

hugs!!!

[Conrad]

Tops,

Are you allergic to linezolid?

JD

[One Confused Puppy]

Sorry, JD - haven't been around for a while due to still feeling crummy.  I had to look up "linezolid" as it did not ring any bells.  It's called "Zyvox" in real life, if I read the stuff online correctly.  I don't believe I have ever tried it.

It was mentioned in the culture and sensitivity report that I got from the ENT doctor but I don't know what it means.  At the top it says "MIC  (mcg/ml)."  Under that, it shows a drug name, a number, and a letter. Apparently they did try Linezolid on this crud and the results came back as "4" and "S."  I have ZERO clue as to what this means and I can't turn it over to the doc who ordered it in the first place for interpretation until March 10th.

The online stuff also said it was an MAO inhibitor, which I guess means that I would have to survive without alcohol, bleu cheese or Sudafed while I was on it.  Say it ain't so. . . .unless it works.

[Conrad]

Sorry, JD - haven't been around for a while due to still feeling crummy.  I had to look up "linezolid" as it did not ring any bells.  It's called "Zyvox" in real life, if I read the stuff online correctly.  I don't believe I have ever tried it.

It was mentioned in the culture and sensitivity report that I got from the ENT doctor but I don't know what it means.  At the top it says "MIC  (mcg/ml)."  Under that, it shows a drug name, a number, and a letter. Apparently they did try Linezolid on this crud and the results came back as "4" and "S."  I have ZERO clue as to what this means and I can't turn it over to the doc who ordered it in the first place for interpretation until March 10th.

The online stuff also said it was an MAO inhibitor, which I guess means that I would have to survive without alcohol, bleu cheese or Sudafed while I was on it.  Say it ain't so. . . .unless it works.

Zyvox has been known to conquer staph.

It's also one that people who are allergic to everything sometimes aren't allergic to.

(Wasn't that eloquent)

JD

[chris]

Nice to know they found it and you are feeling better. Maybe a bit off topic, but I found if I tell a Dr. I have ptsd they just assume my illness is due to it. My dad said not to tell anyone anymore.

[chris]

chris, I agree with your dad.  Add too many wildcards in for these 'learned people' and they tend to take the 'it isn't my problem' door if you give them an out.  PTSD is the biggest out EVER.  KISS (keep it simple stupid) is a great mantra to follow when dealing with doctors etc. 

[One Confused Puppy]

Doc put me on "Avelox" today and already, I feel better.  No chills or fever any more.  (Avelox sounds like something that you should have with bagels, or maybe it's the title of a Broadway musical. . .)  It is a chemical cousin to something that I am allergic to, so I have to watch for possible reactions, but I'm keeping my fingers crossed.

SD, hubby, and oldest son are all still coughing up the odd lung here and there and they are all on medicine too.  Kinda scary.

But for now, I'm feeling encouraged.

[Conrad]

Doc put me on "Avelox" today and already, I feel better.  No chills or fever any more.  (Avelox sounds like something that you should have with bagels, or maybe it's the title of a Broadway musical. . .)  It is a chemical cousin to something that I am allergic to, so I have to watch for possible reactions, but I'm keeping my fingers crossed.

SD, hubby, and oldest son are all still coughing up the odd lung here and there and they are all on medicine too.  Kinda scary.

But for now, I'm feeling encouraged.

Tops,

You should.

If you were allergic to it, you would already know it.

JD

[One Confused Puppy]

Dunno about that, JD.  I've taken stuff before for several days before any allergic reaction showed up (rashes, welts, hives, and once, total paralysis of the vocal cords.) That's why I'm still keeping my fingers crossed.

[Conrad]

Dunno about that, JD.  I've taken stuff before for several days before any allergic reaction showed up (rashes, welts, hives, and once, total paralysis of the vocal cords.) That's why I'm still keeping my fingers crossed.

Tops,

I didn't just write that blithely.

It's "related" to some things that are nasty to you.

The "delayed" allergic reaction is in response to something new - and you become sensitized to it over a few days.

This one is close enough to Cipro and Levaquin that the reaction "would have" been immediate.

JD

[chris]

chris, I agree with your dad.  Add too many wildcards in for these 'learned people' and they tend to take the 'it isn't my problem' door if you give them an out.  PTSD is the biggest out EVER.  KISS (keep it simple stupid) is a great mantra to follow when dealing with doctors etc. 

I have no clue what I did to this one. It was suppose to say I thought I was suppose to tell the truth. I mean.. if your already seeing the dr. and its under control. What the h.

[One Confused Puppy]

JD, you just made my day.  THANK YOU!!!

Chris - my take on what you said was (and I agree with this, most of the time) that it's not always a good idea to tell a "medical" doctor that you have a history of PTSD or any other mental health issues.  It is WAAAY too easy for them to just "write off" anything else you say by thinking, "Oh, this one is a nut case.  I can ignore what she says."  I've seen it happen too many times.

I used to work with a lady who had terrible, incapacitating headaches.  Her doctor, knowing that she also had a history of depression, would just give her a stronger anti-depressant and tell her, "There, there - this one will fix it!  Don't worry about a thing!"

Eventually, one of the bad headaches progressed into a seizure, and in the hospital,  they discovered that she had a brain tumor.  She didn't need more anti-depressants, she needed surgery and chemo - but by the time they figured this out, the condition was terminal.  

[chris]

OCP
I’m sorry that happened to the lady, but what’s worse… I actually believe it. Most people especially in the medical profession would say that I’m nuts for thinking this, but its real.
I took 10 milligrams Prozac and by the second or third week I didn’t realize what was going on, but I began feeling like upset, but really upset. I wanted to sleep at night and wasn’t so energetic as I usually had been. That’s when I first started having panic attacks, but I didn’t know what it was at the time. The dr. actually gave it to me to help me with my learning disability as some people believe my ld is due to abuse. I found out latter Adderall is the only drug for learning issues. Oddly enough, its also used  for depression.  At the time the dr. wasn’t watching me and the lady that was told me to take two pills because the dr. said I could and I needed to let it build up in my system. I actually think I thought of committing suicide and didn’t understand why. I don’t know why, but I never connected the two. I just didn’t think it could happen and no one told me.